Scores

Final

Cent Conn St 78

(9-11, 5-4 NEC)

Monmouth 58

(8-14, 3-6 NEC)

7:00 PM ET, January 31, 2013

Multipurpose Activity Center, West Long Branch, NJ

1 2 T
CCSU 48 3078
MONM 32 2658

Top Performers

Central Connecticut State: K. Vinales 24 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast

Monmouth: M. Ware 16 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast

CCSU 78, Monmouth (NJ) 58

Associated Press

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- Kyle Vinales scored 24 points and Adonis Burbage added 21 to help Central Connecticut State blow out Monmouth (N.J.) 78-58 Thursday night in a Northeast Conference matchup.

Joe Efese added nine rebounds and seven blocks for Central Connecticut State (9-11, 5-4).

Ahead 24-21 with 8:27 remaining in the first half, Central Connecticut State closed out the period on a 24-11 run. Burbage made three of the seven 3-pointers for the Blue Devils in the first half and Vinales had 16 points as Central Connecticut State led at halftime 48-32.

Monmouth (8-14, 3-6) would get as close as 51-40 behind Andrew Nicholas' jumper with 15:51 left to play, but Malcolm McMillan answered on the next possession with a 3-pointer to go up 54-40 with 15:30 remaining.

Monmouth shot just 35.7 percent (10 of 28) in the second half.

Marcus Ware led the Hawks with 16 points and six rebounds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CCSU
MONM
Points 78 58
FG Made-Attempted 32-62 (.516) 22-58 (.379)
3P Made-Attempted 13-28 (.464) 4-15 (.267)
FT Made-Attempted 1-4 (.250) 10-19 (.526)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 14 (0/0) 8 (0/0)
Largest Lead 20 0

Game Leaders

 
CCSU
MONM
PointsK. Vinales 24M. Ware 16
ReboundsM. Hunter 9T. O'Garro 9
AssistsM. McMillan 6J. Steele 4
StealsM. McMillan 2J. Steele 2
BlocksJ. Efese 7S. Spinella 1
Team Stats: Central Connecticut State | Monmouth

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 31, 2013 CCSU 78, @MONM 58Recap

Next 5 Games

CCSU
MONM
02/02 @FDU 7:00pm
02/07 LIU 7:00pm
02/11 QUIN 7:30pm
02/14 @WAG 7:00pm
02/16 @MSM 11:30am
 02/02 BRY 7:00pm
02/07 @QUIN 7:00pm
02/10 @FDU 2:30pm
02/14 LIU 7:00pm
02/16 SFNY 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Central Connecticut State | Monmouth

Northeast Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Robert Morris14-423-10
Bryant University12-619-11
Wagner12-619-12
LIU Brooklyn12-620-13
Mount St. Mary's11-718-14
Quinnipiac11-715-16
Central Connecticut State9-913-17
St. Francis (NY)8-1012-18
Monmouth5-1310-21
Sacred Heart7-119-20
Fairleigh Dickinson2-167-24
St. Francis (PA)5-135-24
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