Men's Hoops Drops Fourth Straight, Fall 83-74 at Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday Night
Sophomore Robby Ptacek scored 21 points and the Central Connecticut State University men's basketball shot 52.1 percent floor, but the Blue Devils dropped their fourth straight game, 83-74, on Saturday night at Fairleigh Dickinson. Four Blue Devils scored in double figures in the game, and the Blue Devils committed only nine turnovers in the game. Central returns to action on Monday night hosting Savannah State beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Sophomore Robby Ptacek scored 21
points and the Central Connecticut State University men's
basketball shot 52.1 percent floor, but the Blue Devils dropped
their fourth straight game, 83-74, on Saturday night at Fairleigh
Dickinson. Four Blue Devils scored in double figures in the game,
and the Blue Devils committed only nine turnovers in the game.
Central returns to action on Monday night hosting Savannah State
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Senior Joe Seymore had his most
productive game of the season for the Blue Devils, scoring 17
points and grabbing a season-best eight boards. Central made
5-of-9 from three in the game and 19-of-25 from the free-throw
line.
But for the second straight game, the Blue Devils allowed a team to
shoot over 68 percent from the floor in the second half, letting an
eight point lead slip away. Central, who led at the half for the
first time in nine games, allowed FDU to hit 15-of-22 from the
field in the second half and watched them turn an eight point
deficit into a nine point win.
The Knights were led by Sean Baptiste who had a game-high 26 points
and grabbed six rebounds in the victory. Mike Scott added 21 in
the win, including 17 in the second half. He did not miss a shot
in the game, making 5-of-5 from the floor and making 10-of-11 from
the free-throw line.
Ptacek led the Blue Devils with 21 points, his fourth 20+ point
game of the season. Seymore had a season-high 17 while junior Shemik
Thompson added 13 in the loss. Sophomore Vince
Rosario had 11 points in the loss, all in the first half.
Each team had 23 rebounds in the game as both teams shot well from
the floor.
Central made 25-of-48 from the field, good for 52.1 percent. They
hit 5-of-9 from three, including 3-of-3 from Rosario and two from
Seymore. They had 12 assists and just nine turnovers on the
night.
The Blue Devils return to action on Monday night in their final
non-conference regular season game of the season hosting Savannah
State at 7:30 p.m. in Detrick Gym.
