Sacred Heart Pioneers at Central Connecticut Blue Devils
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 50
Hoehn, Sacred Heart beats Central Connecticut State 67-50
Barnett scored three layups during an 11-0 run and Sacred Heart led 20-10. Austin Nehls responded with a layup and 3-pointer and Tyler Kohl's jump shot brought the Blue Devils within five before they trailed 29-24 at intermission.
Sacred Heart (9-18, 4-10 Northeast Conference) used an 8-0 burst to start the second half with Mario Matasovic and Hoehn buying 3s and the Pioneers led by double digits the rest of the way. Kinnon LaRose's 3 with 9:35 left pushed the lead to 53-33. LaRose finished with 16 points and six rebounds.
The Pioneers had 14 assists on 24 made shots while the Blue Devils shot 18 of 53 (34 percent) from the field, including 2 of 21 from 3-point range.
Kohl led Central Connecticut (12-15, 5-9) with 18 points on 8-of-19 shooting.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Tyler Kohl made Layup. | 67 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Tyler Kohl Steal. | 67 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:22 | E.J. Anosike Turnover. | 67 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Kashaun Hicks made Free Throw. | 67 - 48 |
Statistics
 SHU |
 CCSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 18-53 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 2-21 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 10 |
| 11-16 | FT | 12-18 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 1 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: New Britain, CT
Attendance: 1,615 | 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 |