Men's Basketball Falls to Manhattan on Sunday

November 19, 2023

A second half rally doomed the Central Connecticut men's basketball team in a 67-63 loss to Manhattan on Sunday at Detrick Gymnasium. The Blue Devils led for all but three-minutes as the Jaspers erased a 13-point deficit.

Allan Jeanne-Rose scored a game-high 25 points to lead CCSU. CCSU shot 24-of-56 (.429) overall, while going 6-of-18 (.333) from three-point range. Central was 9-of-10 (.900) at the foul line.

Four Jaspers scored in double-figures as they shot 23-of-46 (.500) from the field as a team. Manhattan was 6-of-15 (.400) on three-pointers and 15-of-21 (.714) from the foul line.

The Blue Devils travel to UMass on Wednesday for a 2:00 p.m. contest.

GAME INFORMATION

Score: CCSU 63, Manhattan 67
Records: CCSU (1-3), Manhattan (3-1)
Location: Detrick Gymnasium | New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

Central limited Manhattan to just 1-of-7 shooting in the opening five minutes and led 7-2 early on. The Jaspers would convert three straight field goals to get within a point before Kellen Amos and Allan Jeanne-Rose made three-pointers on consecutive possessions for CCSU and pushed the lead back to five points.
A steal and layup by Davonte Sweatman would boost the CCSU lead midway through the opening half. The Jaspers would hold Central without a field goal for over four minutes and used an 8-2 run to get within 17-16. Tre Breland would hit a three-pointer at the 6:53 mark to spark a 9-0 run. The Blue Devils capped the quick 1:22 spurt with a dunk by Jeanne-Rose to make it 26-16.
The Blue Devils held an 11-point lead with just under a minute to play before the Jaspers got a jumper with 35 seconds left in the half and cut the CCSU lead to 35-26 at halftime.
Central would build a 12-point lead and force a Jaspers timeout with 16:39 to play. After Jayden Brown muscled in a layup down low, the CCSU defense came up with a steal that Kellen Amos flushed home to make it 43-31.
CCSU took its largest lead of the game at 45-32 after a layup by Amos, but Manhattan would chip away at the deficit from there. The Jaspers would score eight consecutive points and got within 48-44 with 11:44 to play.
After a three-pointer by Joe Ostrowsky gave CCSU a 53-49 lead with 7:00 to play, the Jaspers would claw back for their first lead of the day. A layup by Seydou Traore with 4:54 left capped a string of five straight points and gave Manhattan a 54-53 lead.
The Blue Devils were held to just two field goals over a seven-minute span but still led 60-58 after a Jeanne-Rose jumper with 2:53 to play. The Jaspers would go ahead for good after a three-poiner by Shaquil Bender to make it 63-60 with 1:43 to play. CCSU would be unable to regain the lead the rest of the way.

NUMBER TO KNOW

1 – Central attempted just one free throw in the second half, while Manhattan took 19 free throws.

NOTES

The teams were meeting for just the second time and the road team has won each meeting.
Jeanne-Rose was 11-of-15 from the field. He added four rebounds, an assist and a block.
Amos finished with 11 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists.
The teams each collected 29 rebounds.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils travel to UMass on Wednesday for a 2:00 p.m. contest.

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