Men's Basketball Hosts Saint Francis U Thursday Looking to Continue Win Streak
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team plays Saint Francis U on Thursday night in a Northeast Conference matchup. The Blue Devils have won three straight and eight of their last nine games. The game is being sponsored by Creative Office Interiors.
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The Blue Devils and Red Flash are meeting for the second time this season. CCSU won the first contest, 75-61, on Jan. 13 in Loretto.
OPENING NOTES
• Central Connecticut and Wagner face each other on Saturday. The Blue Devils will be recognizing the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week game.
• CCSU is coming of its league-leading 7th road win of the season. The Blue Devils are one of just nine schools nationally with 7+ road wins and are tied for 3rd in the country.
• Head coach Patrick Sellers is in his third season at the helm of his alma mater and has improved the team's win total over the previous season in each campaign.
• The Blue Devils play home against Saint Francis U. on Thursday, Feb. 2.
WITH A WIN TODAY ...
• Central would improve to 9-1 in its last 10 games.
• CCSU would be 5 games above .500 through 21 games for the first time since 2010-11 (17-7).
• Central would win its 13th game overall, its most since 2017-18 (14).
• The Blue Devils would improve to 7-1 in NEC first time for the first time since 2006-07 (13-1).
• Central would sweep the season series vs. SFU for the first time since 2011-12.
• CCSU would win its 6th home game of the year, matching its total from 2022-23.
LOOSE ENDS...
• CCSU has won 3 straight overtime games dating back to Feb. 5, 2022.
• CCSU ranks 10th nationally, committing just 13.6 fouls per game.
• The 69-68 win over Wagner on Jan. 27, marked the second straight meeting with the Seahawks decided by one point (Feb. 16, 2023, 58-57).
• CCSU committed just 5 turnovers in the win against Wagner on Jan. 27. It was the fewest turnovers committed by the Blue Devils since Jan. 14, 2021 (4 at Sacred Heart).
• Central has surpassed its previous season's win total in 3 straight season under head coach Patrick Sellers. In 10 seasons from the program's last winning season (2010-11, 19-12) until Sellers was named head coach, CCSU was just 86-207 (.294).
NOTABLES
• Despite opening Northeast Conference play 6-1, CCSU has posted markedly better numbers on the ROAD than at home. Have a look:
Stat ROAD (4-0) HOME (2-1)
Scoring Offense 74.3 72.3
Scoring Defense 60.8 71.0
Margin +13.5 +1.3
FG Pct. .468 .445
Rebounding Margin +7.3 +3.3