Junior De'Angelo Speech scored a career-high 23 points, including six threes, as the Central Connecticut men's basketball team beat Sacred Heart 74-69 on Saturday afternoon in New Britain. Speech, whose previous career-high was nine points, was 7-of-11 from the field and 6-of-8 from three as the Blue Devils won for the third time in four games.
The victory pushes the Blue Devils to 8-16 overall and 4-7 in Northeast Conference play. Sacred Heart falls to 4-22 overall and 1-10 in the league.
Central trailed by 13 in the first half and by as many as 11 after halftime, before posting their third double-figure comeback in the last four games. Central's bench outscored Sacred Heart's 58-0 in the game, including 23 from Speech, 15 from junior Kyle Vinales and 13 from senior Terrell Allen.
Down 42-31 with 12:47 to play, the Blue Devils rattled off a 16-0 run to take a 57-52 lead with 7:24 left in the game. Sacred Heart went 6:39 without scoring a point before ending the CCSU run with a jumper from Steve Glowiak. Glowiak ended the game with 27 points, including seven threes.
Sophomore Brandon Peel added eight points and five rebounds and junior Juwan Newmen had seven points and six rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench for Central. Central's bench was 17-for-31 from the field and 9-of-17 from three in the game. Vinales added three threes and a pair of steals.
Junior Malcolm McMillan had seven rebounds, as did junior Faronte Drakeford. Freshman Matt Mobley had six assists, as the Blue Devils had 15 assists on 24 baskets in the game.
Allen's 13 points included 5-for-5 from the line, 4-of-4 in the second half. Central had six blocks, including three from Peel who leads the NEC in blocks per game in league play this season.
The win is the third in the last four games for the Blue Devils. They were 17-of-22 from the line in the victory, and shot 5-of-10 from three in the second half.
The Blue Devils are back in action on Tuesday night, playing on the road at St. Francis Brooklyn beginning at 7 p.m. It is the first of three games next week, two coming on the road. The Blue Devils will play their final home game of the season on Thursday night vs. Mount St. Mary's.

July 23, 2014
Greg Collucci Named Assistant Coach

July 14, 2014
Obie Nwadike Named Assistant Coach

April 15, 2014
Hall of Famer Gene Reilly Passes Away

March 5, 2014
Men's Hoop Season Ends in Quarterfinals

March 4, 2014
Vinales, Drakeford and Mobley Earn NEC Honors

March 1, 2014
Men Win at Sacred Heart, Now 7th Seed in Tourney

February 27, 2014
Men's Hoop at LIU Brooklyn at 7 p.m.

February 27, 2014
Men's Basketball Tops LIU, Qualifies for NEC Tourney

February 22, 2014
Comeback Falls Short for MBB at Bryant

February 20, 2014
Second Half Comeback Leads Mount to Win at CCSU

February 18, 2014
Vinales, Blue Devils Win at St. Francis on Tuesday

February 17, 2014
Speech Named Co-Player of the Week

February 15, 2014
Speech, Blue Devils Top Sacred Heart 74-69

February 12, 2014
Men's Hoop Postponed on Thursday, Will Play Feb. 18th

February 8, 2014
Blue Devils Post Overtime Win vs. FDU

February 6, 2014
Bryant Tops MBB 79-68 at Home on Thursday

February 3, 2014
Mobley Repeats as NEC Rookie of the Week

February 1, 2014
Furious Comeback Gives CCSU Win at RMU

January 30, 2014
Red Flash Top CCSU 69-63 on Thursday Night

January 27, 2014
Mobley Named NEC Rookie of the Week

January 25, 2014
Men's Hoop Falls at FDU on Saturday

January 23, 2014
Balanced Attack Leads CCSU to 87-83 Win at Wagner

January 18, 2014
LIU Outlasts CCSU 62-61 on Saturday

January 16, 2014
Terriers Knock Off CCSU 76-66 on Thursday

January 16, 2014
Men Host St. Francis Brooklyn Tonight at 7 p.m.

January 11, 2014
Men Fall to 0-2 in NEC Action With Loss to SFU

January 9, 2014
Men Drop Conference Opener to Wagner

January 9, 2014
Men Open NEC Play Tonight vs. Wagner

January 3, 2014
Men Drop Final Non-Conference Game at CCU

December 29, 2013
Blue Devils Pick Up Fourth Win of the Season

December 21, 2013
Blue Devils Fall to CCU in Final Seconds

December 15, 2013
Men's Hoop Falls on the Road at Hofstra

December 10, 2013
Central Connecticut Beats Hartford 73-59

December 10, 2013
Blue Devils and Hawks Meet at 7 p.m.

December 7, 2013
#5 Ohio State Tops CCSU on Saturday

December 4, 2013
Balanced Attack Leads CCSU to Home Win

November 30, 2013
Men's Hoop Falls on the Road at Brown

November 26, 2013
Men's Hoops Picks Up First Win at NJIT

November 23, 2013
MBB Hosts Rider at 6 p.m.

November 23, 2013
Men's Hoop Drops Home Opener to Rider

November 19, 2013
Men's Hoop Opener Moved to 6 p.m. on Saturday

November 16, 2013
Men's Basketball Falls at Northeastern

November 13, 2013
Men's Basketball Falls to 0-2 at Purdue

November 9, 2013
Men's Hoop Drops Season Opener to Yale

November 8, 2013
Men's Hoops Opens With Yale on Saturday

November 6, 2013
Men's Hoops on NEC TV Three Times in 13-14

October 23, 2013
Men's and Women's Basketball Tip-Off Dinner, Nov. 5

October 22, 2013
MBB Picked Fifth, Vinales Preseason All-Conference

October 21, 2013
2013 NEC "Social" Media Day

September 25, 2013
Matt Hunter Wins Second Straight Blue Devil Run

September 10, 2013
Men's Hoops Announces Full 2013-14 Slate