Men's Basketball Tops Savannah State 51-44 on Saturday Night in Charleston
The Central Connecticut State University men's basketball team improved to 1-2 overall on the season with a 51-44 victory against Savannah State on Saturday night. The Blue Devils, who shot 46 percent from the floor in the win, were led by sophomore Robby Ptacek who had a game-high 16 points to go along with seven boards. Central, who lost to Savannah State last week 53-45, will be in action again on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. facing The Citadel.
The Central Connecticut State University men's basketball team
improved to 1-2 overall on the season with a 51-44 victory against
Savannah State on Saturday night. The Blue Devils, who shot 46
percent from the floor in the win, were led by sophomore Robby
Ptacek who had a game-high 16 points to go along with seven
boards. Central, who lost to Savannah State last week 53-45, will
be in action again on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. facing The
Citadel.
The Blue Devils trailed only once in the game, 6-3, and shot a
season-best 46.3 percent from the field (19-of-41) in the victory.
Central's zone defense held the Tigers to 16-of-47 shooting from
the field in the game, including 4-of-17 from three-point
land.
Down 8-6 in the first half, the Blue Devils rattled off 12 straight
points to take an 18-8 lead with 9:59 on the clock. Both offenses
struggled in the final 10 minutes before the break, combining to
score only 15 points as the Blue Devils led 22-19 at halftime. It
marked the first time this season that Central has led at the
half.
In the second half the Tigers tied the game quickly at 23-23 with
17:18 on the clock. Central responded with an 8-2 run, fueled by a
pair of three-point baskets by junior guard Ross Pentland.
Pentland scored a career-high eight points in the game, including
the two threes.
The Tigers responded to tie the game at 42-42 with 3:46 on the
clock in the second half. With a two point lead, Ptacek converted
a three-point play to give Central the 47-42 lead with under three
minutes on the clock. Ptacek finished the game 5-of-12 from the
field and 5-of-7 from the line to lead the Blue Devils in scoring
for the third straight game.
In the final 2:45 of the game junior guard Shemik Thompson was
4-of-4 from the line and Ptacek his only free-throw attempt.
Central shot 10-of-13 from the line in the game.
Ptacek led the way offensively for the Blue Devils with a
season-high 16 points and a career-high seven rebounds. Thompson
added 15 points, three rebounds and three steals. The two
combined to score the final 13 points of the game for the Blue
Devils, including 5-of-5 from the free-throw line.
The Blue Devils return to action tomorrow night against The Citadel
in the second game of the CollegeInsider.com Skip Prosser Memorial
Coach of the Year Tournament being played in Charleston, SC. The
game will tip at 7:30 p.m., airtime for the game on ESPN Radio 1410
and 1300 and CCSUBlueDevils.com is 7:00 p.m.
