Men's Basketball Heads to Wagner Thursday
The teams will be meeting for the second time this season.
February 12, 2019
Central Connecticut continues its four-game roadtrip on Thursday night at Wagner. The 7:00 p.m. contest will be available on NEC Front Row. The Blue Devils moved into a tie for seventh in the league standings after winning at Robert Morris on Saturday. The Seahawks are tied for fifth in the standings and sit just a game ahead of CCSU after winning at LIU Brooklyn. Wagner defeated Central in the teams' first meeting of the season in New Britain back on Jan. 3 to open the league schedule.
Thursday's game will be stream live on NEC Front Row. Joey Wahler will have play-by-play calling the game's action.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION | Spiro Sports Center (Staten Island, NY)
CCSU (11-14, 5-7 NEC) at WAGNER (11-12, 6-6 NEC) | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 | 7:00 PM
VIDEO (NECFrontRow) | LIVE STATS | @KizerBlueDevil (In-game twitter updates)
COMPLETE GAME NOTES | 2018-19 RECORD BOOK
SERIES HISTORY • Wagner leads the all-time series, 28-19...The Seahawks won the first meeting this season, 80-58, on Jan. 3, 2019, in New Britain...The Blue Devils have lost nine straight in the series, dating back to Jan. 24, 2015.
WITH A CCSU WIN TODAY... • Central Connecticut would improve to 12-14 on the season, 6-7 in the NEC, 6-9 on the road...Central would tie Wagner in the NEC standings and have back-to-back road wins...CCSU would end a 9-game losing streak to Wagner and give Donyell Marshall his first win against the Seahawks.
NOTES FROM THE ROBERT MORRIS GAME • The Blue Devils won their second straight road game at Robert Morris...Tyler Kohl scored a game-high 23 points and dished out five assists in the second half...Deion Bute posted his third double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds...CCSU shot 65.2 percent from the field in the second half and did not commit a turnover in the final 13:34 of the game...Joe Hugley came off the bench to post 15 points and seven rebounds...Ian Krishnan connected on three three-pointers and finished with 14 points...Central has gone 6-3 in its last nine trips to Robert Morris.
UP NEXT • CCSU closes its road swing with a trip to St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday...The Blue Devils return home to host Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 21) and Sacred Heart (Feb. 23).