Men's Basketball Returns Home to Face Mount St. Mary's

Central Connecticut men's basketball is back home for two games this week when Mount St. Mary's visits Detrick Gymnasium for two games. The teams will meet on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 7:00 p.m. and again on Friday, Jan. 22, at 4:00 p.m. Although fans will not be in the stands, the games will stream for free on NEC Front Row.

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NCAA WEEKLY WHISTLE

CCSU will look to end a three-game skid, while playing at home for the first time since mid-December. Sophomore Greg Outlaw was the only Blue Devil in double-figures at Sacred Heart last week. He continues to lead the team in scoring at 12.9 points per game. The Central defense held Sacred Heart to 25 points and 28.1% shooting in the first half, which were season low marks for a CCSU opponent in the opening period.

Mount St. Mary's swept Merrimack in a pair of home contests last week. The Mountaineers were coming off two losses at St. Francis Brooklyn, following a nearly month-long pause due to a pair of COVID-19 interruptions. Damian Chong Qui was named NEC co-Player of the Week on Monday and is averaging 13.8 points per game this season. The Mount leads the NEC in scoring defense (63.3 ppg) and rebounding margin (+3.7).

WITH A CCSU WIN THIS WEEK...
•    Central would end a two-game skid against Mount St. Mary's in the series and earn its first win at home against Mount since Feb. 18, 2016.
•    CCSU could end a 3-game losing streak and earn its 2nd home win of the year.

QUICK HITTING NOTES
•    Greg Outlaw led CCSU in scoring at Sacred Heart and was the only player in double-figures. He has reached double-digits in five straight games and seven games overall.
•    Karrington Wallace matched a season-high with 3 blocked shots.
•    The Blue Devils held Sacred Heart to 25 points and 28.1% shooting in the first half, which were season low marks for a CCSU opponent in the opening period.

UP NEXT:
The Blue Devils will travel to Saint Francis U. on Jan. 30-31 before they close the season playing 5 of 7 games on their home court.