Men's Basketball Closes Strong for NEC Win at St. Francis Brooklyn, 67-55
The Central Connecticut men's basketball shutdown St. Francis Brooklyn in Northeast Conference action, winning 67-55 on Saturday in Brooklyn, NY. The Blue Devils erased a double-digit deficit in the second half, holding SFBK scoreless for nearly eight minutes to ultimately win the game by double-figures.
Freshman Andre Snoddy notched a career-high 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while junior Ian Krishnan added 14 points as well. Freshmen Davonte Sweatman and Trenton McLaughlin each added 11 points. Central shot 24-of-46 (.522) overall and was 4-of-14 (.286) on three-pointers. The Blue Devils shot 16-of-21 (.714) at the foul line.
Tedrick Wilcox, Jr. with 25 points, hitting five three-pointers. The Terriers shot 21-of-50 (.420) overall and 8-of-25 (.320) from the arc. St. Francis was 5-of-6 (.833) at the foul line, but did not get to the line in the second half.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: CCSU 67, ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN 55
Records: CCSU (4-10, 1-1 NEC), SFBK (3-10, 0-2 NEC)
Location: Pope PE Center | Brooklyn, NY
KEY MOMENTS
- The Terriers scored eight straight points after CCSU opened the game's scoring. St. Francis Brooklyn would use an 11-2 run to build an early lead before the first timeout of the game. Central would respond with a 11-2 run to take a lead just over eight minutes into the game following two foul shots by freshman Andre Snoddy.
- Following a three-pointer by freshman Trenton McLaughlin to get the Blue Devils within, 20-19, with 8:17 to go in the half, St. Francis would hold the Blue Devils to just one field goal and built a double-figure lead before going into halftime with a 37-28 led.
- CCSU opened the second half with a 6-2 spurt to cut the deficit to 39-34 before St. Francis responded with a quick 7-0 run early in the second half to extend its lead to 46-34.
- Central would outscore the Terriers, 33-7, over a 15-minute span to take the lead. CCSU scored 22 points unanswered, including junior Ian Krishnan hitting a three-pointer to give CCSU its first lead of the second half with 5:36 to play. The Blue Devils' defense clamped down holding St. Francis scoreless for over seven minutes before a field goal just before the final horn.
NUMBER TO KNOW
4 - Despite playing just seven players, the Blue Devils had four players score in double digits for the fourth straight game and fifth time overall this season.
NOTES
- The Terriers lead the all-time series, 30-27, but the Blue Devils have won the last two matchups.
- The Blue Devils committed just 12 turnovers and have not committed more than 16 turnovers in the past 13 games. CCSU has a combined +18 turnover margin over the past 10 games.
- CCSU freshmen combined for 47 points and 20 rebounds in the contest.
- Snoddy shot 5-of-8 from the field and was 4-of-4 at the line. He matched his career-high with nine rebounds.
- Krishnan's only three-pointer of the game gave CCSU the lead for good.
- Sweatman started and had three steals and three assists.
- CCSU had a 10-2 edge in second chance points and a 27-11 edge in points off turnovers.
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils play for the second straight day with a non-conference tilt at Rutgers on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
