Saturday's America East schedule includes the UMBC Retrievers (12-15, 4-8 America East) facing the NJIT Highlanders (5-22, 2-10 America East) at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN+.
Buy tickets for UMBC vs. NJIT Shop college basketball tickets at SeatGeek Shop college basketball tickets at StubHub UMBC vs. NJIT game information Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM ET How to watch on TV: ESPN+ Location: Baltimore, Maryland Venue: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Tickets: Buy tickets here Watch college basketball on ESPN+! UMBC leaders So far this season, Bryce Johnson is putting up 16.7 points per contest. Offensively, Marcus Banks puts up 15.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest. At the other end, he posts 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocked shots. Josh Odunowo is putting up 11.1 points, 2.1 assists and 5.1 rebounds per contest. On a per-game basis, Anthony Valentine is putting up 8.2 points and 3.2 assists. Marlon Short puts up 7.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, shooting 52.3% from the floor. NJIT leaders On the hardwood, Tim Moore Jr. is averaging 13.2 points, 0.2 assists and 7.0 rebounds per contest. Tariq Francis is collecting 18.4 points and 3.6 assists per game. Sebastian Robinson puts up 12.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per contest, shooting 35.4% from the floor this season. From an offensive standpoint, Ari Fulton averages 6.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest, shooting 40.2% from the field. So far this season, Jordan Rogers is averaging four points per contest. UMBC vs. NJIT stats breakdown This season the Retrievers are shooting 49.0% from the field, 5.5% higher than the Highlanders concede. UMBC is 11-6 against the spread and 12-7 straight up when shooting higher than 43.5% from the field. The Highlanders' 39.5% shooting percentage is 6.0% lower than the Retrievers have given up. This year NJIT is 2-2 against the spread and 3-2 overall when shooting over 45.5% from the field. The Retrievers and Highlanders rebound at about the same rate, with the Retrievers averaging 1.8 fewer rebounds per game. The Retrievers are the 270th-ranked rebounding team in the nation, and the Highlanders are 162nd. The Retrievers score 8.3 more points than the Highlanders allow (72.0). The Highlanders put up 13.1 fewer points per game (64.3) than the Retrievers allow (77.4). Shop college basketball tickets at SeatGeek Shop college basketball tickets at StubHub