Central Connecticut Blue Devils @ Pennsylvania Quakers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
CCSU | 29 | 32 | 61 |
PENN | 29 | 48 | 77 |
Jones with 23 points, Penn beats CCSU 77-61
PHILADELPHIA -- Sam Jones scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half to help Pennsylvania pull away and beat Central Connecticut State 77-61 on Sunday.
Jones made five 3-pointers and was 8 of 9 from the line. Antonio Woods scored 11 points, and Darien Nelson-Henry had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Penn (2-0).
Brandon Peel scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Central Connecticut State (0-2). Khalen Cumberlander added 16 points with eight rebounds and four assists.
The teams traded two-point leads for most of the first half, and three minutes into the second. Nelson-Henry made a layup, and Jones made consecutive 3-pointers to spark a 15-4 run to make it 49-40 with 14 minutes left.
Penn extended the lead with a Foreman 3-pointer, Nelson-Henry layup, 4 points from Jones, and led by double digits the rest of the way.
Game Information
Philadelphia, PA
Referee:Jim Koskinen
Referee:Michael Kelly
Referee:Danny O'Brien
2025-26 Standings
| Northeast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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