Central Connecticut vs Long Island University — College Basketball, Jan 30, 2025

Central Connecticut beat Long Island University 63–50 at Long Island University on Jan 30, 2025.

FinalThu, Jan 30Conference game

Central Connecticut Blue Devils

21-6 · 11-4 on the road

63

Long Island University Sharks

14-14 · 7-5 at home

50

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
CCSU	27	36	63
LIU	18	32	50

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

Central Connecticut Blue Devils

• Jordan JonesG

  17 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast · 3 stl
  6-7 FG

  2-3 3PT
• Jayden BrownF

  12 pts · 2 reb
  6-10 FG

  0-2 3PT
• Davonte SweatmanG

  11 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
  4-8 FG

  1-2 3PT

Long Island University Sharks

• Terell StricklandG

  19 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast · 3 stl
  8-12 FG

  2-3 3PT
• Malachi DavisG

  9 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
  4-11 FG

  1-3 3PT
• Brent DavisG

  7 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
  3-15 FG

  1-7 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

CCSU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jordan Jones	26	17	5	2	3	0	5	6-7	2-3	3-5	—
Abdul Momoh	26	10	9	2	2	3	1	4-9	0-1	2-6	—
Devin Haid	25	2	4	4	1	0	2	1-7	0-4	0-0	—
Jayden Brown	24	12	2	0	0	0	2	6-10	0-2	0-1	—
Joe Ostrowsky	24	0	3	4	1	0	0	0-6	0-3	0-1	—
Davonte Sweatman	30	11	2	4	1	0	1	4-8	1-2	2-2	—
Darin Smith Jr.	17	6	3	0	0	0	0	3-5	0-1	0-0	—
Jaelen McGlone	15	0	2	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	—
Max Frazier	13	5	4	1	0	5	2	2-4	0-0	1-1	—
Totals		63	34	18	8	8	13	26-57	3-16	8-16

LIU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brent Davis	32	7	5	1	2	0	3	3-15	1-7	0-0	—
Shadrak Lasu	31	6	9	1	1	0	1	2-5	0-0	2-2	—
Jamal Fuller	28	4	6	1	0	2	3	2-6	0-2	0-0	—
Blake Lander	28	2	0	1	0	0	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	—
Malachi Davis	20	9	2	1	1	0	2	4-11	1-3	0-0	—
Terell Strickland	31	19	2	3	3	0	4	8-12	2-3	1-2	—
Jalen Lee	15	3	3	1	2	0	2	1-2	1-1	0-2	—
Xinyi Li	9	0	2	0	0	1	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	—
Tre'shawn Sheppard	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		50	31	9	9	3	17	21-57	5-19	3-6

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

CCSULIU

45.6%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 26-57, home 21-57.

36.8%

18.8%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 3-16, home 5-19.

26.3%

50.0%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 8-16, home 3-6.

50.0%

38

Rebounds

37

11

Offensive rebounds

11

18

Assists

9

13

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

17

8

Steals

9

8

Blocks

3

42

Points in the paint

28

13

Fast-break points

2

8

Fouls?Fewer is better.

17

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 360 (#1 = best)

CCSU offensevsLIU defense

CCSU offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups · LIU defense in 3 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

52.5%

#96

47.7%

slight#44

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

15.5%

#207

17.2%

Stronger#52

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

26.8%

#267

27.7%

Stronger#72

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

19.7%

#319slight

32.9%

#354

LIU offensevsCCSU defense

LIU offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · CCSU defense in 4 (4 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

47.8%

#304

47.9%

Stronger#53

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

17.5%

#332

16.1%

Stronger#98

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

31.8%

#122

25.9%

Stronger#26

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

20.0%

#313

13.8%

Stronger#2

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 360 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

CCSULIU

+9.8 54thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions202nd −1.7

106.3 194thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions320th 99.3

96.5 8thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)41st 101.0

66.0 270thPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)274th 65.9

Expected pace: about 66 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 360 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  CCSU getting to the line

  CCSU offense 19.7% (319th) vs LIU defense allowing 32.9% (354th)
  +35 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

TWTFSSMTWGame

CCSU

LEM

CHST

LIU

3 days rest

TWTFSSMTWGame

LIU

MERC

CCSU

3 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

CCSU · last 10

21-6 · 3 days rest

• Jan 26 vs CHSTW 81–64
• Jan 24 @ LEMW 93–70
• Jan 18 @ FDUW 71–60
• Jan 12 vs LIUL 52–54
• Jan 10 vs WAGL 57–62
• Jan 5 @ MERCW 62–50
• Dec 21 vs QUINW 84–80
• Dec 18 @ FAIRW 64–63
• Dec 15 @ URIL 69–77
• Dec 7 @ HCW 69–56

7-3 in these

LIU · last 10

14-14 · 3 days rest

• Jan 26 @ MERCL 80–85
• Jan 20 vs MERCW 72–63
• Jan 12 @ CCSUW 54–52
• Jan 10 @ STOW 70–60
• Jan 5 vs CHSTW 53–39
• Jan 3 vs LEMW 78–62
• Dec 21 vs LEHL 59–60
• Dec 18 vs MSML 72–80
• Dec 14 @ MIZL 61–88
• Dec 11 @ UMLL 62–69

5-5 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.