Central Connecticut 98, Saint Francis 90 - Box Score

NET #289

	H1	H2	T
Central Connecticut	47	51	98
Saint Francis	43	47	90

Saint Francis

NET #353

	H1	H2	T
Central Connecticut	47	51	98
Saint Francis	43	47	90

Sat, Jan 17, 2026DeGol ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Central Connecticut

Saint Francis

80%

20%

✓ CorrectMargin: -9.9 predicted → -8 actual

Recap

Central Connecticut State Outguns Saint Francis 98-90

Darin Smith Jr. explodes for 34 points to lead Blue Devils to victory

Central Connecticut State's high-powered offense proved too much for Saint Francis to handle, as the Blue Devils secured a 98-90 win at DeGol Arena. The victory was fueled by a spectacular performance from Darin Smith Jr., who poured in 34 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead Central Connecticut St...

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Top Performers

Central Connecticut

Darin Smith Jr.MVP47.8

PTS34REB9AST2

10-14 FG, 4-4 3PT, 10-12 FT

Jay Rodgers36.2

PTS13REB1AST13STL2

2-5 FG, 1-3 3PT, 8-9 FT

Max Frazier24.2

PTS14REB6AST2

5-7 FG, 4-5 FT

Saint Francis

Ahmad Harrison29.3

PTS17REB4AST7

7-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

Skylar Wicks28.0

PTS14REB5AST4STL1

3-10 FG, 0-4 3PT, 8-8 FT

Gestin Liberis27.8

PTS14REB9AST3

5-9 FG, 0-2 3PT, 4-6 FT

Hot Players

Roddy JonesCentral Connecticut+134%

PTS

4.0 avg

REB

0.5 avg

AST

0.2 avg

80% FG 4-5

Brandon RussellSaint Francis+129%

PTS

1.9 avg

REB

0.9 avg

AST

0.7 avg

25% FG 2-8

Ahmad HarrisonSaint Francis+120%

PTS

8.3 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

2.2 avg

50% FG 7-14

Gestin LiberisSaint Francis+103%

PTS

7.0 avg

REB

4.8 avg

AST

1.0 avg

56% FG 5-9

Melo SanchezCentral Connecticut+77%

PTS

9.6 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

0.7 avg

60% FG 6-10

Darin Smith Jr.Central Connecticut+67%

PTS

20.6 avg

REB

5.3 avg

AST

1.1 avg

71% FG 10-14

Victor PayneSaint Francis+59%

PTS

6.5 avg

REB

3.2 avg

AST

1.0 avg

67% FG 4-6

Jay RodgersCentral Connecticut+34%

PTS

11.0 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

6.9 avg

40% FG 2-5

Daniel JamesCentral Connecticut+23%

PTS

3.2 avg

REB

3.0 avg

AST

0.3 avg

67% FG 2-3

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Central Connecticut98

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO
Darin Smith Jr.	36	34	10-14	4-4	10-12	9	2	0	0
Jay Rodgers	34	13	2-5	1-3	8-9	1	13	2	1
Melo Sanchez	30	18	6-10	3-6	3-4	2	2	1	1
Max Frazier	30	14	5-7	0-0	4-5	6	2	0	0
Elijah Parker	23	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	1
James Jones	15	0	0-4	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	1
Roddy Jones	14	11	4-5	3-4	0-0	0	0	0	1
Daniel James	10	5	2-3	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	1
Ashton Reynolds	8	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0
Corsley Edwards Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Mott	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Spinelli	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Rashawn Tibby	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Nico Ashley	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Adam Fox	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Ja'Kobe Williams	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	98	30-50	11-19	27-34	24	21	4	6

Saint Francis90

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO
Ahmad Harrison	33	17	7-14	3-8	0-0	4	7	0	2
Gestin Liberis	29	14	5-9	0-2	4-6	9	3	0	1
Victor Payne	25	12	4-6	4-6	0-2	5	0	0	1
Skylar Wicks	24	14	3-10	0-4	8-8	5	4	1	0
Ralph Martino Jr.	23	5	2-4	1-1	0-0	2	1	1	0
Chris Moncrief	22	9	3-8	1-3	2-4	5	2	0	1
Zion Russell	20	14	5-7	2-3	2-2	3	1	1	0
Brandon Russell	16	5	2-8	1-4	0-0	2	1	0	0
Cameron Tweedy	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Paris Papadatos	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Melvin Weaver III	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Carson Rhodes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Trey Weiand	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Rabish	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Ryen Gresko	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Kofi Asare	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
KJ Swain Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Kam Wylie	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	90	31-67	12-31	16-22	35	19	3	5