NCAAB

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Central Connecticut Blue Devils

· Northeast Conference Tournament - Semifinal
Final
72 - 76

Central Connecticut tops Fairleigh Dickinson 76-72 in OT, will play St. Francis for NEC title

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils: Game Highlights

The top-seeded Blue Devils (25-6) take a 12-game win streak into Tuesday's championship game against No. 3 seed St. Francis with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line.

Abdul Momoh made two free throws to give Central Connecticut the lead to begin OT. Heid followed with a basket and Jones scored the final six points for the Blue Devils to wrap up the victory.

Haid added five rebounds and four steals for the Blue Devils. Jones hit three 3-pointers and had three steals. Jayden Brown scored 10.

Jo'el Emanuel led the Knights (13-20) with 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Terrance Brown totaled 16 points, six rebounds and three steals. Bismark Nsiah pitched in with 15 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

Central Connecticut took a 41-24 lead into halftime. Fairleigh Dickinson came all the way back, using a tip-in by Nsiah with 41 seconds left and a Brown basket with 18 seconds remaining to send the game to OT tied at 66.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 76
3rd 0:00 End of 1st OT 72 - 76
3rd 0:02 Jayden Brown Steal. 72 - 76
3rd 0:02 Terrence Brown Turnover. 72 - 76
3rd 0:04 Central Connecticut Timeout 72 - 76

Statistics

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26-66 FG 27-56
39.4 Field Goal % 48.2
6-30 3PT 11-27
20.0 Three Point % 40.7
14-18 FT 11-13
77.8 Free Throw % 84.6
37 Rebounds 33
14 Offensive Rebounds 6
23 Defensive Rebounds 27
13 Assists 15
6 Steals 12
6 Blocks 6
14 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Off Turnovers 17
4 Fast Break Points 12
32 Points in Paint 20
14 Fouls 15
0 Largest Lead 21

Game Information

Venue: Detrick Gymnasium

Location: New Britain, CT
Attendance: 2,517 | Capacity:

2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Central Connecticut 14-2 - 25-7
Long Island University 12-4 2 17-16
Mercyhurst 9-7 5 15-16
St. Francis (PA) 8-8 6 16-18
Fairleigh Dickinson 8-8 6 13-20
Stonehill 7-9 7 15-17
Wagner 6-10 8 14-16
Le Moyne 4-12 10 9-23
Chicago State 4-12 10 4-28
Full Standings