UMass Lowell River Hawks at Central Connecticut Blue Devils
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 83
79 - 83
Phoenix leads Central Connecticut over UMass-Lowell 83-79
Phoenix's free throws gave the Blue Devils (1-8) an 81-76 lead with six seconds left. The River Hawks' Isaac White made a 3-pointer and Austin Nehls added another pair of foul shots to cap the scoring. Nehls finished with 20 points and eight boards.
Phoenix got his first start in an 82-57 loss to Boston College on Nov. 19 when the freshman played only 11 minutes. Phoenix had 23 career points entering Friday night's game.
After CCSU took the lead for good at 62-60 on Phoenix's layup with 8:50 left, UMass-Lowell (4-6) trailed by no more than five and closed back within two seven times.
Matt Harris had 15 points to lead five Mountain Hawks in double figures.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Austin Nehls made Free Throw. | 79 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Austin Nehls made Free Throw. | 79 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Mark Cornelius. | 79 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Isaac White made Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 81 |
Statistics
 UML |
 CCSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-53 | FG | 29-68 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 4-12 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 6-11 | FT | 21-27 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Detrick Gymnasium
Location: New Britain, CT
Attendance: 1,207 | Capacity:
Location: New Britain, CT
Attendance: 1,207 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
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 |