Men's Basketball Falls to Fordham in Double-OT

November 28, 2021

The Central Connecticut men's basketball fell to Fordham, 89-83, in double overtime on Sunday at Detrick Gymnasium. The Blue Devils were playing their home opener and rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to force overtime.

Junior Ian Krishnan scored 17 points to pace four Blue Devils in double-figures. Central shot 33-of-78 (.423) overall in the game and was 7-of-25 (.280) from three-point range. The Blue Devils went 10-of-12 (.833) from the foul line. CCSU outrebounded the Rams, 40-38.

Darius Quisenberry had 27 points to lead Fordham, while Chuba Ohams added 19 points and 13 rebounds. The Rams shot 28-of-60 (.467) from the field and 7-of-26 (.269) from three-point range. The Rans went 26-of-33 (.788) at the foul line.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: CCSU 83, FORDHAM 89
Records: CCSU (1-6, 0-0 NEC), FU (5-3, 0-0 A10)
Location: Detrick Gymnasium | New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

Central held Fordham to one field goal in the opening 6:47 and built an 11-4 lead. Krishnan had five points during the stretch, while two foul shots from freshman Andre Snoddy pushed the lead to seven at the 13:32 mark. The Blue Devils would push the lead to as much as 21-12 after consecutive baskets by freshman Joe Ostrowsky and senior Stephane Ayangma midway through the half.
The teams traded three-point field goals to close the opening half. Junior Zach Newkirk hit a trifecta with just under a minute to go in the opening half and the Blue Devils would lead 32-28 at halftime.
Freshman Jayden Brown made a layup on CCSU's opening possession of the second half to make it 34-28. Fordham would hold Central scoreless for nearly four and a half minutes and went on a 18-0 run to build a double-digit lead. Quisenberry hit back-to-back three-pointers with 15:11 to play to make it 46-34.
The Blue Devils chipped away at the deficit and drew within 62-60 with 0:48 remaining following a layup by junior Nigel Scantelbury. Central set up for a final shot with 0:08 to play and after a missed shot by Krishnan, Brown got the offensive rebound and his putback with just over a second play put the game into overtime.
In overtime, Fordham built a three-point lead it would maintain until backt-to-back buckets by Krishnan and Scantlebury made it 72-71 with 38 seconds left. The Rams would answer to regain the lead on the next possession and hit two foul shots with 0:04 remaining to go ahead 75-72. On the ensuing inbounds, Krishnan got the ball in the backcourt and got off a three-pointer just over the midcourt line as time expired to tie the game and send it to a second overtime.
Brown opened the second period with a layup for CCSU, but Fordham came back with eight straight points to take the lead for good with 1:22 to play. Central made it a one-possession game with 0:37 to play, but the Rams went 6-for-6 from the line to close out the game.

NUMBER TO KNOW

14 - The Blue Devils have committed fewer than 15 turnovers in five straight games. Over the past three games, CCSU has a +10 turnover margin.

NOTES

Fordham is 3-1 all-time in the series and has won three straight.
Central dropped its first overtime game since Feb. 24, 2018. The Blue Devils had won three straight.
Brown finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. He shot 5-of-8 from the field.
Newkirk had 13 points and was 4-of-9 from the floor.
Scantlebury added 11 points with three assists and did not commit a turnover in 28 minutes.
Snoddy had eight points and seven rebounds, while Ostrowsky added nine points off the bench.
CCSU's bench outscored Fordham's, 24-0.

NUMBER TO KNOW

The Blue Devils host Holy Cross on Wednesday in a 7:00 p.m. tipoff.