Men's Basketball Falls at Quinnipiac on Saturday

Andre Snoddy had a career-high four steals (Steve McLaughlin Photography)

November 20, 2021

The Central Connecticut men's basketball lost to Quinnipiac, 76-65, on Saturday at the People's United Center. The River Hawks built a double-digit cushion at halftime and did not allow the Blue Devils to come closer than 11 points the rest of the way.

Senior Stephane Ayangma scored a team-high 13 points, while freshman Trenton McLaughlin added 11 points. CCSU shot 20-of-53 (.377) from the field in the game and was 6-of-23 (.261). Central was a season-best 19-of-23 (.826) from the foul line.

Tymu Cheney led four Bobcats in double-figures with 17 points. Kevin Marfo had 14 points and 14 rebounds. QU shot 27-of-62 (.435) from the floor and was 9-of-36 (.250) from three-point range. The Bobcats went 13-for-13 at the foul line.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: CCSU 65, Quinnipiac 76
Records: CCSU (0-5, 0-0 NEC), QU (3-1, 0-0 MAAC)
Location: People's United Center | Hamden, CT

KEY MOMENTS

Central would take a three-point lead midway through the opening half on a 10-0 run. Ayangma scored the final four points of the spurt and his foul shots with 8:29 to go in the half made it 17-14.
A pair of foul shots by junior Tre Mitchell tied the game at 29-all with 0:41 to go in the half, but Quinnipiac got a layup just before the horn to make it 31-29 at the intermission.
The Bobcats opened the second half with a 13-2 run over a 4:02 span to take the lead for good. The lead would expand to as much as 61-44 with 7:47 to play and CCSU would score the final four points for the final margin.

NUMBER TO KNOW

46 - The Blue Devils got a 46-20 advantage in scoring from their bench. Ayangma and McLaughlin totaled 24 points in 33 minutes off the bench.

NOTES

CCSU leads the all-time series 47-23, but this was the first meeting since Feb. 25, 2013.
Central was outrebounded 40-26. Freshman Andre Snoddy had a team-high seven rebounds for CCSU.
Freshman Jayden Brown saw his first action of the year for Central and had seven points and three steals
Freshman Arian Dehnavi had two blocked shots.

NUMBER TO KNOW

The Blue Devils play at Maine on Tuesday in a 7:00 p.m. tipoff.