Men's Basketball Falters at Bryant on Thursday

February 17, 2022

The Central Connecticut men's basketball fell at Bryant, 75-61, in Northeast Conferenceaction on Thursday at the Chace Center. The Bulldogs used a run of five straight straight points to break a tie with 5:01 to play in the first half and would not surrender the lead to the Blue Devils the rest of the way.

Junior Ian Krishnan scored a team-high 18 points for CCSU to lead a trio in double-figures. Freshman Andre Snoddy grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Central shot 23-of-60 (.383) overall and was 8-of-23 (.348) on three-pointers. The Blue Devils went 7-of-9 (.778) at the foul line.

Peter Kiss scored 36 points to pace Bryant. The Bulldogs shot 26-of-64 (.406) overall and 5-of-21 (.238) from three-point range. Bryant went 18-of-24 (.750) from the foul line.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: CCSU 61, Bryant 75
Records: CCSU (7-20, 5-10 NEC), BRY (16-9, 13-2 NEC)
Location: Chace Center | Smithfield, RI

KEY MOMENTS

Central would take a early 6-2 lead after Snoddy posted back-to-back baskets in the paint with 18:11 to go in the half. After a dunk by Snoddy with 5:01 remaining, the teams were tied 22-22. The Bulldogs would respond with five straight points and a three-pointer by Kiss made it 27-22. Bryant would push the lead to as much as 36-26 before halftime. A jumper by freshman Trenton McLaughlin would cut the deficit to 36-28 at the intermission.
The Blue Devils would hit consecutive trifectas from Krishnan and junior Nigel Scantlebury to make it 40-36 in the second half. CCSU would get within 48-45 after a Krishnan three with 13:34 to play, but Bryant came back with 11 unanswered points to push the lead back to 59-45 with 8:14 to play. Central would be unable to get closer than eight points with 55 seconds remaining before Bryant scored the games final six points.

NUMBER TO KNOW

22 - Central scored 22 points in the paint, while Bryant accounted for 42 of its 75 points in the paint.

NOTES

Bryant leads the all-time series, 22-18, and has won the past four meetings.
Krishnan connected on 6-of-9 three-pointers. He has scored 1,040 points in his career and has 201 three-pointers. He ranks 30th on the career scoring list and 7th on the career three-pointer list at CCSU.
Junior Tre Mitchell scored 11 points, while Scantlebury had nine points and matched a career-high with eight assists.
Snoddy has grabbed 10+ rebounds in a game five times. He added eight points and four assists.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils travel to Wagner on Saturday.