Jones scores 20 in Cent. Conn. St.'s 69-56 win against Holy Cross
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) Jordan Jones scored 20 points as Cent. Conn. St. beat Holy Cross 69-56 on Saturday.
Jones added six steals for the Blue Devils (6-3). Abdul Momoh scored 12 points and added three steals. Devin Haid had 12 points and shot 4 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc.
Max Green led the Crusaders (5-5) in scoring, finishing with 15 points and seven rebounds. Tyler Boston added 13 points and five assists for Holy Cross. Caleb Kenney finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, two steals and three blocks.
Cent. Conn. St. took the lead with 6:53 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 38-25 at halftime, with Haid racking up 12 points. Cent. Conn. St. pulled away with an 11-3 run in the second half to extend a six-point lead to 14 points. They closed out the victory over Holy Cross from there, as Jones led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
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Cent. Conn. St.'s next game is Sunday against Rhode Island on the road, and Holy Cross visits Quinnipiac on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Abdul Momoh vs. Caleb Kenney (Crusaders gains possession) | |||
19:39 | Max Green turnover (bad pass) (Abdul Momoh steals) | |||
19:16 | Joe Ostrowsky misses three point jump shot | |||
19:11 | Blue Devils offensive rebound | |||
19:09 | +3 | Devin Haid makes three point jump shot (Joe Ostrowsky assists) | 3-0 | |
18:36 | Joe Nugent misses two point jump shot | |||
18:34 | Caleb Kenney offensive rebound | |||
18:33 | Crusaders turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
18:24 | +2 | Jayden Brown makes two point layup (Abdul Momoh assists) | 5-0 | |
17:52 | +2 | Caleb Kenney makes two point hook shot (Max Green assists) | 5-2 | |
17:32 | Abdul Momoh turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Kenney steals) | |||
17:28 | Caleb Kenney turnover (lost ball) | |||
17:15 | Jayden Brown misses two point jump shot | |||
17:13 | Max Green defensive rebound | |||
17:02 | Max Green turnover (lost ball) (Joe Ostrowsky steals) | |||
16:54 | Jordan Jones turnover (out of bounds) | |||
16:33 | Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot | |||
16:31 | Joe Ostrowsky defensive rebound | |||
16:21 | +2 | Jordan Jones makes two point driving layup | 7-2 | |
16:06 | Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot | |||
16:04 | Joe Ostrowsky defensive rebound | |||
15:57 | Aidan Richard kicked ball violation | |||
15:57 | TV timeout | |||
15:39 | +2 | Devin Haid makes two point pullup jump shot (Abdul Momoh assists) | 9-2 | |
15:17 | +2 | Caleb Kenney makes two point driving hook shot | 9-4 | |
14:52 | Devin Haid misses two point jump shot | |||
14:50 | Crusaders defensive rebound | |||
14:27 | +2 | Caleb Kenney makes two point driving layup | 9-6 | |
14:06 | +2 | Abdul Momoh makes two point dunk (Jordan Jones assists) | 11-6 | |
13:36 | +3 | Joe Nugent makes three point jump shot (Max Green assists) | 11-9 | |
13:16 | Jordan Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
13:14 | Tyler Boston defensive rebound | |||
13:08 | Abdul Momoh blocks Caleb Kenney's two point layup | |||
13:06 | Max Green offensive rebound | |||
13:06 | +2 | Max Green makes two point tip layup | 11-11 | |
12:35 | Jayden Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
12:33 | Joe Nugent defensive rebound | |||
12:16 | +2 | Jaiden Feroah makes two point cutting dunk (Tyler Boston assists) | 11-13 | |
11:56 | +2 | Jayden Brown makes two point driving layup | 13-13 | |
11:41 | Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot | |||
11:37 | Blue Devils defensive rebound | |||
11:37 | TV timeout | |||
11:19 | Jordan Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
11:17 | Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound | |||
11:05 | Max Green misses two point jump shot | |||
11:03 | James Jones defensive rebound | |||
10:44 | Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
10:42 | James Jones offensive rebound | |||
10:26 | Max Frazier misses two point hook shot | |||
10:24 | Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound | |||
10:11 | Jaiden Feroah misses three point jump shot | |||
10:09 | Jordan Jones defensive rebound | |||
10:00 | Tyler Boston shooting foul (Max Frazier draws the foul) | |||
10:00 | Max Frazier misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:00 | Max Frazier misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:00 | Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound | |||
