Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Northern Illinois Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
55 - 61
German leads N. Illinois past beats C. Connecticut 61-55
The Huskies led 35-24 at halftime and extended the margin to 46-30 with Anastasios Demogerontas' 3-pointer with 14:45 to play. The Blue Devils went on a 14-2 run in the next four minutes with Kashaun Hicks scoring three-straight 3-pointers in consecutive possessions to reduce the deficit to 48-44.
Tyler Kohl made a pair of free throws to shave the deficit to 58-55, but the Blue Devils didn't score again. Hicks's layup with 2:57 left was the last field goal of the game for both teams.
Demogerontas added 10 points for Northern Illinois (6-4).
Kohl led Central Connecticut (5-5) with 20 points and nine rebounds, Deion Bute was 6-of-7 shooting for 13 points with seven rebounds and Kashaun Hicks scored 11. Noah McCarty had four steals.
The Blue Devils have lost two straight after five consecutive wins.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Levi Bradley made Free Throw. | 55 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Levi Bradley made Free Throw. | 55 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Mustafa Jones. | 55 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 59 |
Statistics
 CCSU |
 NIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 20-47 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 8-11 | FT | 14-23 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 6 | Assists | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 29 | Points in Paint | 27 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 641 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |