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NJIT 79, at Vermont 77

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · Final · America East

America East 1 2 PTS

NJIT Highlanders

16-16 · L1 · #302 (1026 ELO +25)

32 47 79

Vermont Catamounts

22-12 · L1 · #166 (1297 ELO -25)

21 56 77

Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium · Burlington, VT

Attendance: 2,383

Officials: David Powell, Tomy Deneen, Dan Basile

NJIT Stuns Vermont With Late Rally in America East Thriller

BURLINGTON, Vt. (Interstat) — In a stunning reversal of fortune, the NJIT Highlanders weathered a furious second-half comeback by the Vermont Catamounts to secure a 79-77 victory in an America East Conference men’s basketball thriller on Saturday afternoon at a packed Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium. The game’s defining narrative was a tale of two halves, with the Highlanders building a commanding lead only to see the Catamounts nearly erase it entirely in a frantic final 20 minutes. NJIT, which entered as a significant underdog with a projected win probability of just over 8 percent according to Interstat’s ELO system, led… Read more...

Top Statlines

Sean Blake UVM 35m 23p 8r 4a
David Bolden NJIT 34m 16p 6r 7a
Sebastian Robinson NJIT 35m 22p 5r 1a

Forecasting

ELO Probability UVM 91.6%

Spread UVM -13

Money Line UVM -920/NJIT +660

Over/Under 138.5 (Over)