9:36 | Tyler Boston misses two point jump shot | |||
9:34 | Caleb Kenney offensive rebound | |||
9:33 | Caleb Kenney misses two point layup | |||
9:31 | Caleb Kenney offensive rebound | |||
9:31 | Darin Smith Jr. blocks Caleb Kenney's two point layup | |||
9:29 | Crusaders offensive rebound | |||
9:20 | +2 | Caleb Kenney makes two point jump shot (Tyler Boston assists) | 13-15 | |
8:59 | Caleb Kenney personal foul (Max Frazier draws the foul) | |||
8:43 | Davonte Sweatman turnover (bad pass) | |||
8:27 | +3 | Tyler Boston makes three point pullup jump shot | 13-18 | |
8:11 | +2 | Jordan Jones makes two point driving hook shot | 15-18 | |
7:54 | Tyler Boston misses two point jump shot | |||
7:52 | James Jones defensive rebound | |||
7:32 | +2 | Darin Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot | 17-18 | |
7:02 | Tyler Boston turnover (lost ball) (Darin Smith Jr. steals) | |||
6:53 | +2 | Jordan Jones makes two point cutting layup (Darin Smith Jr. assists) | 19-18 | |
6:42 | Max Green misses three point jump shot | |||
6:40 | Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:34 | +2 | Abdul Momoh makes two point cutting dunk (Davonte Sweatman assists) | 21-18 | |
6:33 | Crusaders 30 second timeout | |||
6:33 | TV timeout | |||
6:14 | Joe Nugent turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Jones steals) | |||
6:01 | +2 | Abdul Momoh makes two point turnaround jump shot | 23-18 | |
5:35 | Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot | |||
5:33 | Caleb Kenney offensive rebound | |||
5:27 | Tyler Boston turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Jones steals) | |||
5:22 | +3 | Devin Haid makes three point jump shot (Jordan Jones assists) | 26-18 | |
4:55 | +3 | Tyler Boston makes three point jump shot (Aidan Richard assists) | 26-21 | |
4:41 | +2 | Abdul Momoh makes two point cutting layup (Joe Ostrowsky assists) | 28-21 | |
4:16 | +2 | Caleb Kenney makes two point layup (Tyler Boston assists) | 28-23 | |
3:48 | +2 | Abdul Momoh makes two point turnaround hook shot | 30-23 | |
3:36 | Jordan Jones personal foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul) | |||
3:36 | TV timeout | |||
3:16 | Caleb Kenney turnover (lost ball) (Abdul Momoh steals) | |||
3:04 | +3 | Devin Haid makes three point stepback jump shot | 33-23 | |
3:04 | Aidan Richard shooting foul (Devin Haid draws the foul) | |||
3:04 | +1 | Devin Haid makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-23 | |
2:49 | Kahlil Singleton misses three point jump shot | |||
2:47 | Joe Ostrowsky defensive rebound | |||
2:20 | Devin Haid misses three point jump shot | |||
2:18 | Joe Nugent defensive rebound | |||
2:06 | Max Green misses two point jump shot | |||
2:04 | Davonte Sweatman defensive rebound | |||
1:56 | +2 | Darin Smith Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Davonte Sweatman assists) | 36-23 | |
1:36 | Caleb Kenney misses two point jump shot | |||
1:34 | Davonte Sweatman defensive rebound | |||
1:27 | Darin Smith Jr. turnover (traveling) | |||
1:05 | Kahlil Singleton misses two point hook shot | |||
1:03 | Davonte Sweatman defensive rebound | |||
0:46 | +2 | Joe Ostrowsky makes two point reverse layup | 38-23 | |
0:16 | +2 | Tyler Boston makes two point pullup jump shot | 38-25 | |
0:09 | Blue Devils 30 second timeout | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:41 | Abdul Momoh turnover (traveling) | |||
19:30 | Jayden Brown personal foul (Caleb Kenney draws the foul) | |||
19:27 | Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot | |||
19:25 | Devin Haid defensive rebound | |||
19:15 | Joe Ostrowsky misses three point jump shot | |||
19:13 | Joe Nugent defensive rebound | |||
18:50 | +2 | Tyler Boston makes two point driving floating jump shot | 38-27 | |
18:32 | +2 | Abdul Momoh makes two point turnaround hook shot | 40-27 | |
18:13 | Jordan Jones personal foul (Caleb Kenney draws the foul) | |||
18:08 | Tyler Boston turnover (out of bounds) | |||
17:58 | Caleb Kenney blocks Jordan Jones's two point layup | |||
17:57 | Blue Devils offensive rebound | |||
17:47 | +3 | Jordan Jones makes three point jump shot (Jayden Brown assists) | 43-27 | |
17:27 | Max Green misses two point layup | |||
17:25 | Joe Ostrowsky defensive rebound | |||
17:05 | Jayden Brown turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Kenney steals) | |||
16:54 | Tyler Boston turnover (lost ball) (Abdul Momoh steals) | |||
16:41 |