Final
C ConnecticutBlue DevilsCCSU · 16-115170
Chicago StateCougarsCHST · 7-22Sat, Feb 21 · 2:00 PM EST
0:15Jay Rodgers makes layup
CCSUTeam stats
This gameCHST
30.9%FG%41.9%
5-243PT8-28
40Rebounds37
14Turnovers5
11Assists21
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:15 · CCSU 51, CHST 70Jay Rodgers makes layup
2H 0:18 · CHST 70, CCSU 49Marcus Tankersley makes 24-foot three point jumper- 2H 2:05 · CHST 67, CCSU 49CJ Ray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Doyel Cockrill III assists)
- 2H 2:37 · CCSU 49, CHST 64Jayden Mott makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot (Darin Smith Jr. assists)
- 2H 3:00 · CHST 64, CCSU 47CJ Ray makes 19-foot jumper (Doyel Cockrill III assists)
- 2H 3:46 · CCSU 47, CHST 62Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 3:46 · CCSU 46, CHST 62Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 4:16 · CHST 62, CCSU 45Stephen Byard makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 4:27 · CCSU 45, CHST 61Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:27 · CCSU 44, CHST 61Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 5:10 · CCSU 43, CHST 61James Jones makes 15-foot jumper (Jay Rodgers assists)
- 2H 5:28 · CHST 61, CCSU 41Braelon Bush makes layup (Doyel Cockrill III assists)
- 2H 5:44 · CHST 59, CCSU 41Stephen Byard makes 2-foot dunk (Marcus Tankersley assists)
- 2H 6:06 · CCSU 41, CHST 57James Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:06 · CCSU 40, CHST 57James Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 6:56 · CHST 57, CCSU 39Marcus Tankersley makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Braelon Bush assists)
- 2H 7:16 · CCSU 39, CHST 55Max Frazier makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:36 · CHST 55, CCSU 38Braelon Bush makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Tankersley assists)
- 2H 9:24 · CHST 52, CCSU 38CJ Ray makes 5-foot hook shot (Chauncey Gibson assists)
- 2H 10:13 · CHST 50, CCSU 38Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 10:13 · CHST 49, CCSU 38Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 10:57 · CHST 48, CCSU 38CJ Ray makes layup
- 2H 11:26 · CHST 46, CCSU 38CJ Ray makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 11:53 · CCSU 38, CHST 44Darin Smith Jr. makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 12:12 · CHST 44, CCSU 36Stephen Byard makes 4-foot hook shot (Marcus Tankersley assists)
- 2H 12:44 · CHST 42, CCSU 36Marcus Tankersley makes 1-foot dunk (Braelon Bush assists)
- 2H 13:02 · CCSU 36, CHST 40Max Frazier makes layup (Jay Rodgers assists)
- 2H 13:33 · CCSU 34, CHST 40Roddy Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jay Rodgers assists)
- 2H 14:07 · CHST 40, CCSU 31Doyel Cockrill III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Tankersley assists)
- 2H 14:24 · CCSU 31, CHST 37Max Frazier makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Darin Smith Jr. assists)
- 2H 14:57 · CHST 37, CCSU 29Doyel Cockrill III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Braelon Bush assists)
- 2H 15:35 · CHST 34, CCSU 29Stephen Byard makes layup (Braelon Bush assists)
- 2H 15:58 · CCSU 29, CHST 32James Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 15:58 · CCSU 28, CHST 32James Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 17:12 · CHST 32, CCSU 27Malek Robinson makes layup
- 2H 17:33 · CHST 30, CCSU 27Malek Robinson makes layup (Dailliss Cox assists)
- 2H 19:22 · CCSU 27, CHST 28James Jones makes layup (Max Frazier assists)
- 1H 0:58 · CCSU 25, CHST 28Jay Rodgers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jayden Mott assists)
- 1H 1:42 · CHST 28, CCSU 22CJ Ray makes layup (Braelon Bush assists)
- 1H 2:24 · CCSU 22, CHST 26Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 2:30 · CHST 26, CCSU 21Doyel Cockrill III makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 2:30 · CHST 25, CCSU 21Doyel Cockrill III makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 3:04 · CHST 24, CCSU 21Stephen Byard makes layup (Braelon Bush assists)
- 1H 3:53 · CHST 22, CCSU 21Doyel Cockrill III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Tankersley assists)
