Northeast Tournament - Cent Conn State Defeats St. Francis NY 64-62 - Recap
Northeast Tournament - Cent Conn State Defeats St. Francis NY 64-62 - Recap
Cent Conn State earned a 64-62 victory over St. Francis NY on Thursday, getting 16 points from Shemik Thompson at Detrick Gymnasium.
Cent Conn State won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the 5-point spread.
Robby Ptacek had 16 points for Cent Conn State and Ken Horton chipped in with 12 points. Shemik Thompson had 5 assists for them, while De'Angelo Speech was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
St. Francis NY got 19 points from Ricky Cadell in a losing cause and another 12 points from Akeem Bennett. Dre Calloway contributed 3 assists for them, while Akeem Bennett had 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Cent Conn State were victorious, as the score was 31-30 at the break.
The rebound battle favored Cent Conn State as they grabbed 45 boards, while St. Francis NY only had 35.
