The Central Connecticut men's basketball team fell to 5-14 overall and 1-5 in Northeast Conference action with a 86-73 loss on the road at Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday afternoon. The Knights improve to 8-12 overall and are now 4-2 in the league.
Junior Faronte Drakeford led the offense with a team-high 20 points, including 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. Central made 16-of-18 from the line in the loss.
Junior Malcolm McMillan added 14 points including a pair of threes. Freshman Matt Mobley had 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting. He averaged 18.5 points in a 1-1 week for CCSU after scoring a career-high 22 points in a win at Wagner on Thursday night. He added three assists and a pair of steals on Saturday. Sophomore Brandon Peel added 10 points and six rebounds.
The Knights came out flying in the first half and led by as many as 23 before taking a 45-35 lead at halftime. They were 18-of-34 from the field and hit five threes to build a 35-12 lead with 9:12 left before halftime. Central answered with a 16-5 run, and cut the lead to 40-28, with under two minutes to play.
FDU answered with five quick points to build the lead back to 17. McMillan hit a pair of free-throws just before halftime to cut the deficit to 15. Central hit just 11-of-27 from the field, they were 1-of-8 from three and missed seven straight before the half. Mobley had 11 to lead Central. They were outrebounded 23-11 in the first half.
The Blue Devils quickly cut the Knight lead to 58-40 but FDU answered with a 10-4 run to push it back to 58-40 with 14:32 left in the second half. Central answered with a 10-3 run to cut the lead to 61-50.
Fairleigh Dickinson answered again, building a 69-54 lead before a three-point play from junior Juwan Newmen cut it to 12 with 7:44 left. With the lead down to 10, the Knights answered with 10 straight points to push it to 79-59 with under five minutes to play.
Central returns to action next Thursday night on the road at St. Francis University. The game is the first for the Blue Devils on the Western PA swing, they will also play at Robert Morris on Saturday.

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