Quinnipiac vs. Central Conn. : Recap, Stats, and Box Score

Quinnipiac 65

(14-14, 6-6 away)

Central Conn. 67

(12-15, 5-6 home)

Venue: William H. Detrick Gymnasium

7:00PM ET / 4:00PM PT, February 25, 2013

Box Score

	1st	2nd	Final
Quinnipiac	35	30	65
Central Conn.	33	34	67

Top Performers

	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Quinnipiac	Z Hearst 17	O Drame 13	D Johnson 4
Central Conn.	K Vinales 17	M Hunter 8	K Vinales 5

On Monday, Feb. 25, Central Connecticut State got a slim victory over Quinnipiac 67-65 in conference play. With the win, the Blue Devils even the season series against Quinnipiac at 1-1. The Blue Devils got the win with a team-high 17 points and five rebounds from Kyle Vinales. Joseph Efese also had a strong outing, scoring 14 points and adding eight rebounds. Ousmane Drame recorded a double-double for the Bobcats on 11 points and 13 rebounds. Next up for Central Connecticut State (12-15, 8-8 NEC) is St. Francis (PA) (5-22, 5-11 NEC) on Thursday, Feb. 28 on their home court.

Central Connecticut State Game Notes

Central Connecticut State started 12-15 during the 2011 and 2004 seasons (since 1996).
The Blue Devils have won four close games this season (a win by five or fewer points). Since 2007, Central Connecticut State is 25-28 in close games.
This season Central Connecticut State has won 83 percent of the time (5-1) when Joseph Efese has three blocks or more.
Central Connecticut State has recorded fewer assists than their opponents for the past six games.
This is the third win of the season where the Blue Devils came back after being down at halftime.
This is the 10th game at home this season--CCSU has a -0.7 average scoring margin against opponents at home.
The top two scorers (Kyle Vinales and Malcolm McMillan) accounted for 49.2 percent of the points.
The top two rebounders (Joseph Efese and Matt Hunter) accounted for 45.7 percent of the rebounds.
Kyle Vinales has led the team in scoring in 19 out of 27 games this season.
Joseph Efese has led the team in rebounding in three out of 27 games this season.
Kyle Vinales has six straight double-digit point games.
Joseph Efese has four straight double-digit point games.
This was the second foul out of the season for Brandon Peel.

Quinnipiac Game Notes

The Bobcats have lost six times this season in games decided by five or fewer points. Since 2007, Quinnipiac is 37-35 in close games.
The top two scorers (Zaid Hearst and Jamee Jackson) accounted for 44.6 percent of the points.
The top two rebounders (Ousmane Drame and Evan Conti) accounted for 48.9 percent of the rebounds.
Zaid Hearst has led the team in scoring three times in 28 games this season.
Ousmane Drame has led the team in rebounding 10 times in 28 games this season.
Evan Conti recorded the first double-digit rebound game of his career.
Evan Conti set career highs with 10 rebounds and eight defensive rebounds.
Zaid Hearst has four straight double-digit point games.
Ousmane Drame recorded the 16th double-digit rebound game of his career.
Ousmane Drame has three straight double-digit point games.
Ousmane Drame recorded a double-double. It was his fourth this season and ninth of his career.

QUINN Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Ousmane Drame	29	11	13	1	2	2	1
A	Jamee Jackson	20	12	6	0	0	1	1
A	Evan Conti	35	9	10	2	0	0	0
B	Zaid Hearst	34	17	2	0	0	1	2
B	Ike Azotam	29	6	6	2	1	0	0
B	Dave Johnson	24	5	6	4	0	0	1
C+	Kendrick Ray	8	2	1	2	0	0	0
C	Shaq Shannon	16	3	0	3	1	0	2
-	Justin Harris	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

CCSU Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Kyle Vinales	38	17	5	5	1	0	1
A	Joseph Efese	34	14	8	0	0	3	2
A	M. McMillan	34	16	6	2	0	0	2
B+	Matt Hunter	38	7	8	3	1	0	0
C+	Terrell Allen	25	5	2	2	0	1	1
C-	Adonis Burbage	11	5	0	0	0	0	1
C-	Brandon Peel	20	3	3	0	1	0	2