Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at Central Connecticut Blue Devils
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 66
Mount St. Mary's defeats Central Connecticut 79-66
Vado Morse had 14 points and eight assists for Mount St. Mary's (8-20, 5-10 Northeast Conference). Damian Chong Qui added 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Malik Jefferson had 10 points for the visiting team.
Joe Hugley had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Blue Devils (11-17, 5-10). Deion Bute added 15 points and nine rebounds. Jamir Coleman had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Tyler Kohl, whose 19 points per game coming into the matchup led the Blue Devils, failed to score and was 0 of 6 from the field. Ian Krishnan, whose 13 points per game heading into the contest ranked second on the Blue Devils, was held to 5 points on 2-of-13 shooting.
The Mountaineers leveled the season series against the Blue Devils with the win. Central Connecticut defeated Mount St. Mary's 77-68 on Jan. 12.
Mount St. Mary's matches up against Bryant on the road on Saturday. Central Connecticut matches up against Sacred Heart at home on Saturday.
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Statistics
 MSM |
 CCSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-56 | FG | 25-60 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 3-21 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 19-27 | FT | 13-16 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fouls | 22 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: New Britain, CT
Attendance: 1,020 | 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 |