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Gray and NJIT knock off Fordham 80-77
NEW YORK (AP) Mekhi Gray led NJIT with 21 points and Kjell de Graaf secured the victory with a layup with two seconds left as the Highlanders knocked off Fordham 80-77 on Wednesday night.
Gray was 5 of 13 shooting, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the line for the Highlanders (2-6). Elijah Buchanan scored 18 points and added six rebounds. Adam Hess was 4 of 8 shooting (4 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.
Abdou Tsimbila led the Rams (4-5) in scoring, finishing with 18 points, 14 rebounds and nine blocked shots. Fordham also got 13 points from Will Richardson and Joshua Rivera scored 11 points.
NJIT travels to face Wake Forest Saturday.
Fordham will play North Texas on Sunday in the NABC Brooklyn Showcase.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Daniel Schreier vs. Kyle Rose (Rams gains possession) | Â |
| 19:36 | | +2 | Japhet Medor makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | | Â | Kyle Rose personal foul | Â |
| 19:10 |  | +3 | Elijah Buchanan makes three point jump shot | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | | Â | Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:44 | | Â | Highlanders defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:31 | | +2 | Daniel Schreier makes two point layup (Adam Hess assists) | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | | +3 | Kyle Rose makes three point jump shot (Abdou Tsimbila assists) | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | | Â | Abdou Tsimbila blocks Elijah Buchanan's two point layup | Â |
| 17:50 | | Â | Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:43 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson personal foul | Â |
| 17:34 | | +2 | Joshua Rivera makes two point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists) | 5-7 |
| 17:08 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Kyle Rose defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:50 | | Â | Abdou Tsimbila turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Buchanan steals) | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson offensive foul | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 16:09 | | +2 | Abdou Tsimbila makes two point dunk (Antrell Charlton assists) | 5-9 |
| 15:51 | | Â | Japhet Medor personal foul | Â |
| 15:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:45 | | Â | Kjell de Graaf misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:43 | | Â | Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | Will Richardson turnover (bad pass) (Mekhi Gray steals) | Â |
| 15:00 | | +2 | Kjell de Graaf makes two point dunk (Tariq Francis assists) | 7-9 |
| 14:51 | | Â | Zach Riley turnover (Tariq Francis steals) | Â |
| 14:36 | | Â | Abdou Tsimbila blocks Mekhi Gray's two point layup | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:21 | | Â | Elijah Gray misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:19 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:09 | | +2 | Elijah Buchanan makes two point layup | 9-9 |
| 13:54 | | Â | Zach Riley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | Abdou Tsimbila offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:44 | | +3 | Will Richardson makes three point jump shot (Antrell Charlton assists) | 9-12 |
| 13:30 | | Â | Abdou Tsimbila blocks Tariq Francis's two point layup | Â |
| 13:28 | | Â | Highlanders offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Elijah Gray shooting foul (Kjell de Graaf draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Kjell de Graaf misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 13:17 | | +1 | Kjell de Graaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-12 |
| 13:04 | | Â | Elijah Gray misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:02 | | Â | Adam Hess defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:55 | | Â | Adam Hess misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:53 | | Â | Elijah Gray defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Will Richardson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:37 | | Â | Rams offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:36 | | Â | Adam Hess personal foul | Â |
| 12:32 | | +2 | Romad Dean makes two point layup (Will Richardson assists) | 10-14 |
| 12:20 | | Â | Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:18 | | Â | Highlanders offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:16 | | Â | Kjell de Graaf misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:14 | | Â | Rams defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:04 | | Â | Will Richardson misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:02 | | Â | Jake Goldberg defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | Joshua Rivera blocks Tariq Francis's two point layup | Â |
| 11:46 | | Â | Joshua Rivera defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Jeffrey Akintolu shooting foul | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:41 | | +1 | Antrell Charlton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-15 |
| 11:41 | | Â | Antrell Charlton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Adam Hess defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:36 | | Â | Adam Hess turnover (lost ball) (Will Richardson steals) | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Adam Hess shooting foul (Joshua Rivera draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Joshua Rivera misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 11:15 | | +1 | Joshua Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-16 |
| 10:56 | | Â | Mekhi Gray misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:54 | | Â | Mekhi Gray offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:47 | | +3 | Elijah Buchanan makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Gray assists) | 13-16 |
| 10:36 | | Â | Romad Dean misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:34 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:27 | | Â | Will Richardson personal foul | Â |
