NEWARK, NJ– The NJIT men's basketball team hit the road for the fifth time this young season as it traveled to Cincinnati for the first-ever meeting between the two programs. 

Game Information
Tip-off is slated for 7pm inside the Fifth Third Arena on the campus of Cincinnati. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.

Last Time Out: Wagner 62, NJIT 57
Kevin Osawe recorded his first double-double of the young season on Sunday, but it wasn't enough as the NJIT men's basketball team fell to visiting Wagner 62-57 at the Wellness and Events Center.

NJIT shot 5-for-10 from three-point range in the first half, but was unable to connect on a three-pointer after halftime, finishing the game 5-for-17 from deep. The Highlanders shot just 10-of-21 from the foul line in the five-point loss. 

Highlander Highlights
*    Wednesday's game is the sixth of the 2022-23 season -- which marks NJIT's 17th participating in Division I, third as a member of the America East and sixth in the Wellness & Events Center (WEC).
*    Miles Coleman poured in a career-high 33 points in NJIT's win at Sacred Heart. It was Coleman's third-straight game with 23 or more points and the 10th time in 43 career games he has scored at least 20.
*    Coleman is the only returner among the America East's top 10 scorers from a season ago. The senior averaged 15.6 ppg last season, which ranked fifth in the league. Coleman also averaged 5.7 rpg in 2021-22, the seventh-best mark in the league. His 17.8 ppg is tied for tops in  the America East as of Mon. 11/28.
*    The 85 points at Sacred Heart were the most by an NJIT team in regulation since it scored 90 vs. Wagner on Nov. 16, 2019. The Highlanders scored 90 last season in a 2OT win at Lafayette.
*    NJIT returns seven players from its 2021-22 squad and welcomed seven newcomers to this year's team. The Highlanders brought in four graduate transfers and three freshmen.
*    Six of NJIT's 14 players have completed their undergraduate degrees and are working towards their Master's. Souleymane Diakite and Kjell de Graaf graduated from NJIT last May, while Justin Anderson (Bloomsburg), Adam Hess (E. New Mexico St.), Kevin Osawe (Arkansas-Little Rock), and Raheim Sullivan (Marist) come to NJIT from other institutions.
*    Souleymane Diakite and Kjell de Graaf are both in their fifth seasons with the Highlanders. 
*    Paul McMillan IV is the highest-rated recruit to sign with the Highlanders. The 2021-22 Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year was ranked 126th in the Rivals.com rankings.

NJIT vs...Cincinnati
Wednesday's game is the first all-time between the Highlanders and Bearcats. 

NJIT vs. the American Athletic Conference
NJIT 1-6 all-time vs. foes from the American Athletic Conference. The Highlanders lone win against an AAC opponent came in the second game of the 2015-16 season when NJIT defeated South Florida 60-57 in Tampa. Damon Lynn, the program's all-time leading scorer led the Highlanders in the win, scoring 27 of the team's 60 points. NJIT and USF will met again this season on December 22.

Welcome Home
Wednesday's game will serve as a homecoming for a pair of NJIT freshmen as both Paul McMillan IV and Tre Munson hail from the city of Cincinnati.  

Up Next
The Highlanders will return home for their third game this season at the Wellness and Events Center on Saturday when they host Bucknell. Tip-off is slated for 2pm and the game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Matt Provence and David Calloway bringing you the action.

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