Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Sacred Heart Pioneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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73 - 70
73 - 70
Vinales leads CCSU over Sacred Heart 73-70
Neither team held more than a four-point advantage in the second half before Vinales hit his seventh 3-pointer to give CCSU a 62-57 lead with 6:34 to play. Sacred Heart pulled within one point twice more, its last when Evan Kelley scored to make it 71-70 with 4 seconds to play. CCSU's Malcolm McMillan then made two free throws to cap the scoring.
Vinales also dished out five assists and Faronte Drakeford added 11 points for CCSU (11-18, 7-9 Northeast Conference), which earned the No. 7 seed into the NEC tournament and will travel to No. 2 seed Wagner in the opening round Wednesday night.
De'Von Barnett scored 18 points to lead Sacred Heart (5-26, 2-14), which ended its season losing 13 of its last 14 games.
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| 2nd 0:02 | Central Connecticut St Timeout | 73 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Malcolm McMillan made Free Throw. | 73 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Malcolm McMillan made Free Throw. | 72 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Evan Kelley. | 71 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Sacred Heart Timeout | 71 - 70 |
Statistics
 CCSU |
 SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 26-63 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 20-30 | FT | 12-20 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Assists | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: William H. Pitt Center
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 595 | Capacity:
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 595 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |