NJIT vs Eastern Michigan — College Basketball, Nov 28, 2025

Eastern Michigan beat NJIT 73–55 at home on Nov 28, 2025.

FinalFri, Nov 28

NJIT Highlanders

15-17 · 8-11 on the road

55

Eastern Michigan Eagles

9-21 · 6-7 at home

73

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
NJIT	31	24	55
EMU	31	42	73

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

NJIT Highlanders

• Malachi ArringtonC

  11 pts · 11 reb · Double-double
  4-6 FG
• Sebastian RobinsonG

  11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
  4-8 FG

  1-2 3PT
• David BoldenG

  8 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast · 4 stl
  2-9 FG

  1-2 3PT

Eastern Michigan Eagles

• Mohammad HabhabF

  22 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
  9-16 FG

  1-2 3PT
• Jon Sanders IIG

  14 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
  5-9 FG

  2-4 3PT
• Godslove NwabudeF

  12 pts · 14 reb · 4 stl · 4 blk · Double-double
  5-7 FG

Box score◷History

every player+

NJIT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Malachi Arrington	29	11	11	0	1	1	4	4-6	0-0	3-4	—
David Bolden	27	8	1	1	4	0	1	2-9	1-2	3-3	—
Jordan Rogers	27	5	3	4	0	1	3	2-5	1-2	0-0	—
Ari Fulton	21	0	2	1	0	0	2	0-4	0-3	0-0	—
Jeremy Clayville	12	3	2	2	0	0	2	1-3	1-3	0-0	—
Sebastian Robinson	23	11	1	2	0	0	2	4-8	1-2	2-2	—
Rocco Awad	19	5	3	0	1	0	1	2-7	1-4	0-0	—
John Kelly	16	4	1	0	0	0	0	1-5	1-4	1-2	—
Quentin Duncan	14	6	2	0	0	0	1	2-3	2-2	0-0	—
Zack Scherler	8	2	0	0	0	2	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	—
Cameron Piggee	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	—
Totals		55	26	10	7	4	19	19-52	8-23	9-11

EMU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mohammad Habhab	35	22	4	2	0	1	2	9-16	1-2	3-4	—
Addison Patterson	33	7	2	6	4	0	2	3-6	0-3	1-2	—
Carlos Hart	32	8	2	4	3	2	2	3-10	2-4	0-1	—
Godslove Nwabude	28	12	14	0	4	4	1	5-7	0-0	2-3	—
Jon Sanders II	27	14	1	2	2	0	3	5-9	2-4	2-2	—
Aidan Rubio	10	8	1	0	0	0	0	3-3	2-2	0-0	—
Mehki Ellison	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	—
Mak Manciel	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	—
John Shanu II	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	—
Braelon Green	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	—
Merritt Alderink	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Cooper Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Mbaye N'Diaye	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Gregory Lawson II	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		73	27	14	13	7	12	29-58	7-18	8-12

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

NJITEMU

36.5%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 19-52, home 29-58.

50.0%

34.8%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 8-23, home 7-18.

38.9%

81.8%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 9-11, home 8-12.

66.7%

32

Rebounds

33

10

Offensive rebounds

10

10

Assists

14

19

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

13

7

Steals

13

4

Blocks

7

16

Points in the paint

40

5

Fast-break points

12

12

Fouls?Fewer is better.

10

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

NJIT offensevsEMU defense

NJIT offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups · EMU defense in 3 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

46.7%

#337

50.3%

Stronger#113

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

15.2%

#224slight

13.6%

#245

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

26.2%

#312

29.1%

Stronger#111

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

23.4%

#233

25.7%

slight#187

EMU offensevsNJIT defense

EMU offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · NJIT defense in 4 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

49.6%

#263

50.0%

Stronger#102

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

15.4%

#245

13.9%

slight#226

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

27.8%

#269

32.1%

slight#256

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

21.5%

#304

26.4%

Stronger#222

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

NJITEMU

−11.2 317thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions262nd −6.2

98.5 340thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions304th 102.9

109.6 178thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)157th 109.0

67.2 231stPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)183rd 68.2

Expected pace: about 68 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  NJIT turnovers

  NJIT offense 15.2% (224th) vs EMU defense allowing 13.6% (245th)
  +21 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

WTFSSMTWTGame

NJIT

NAVY

CIN

LOU

EMU

1 day rest5th straight road game

WTFSSMTWTGame

EMU

OAK

LOU

CIN

NJIT

1 day rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

NJIT · last 10

15-17 · 1 day rest

• Nov 26 @ LOUL 47–104
• Nov 24 @ CINL 67–94
• Nov 22 @ NAVYL 70–86
• Nov 18 @ DREXL 43–75
• Nov 15 vs FDUW 93–81
• Nov 11 @ L-MDW 66–64
• Nov 8 vs FAIRL 53–74
• Nov 4 @ FORW 72–61
• Mar 4 @ BING2024–25W 75–72
• Mar 1 vs UALB2024–25L 59–86

4-6 in these

EMU · last 10

9-21 · 1 day rest

• Nov 26 @ CINW 64–56
• Nov 24 @ LOUL 46–87
• Nov 21 vs OAKW 97–91
• Nov 18 @ DETMW 72–62
• Nov 14 vs IUINL 83–90
• Nov 10 @ PITTL 66–78
• Nov 3 vs GASTW 71–49
• Mar 13 @ M-OH2024–25L 75–81
• Mar 7 @ KENT2024–25L 70–76
• Mar 4 @ OHIO2024–25W 83–79

5-5 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.