- 1H 5:05 · CHST 19, CCSU 21Joseph Owens makes layup
- 1H 5:33 · CCSU 21, CHST 17Jay Rodgers makes layup
- 1H 6:14 · CHST 17, CCSU 19Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 6:14 · CHST 16, CCSU 19Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 6:47 · CHST 15, CCSU 19Stephen Byard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Tankersley assists)
- 1H 6:59 · CCSU 19, CHST 12Max Frazier makes 1-foot dunk (Elijah Parker assists)
- 1H 8:25 · CCSU 17, CHST 12Darin Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Max Frazier assists)
- 1H 9:07 · CCSU 14, CHST 12Darin Smith Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 10:00 · CHST 12, CCSU 12Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 10:00 · CHST 11, CCSU 12Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 10:48 · CHST 10, CCSU 12Doyel Cockrill III makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 1H 11:04 · CCSU 12, CHST 7Ashton Reynolds makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 11:04 · CCSU 11, CHST 7Ashton Reynolds makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 12:20 · CCSU 10, CHST 7Melo Sanchez makes 25-foot three pointer
- 1H 13:40 · CHST 7, CCSU 7Stephen Byard makes layup (Chauncey Gibson assists)
- 1H 14:02 · CCSU 7, CHST 5Darin Smith Jr. makes driving layup (Elijah Parker assists)
- 1H 14:32 · CHST 5, CCSU 5CJ Ray makes layup (Doyel Cockrill III assists)
- 1H 15:51 · CCSU 5, CHST 3Darin Smith Jr. makes layup
- 1H 16:38 · CCSU 3, CHST 3Darin Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Roddy Jones assists)
- 1H 17:05 · CHST 3, CCSU 0Dailliss Cox makes 10-foot jumper (CJ Ray assists)
- 1H 17:59 · CHST 1, CCSU 0Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 2 of 2
Box score
Team
1
2
T
CCSU25
26
51
CHST28
42
70
CCSUTeam stats
This gameCHST17-55Field goals26-62
30.9%Field goal %41.9%
5-243-pointers8-28
12-15Free throws10-12
40Rebounds37
11Assists21
3Steals10
3Blocks1
14Turnovers5
13Fouls18
Top performers
This game
CCSUDarin Smith Jr.19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 6-18 FG
CHSTCJ Ray15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 7-12 FG- CHSTMarcus Tankersley14 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 3-9 FG
Central Connecticut Blue DevilsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Max FrazierF | 27 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 5Darin Smith Jr.G | 38 | 19 | 6-18 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 24James JonesG | 32 | 8 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 6Melo SanchezG | 12 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1Jay RodgersG | 34 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22Daniel JamesF | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11Jayden MottF | 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Nico AshleyF | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13Ashton ReynoldsG | 12 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0Elijah ParkerG | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3Roddy JonesG | 17 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23Rashawn TibbyF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20Corsley Edwards Jr.G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15Adam FoxG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10Ja'Kobe WilliamsG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12Gabe SpinelliG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 51 | 17-55 | 5-24 | 12-15 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 13 |
CCSUOffense
CHSTSeason stats
73.8 (264th)Points per Game(436th) 65.8
47.1% (77th)Field Goal %(413th) 40.5%
36.8% (65th)3-Point %(359th) 31.8%
76.9% (66th)Free Throw %(160th) 74.2%
13.8 (224th)Assists per Game(395th) 11.7
9.1 (390th)Off. Rebounds per Game(241st) 10.7
10.6 (111th)Turnovers per Game(97th) 10.5
CCSUDefense
CHSTSeason stats
34.4 (272nd)Rebounds per Game(407th) 31.1
25.3 (139th)Def. Rebounds per Game(448th) 20.4
5.6 (397th)Steals per Game(86th) 8.2
4.0 (91st)Blocks per Game(470th) 1.3
CCSUTeam record
CHST16-11Record7-22
Venue and TV
- 2:00 PM, February 21, 2026
- Jones Convocation Center, Chicago
- Watch: NEC Front Row