| 10:22 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:20 | | Â | Romad Dean defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:12 | | Â | Will Richardson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:02 | | +3 | Adam Hess makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists) | 16-16 |
| 9:40 | | +2 | Joshua Rivera makes two point layup (Kyle Rose assists) | 16-18 |
| 9:19 | | Â | Joshua Rivera shooting foul (Kjell de Graaf draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:19 | | Â | Kjell de Graaf misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 9:19 | | +1 | Kjell de Graaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-18 |
| 9:07 | | +2 | Abdou Tsimbila makes two point layup (Elijah Gray assists) | 17-20 |
| 8:47 | | +2 | Elijah Buchanan makes two point jump shot | 19-20 |
| 8:24 | | Â | Daniel Schreier personal foul | Â |
| 8:19 | | +2 | Japhet Medor makes two point layup | 19-22 |
| 8:06 | | Â | Tariq Francis turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Gray steals) | Â |
| 7:43 | | +2 | Elijah Gray makes two point dunk (Kyle Rose assists) | 19-24 |
| 7:36 | | Â | Abdou Tsimbila blocks Daniel Schreier's two point layup | Â |
| 7:34 | | Â | Elijah Gray defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:32 | | Â | Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:30 | | Â | Tariq Francis defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:21 | | Â | Elijah Gray defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:11 | | +3 | Elijah Gray makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists) | 19-27 |
| 7:10 | | Â | Highlanders 30 second timeout | Â |
| 7:10 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:05 | | Â | Antrell Charlton personal foul | Â |
| 6:57 | | +3 | Sebastian Robinson makes three point jump shot (Elijah Buchanan assists) | 22-27 |
| 6:35 | | +2 | Elijah Gray makes two point layup (Japhet Medor assists) | 22-29 |
| 6:10 | | Â | Adam Hess misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:08 | | Â | Abdou Tsimbila defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | Daniel Schreier shooting foul (Abdou Tsimbila draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | Abdou Tsimbila misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 5:56 | | +1 | Abdou Tsimbila makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-30 |
| 5:46 | | Â | Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Antrell Charlton defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Antrell Charlton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Adam Hess defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:19 | | Â | Japhet Medor personal foul (Kjell de Graaf draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:19 | | +1 | Kjell de Graaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-30 |
| 5:19 | | +1 | Kjell de Graaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-30 |
| 4:59 | | +3 | Joshua Rivera makes three point jump shot (Antrell Charlton assists) | 24-33 |
| 4:38 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:36 | | Â | Antrell Charlton defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:30 | | +3 | Kyle Rose makes three point jump shot (Antrell Charlton assists) | 24-36 |
| 4:28 | | Â | Highlanders 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 4:12 | | Â | Ogheneyole Akuwovo blocks Kjell de Graaf's two point layup | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Ogheneyole Akuwovo defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:57 | | Â | Joshua Rivera misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Will Richardson offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Ogheneyole Akuwovo turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | Joshua Rivera personal foul (Mekhi Gray draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:32 | | +1 | Mekhi Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-36 |
| 3:32 | | +1 | Mekhi Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-36 |
| 3:16 | | Â | Elijah Gray turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 3:03 | | +3 | Mekhi Gray makes three point jump shot (Elijah Buchanan assists) | 29-36 |
| 2:44 | | +2 | Zach Riley makes two point layup | 29-38 |
| 2:37 | | Â | Elijah Gray personal foul (Kjell de Graaf draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:37 | | +1 | Kjell de Graaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-38 |
| 2:37 | | +1 | Kjell de Graaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-38 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Jahmere Tripp makes two point layup | 31-40 |
| 2:03 | | Â | Kjell de Graaf misses two point dunk | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Romad Dean defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:52 | | Â | Zach Riley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:45 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:43 | | Â | Zach Riley defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson personal foul | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Ogheneyole Akuwovo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Ogheneyole Akuwovo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Highlanders defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Elijah Buchanan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Jahmere Tripp defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:09 | | Â | Jahmere Tripp personal foul (Tariq Francis draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:09 | | Â | Tariq Francis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:09 | | +1 | Tariq Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-40 |
| 0:54 | | +2 | Will Richardson makes two point layup | 32-42 |
| 0:31 | | Â | Mekhi Gray turnover (lost ball) (Will Richardson steals) | Â |
| 0:22 | | Â | Rams 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Zach Riley misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Ogheneyole Akuwovo offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |