Men's Basketball Welcomes Wagner to Detrick Gym on Thursday
The Blue Devils host the first-place Seahawks in an NEC tilt.
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team begins the final weekend of the regular season against Wagner on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. in Detrick Gymnasium. CCSU currently holds a two-game lead in the Northeast Conference standings for the final postseason berth, while the Seahawks have clinched the top seed for the league tournament.
The Blue Devils are 13-16 overall and 6-10 in the Northeast Conference following a win at Robert Morris last weekend. The Seahawks are 20-7 overall and 13-3 in NEC play, and have won two straight overall and nine of their last 10 games to clinch the top spot in the NEC. Wagner took the season's first meeting, 72-59, on Staten Island.
The NEC Tournament presented by Startwire opens on February 28. The top eight teams in the league standings qualify for the tournament, with the top four seeds earning a home game in the quarterfinals. The semifinals will be played on March 3 and the NEC Championship will be played on March 6.
Tickets for CCSU home games can be purchased at CCSUTickets.com or at the box office upon entry to Kaiser Hall and Detrick Gymnasium. Admission for all CCSU students, faculty and staff is free of charge with a valid Blue Chip card.
All CCSU home games and Northeast Conference games are available to watch online, for free, at NECFrontRow.com.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION | Detrick Gymnasium (New Britain, CT)
CCSU (13-16, 6-10 NEC) vs. Wagner (20-7, 13-3 NEC) | Thursday, Feb. 22 | 7:00 PM
VIDEO (NEC FrontRow) | LIVE STATS | @KizerBlueDevil (In-game twitter updates)
COMPLETE GAME NOTES | 2017-18 NCAA Rules Review Video