Sacred Heart Pioneers at Central Connecticut Blue Devils
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 74
69 - 74
Speech leads CCSU over Sacred Heart 74-69
Kyle Vinales added 15 points and Terrell Allen 13 for the Blue Devils (8-16, 4-7 Northeast). Speech was averaging 2.7 points per game.
The Blue Devils trailed the Pioneers (4-22, 1-10) 52-41 with 11:32 left in the game when they went on a 14-0 run that left them up by five points with 7:24 remaining. Central Connecticut kept the lead from there but didn't get any breathing room until Terrell Allen made four unanswered free throws in the final minute for a 71-64 advantage with 27 seconds left.
Steve Glowiak made 7 of 13 3-point attempts and scored 27 points for Sacred Heart, which has lost nine consecutive games. De'von Barnett added 15 points and Evan Kelley 14. Mostafa Abdel Latif grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:02 | De'Angelo Speech made Free Throw. | 69 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Central Connecticut St Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:02 | De'Angelo Speech missed Free Throw. | 69 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Steve Glowiak. | 69 - 73 |
Statistics
 SHU |
 CCSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-61 | FG | 24-55 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 10-19 | FT | 17-22 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Detrick Gymnasium
Location: New Britain, CT
Attendance: 1,924 | Capacity:
Location: New Britain, CT
Attendance: 1,924 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |