Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Nov 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CCSU	32	35	67
RUTG	28	26	54

Game Recap

Smith Jr., Frazier power Central Connecticut past Rutgers 67-54. Darin Smith Jr. scored 21 points, Max Frazier powered his way to a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double, and Central Connecticut controlled the second half to hand Rutgers its first loss of the season, 67–54, on Friday night.

Player Stats

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Darin Smith Jr.	34	7-15	3-8	4-4	5	1	1	0	1	1	21
34Max Frazier	24	7-13	0-0	0-1	13	0	3	2	2	2	14
24James Jones	33	1-5	1-1	1-3	5	3	1	2	0	1	4
6Melo Sanchez	24	2-8	2-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	6
1Jay Rodgers	28	5-7	3-3	2-2	1	9	0	0	2	1	15
11Jayden Mott	13	0-3	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	1
2Nico Ashley	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2
0Elijah Parker	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Ja'Kobe Williams	20	1-6	0-2	2-2	5	1	1	0	1	3	4
12Gabe Spinelli	12	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	24-6139.3%	9-2142.9%	10-1471.4%	36	15	6	5	6	13	67

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
27Denis Badalau	31	3-8	2-4	3-4	7	2	1	0	3	1	11
9Dylan Grant	27	2-10	1-3	1-2	4	1	0	0	2	2	6
21Emmanuel Ogbole	20	3-3	0-0	0-0	10	0	1	2	2	3	6
0Tariq Francis	30	7-16	2-7	3-3	2	3	1	0	0	0	19
1Jamichael Davis	32	1-6	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	1	2
4Bryce Dortch	14	2-3	0-0	0-1	4	0	1	0	0	1	4
11Chris Nwuli	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
32Baye Fall	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Harun Zrno	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
3Kaden Powers	4	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Lino Mark	9	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2
TOTAL	-	21-5836.2%	5-1926.3%	7-1070.0%	34	10	4	3	10	13	54

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCCSURUTG

(20:00) Start game.
(19:55) Jump Ball won by Rutgers.
(19:55) Jump Ball lost by Central Connecticut.
(19:54) Denis Badalau Turnover.
(19:33) Max Frazier missed Layup.
(19:27) Max Frazier Offensive Rebound.
(19:27) Max Frazier missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(19:26) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(19:03) Dylan Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:01) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:55) Darin Smith Jr. made Layup.
20
(18:40) Foul on Jay Rodgers.
+2 (18:31) Emmanuel Ogbole made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Grant.
22
(18:12) Darin Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:09) Denis Badalau Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:57) Dylan Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
25
+3 (17:27) Melo Sanchez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jay Rodgers.
55
(17:11) Denis Badalau missed Jumper.
(17:11) Max Frazier Block.
(17:11) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:08) Tariq Francis made Jumper. Assisted by Denis Badalau.
57
+2 (16:41) Darin Smith Jr. made Jumper.
77
(16:28) Dylan Grant Turnover.
(16:28) Max Frazier Steal.
+2 (16:10) Max Frazier made Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobe Williams.
97
+3 (15:48) Tariq Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
910
+3 (15:34) Darin Smith Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
1210
(15:12) Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.
(15:12) Central Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(15:12) Foul on Dylan Grant.
(14:52) Darin Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:49) Baye Fall Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:40) Tariq Francis made Jumper.
1212
(14:08) James Jones missed Jumper.
(14:07) Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound.
(14:07) Foul on Baye Fall.
(14:07) Jayden Mott missed Free Throw.
(14:07) Central Connecticut Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:07) Jayden Mott made Free Throw.
1312
+3 (13:43) Tariq Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
1315
(13:23) Melo Sanchez missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:21) Denis Badalau Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Darren Buchanan Jr. Turnover.
(12:47) Jayden Mott missed Jumper.
(12:45) Denis Badalau Defensive Rebound.
(12:21) Denis Badalau missed Jumper.
(12:18) Gabe Spinelli Defensive Rebound.
(12:08) Nico Ashley missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:05) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
(11:56) Foul on Melo Sanchez.
(11:44) Foul on Nico Ashley.
+2 (11:30) Darren Buchanan Jr. made Jumper.
1317
+2 (10:56) Max Frazier made Layup. Assisted by Jay Rodgers.
1517
(10:38) Dylan Grant missed Layup.
(10:38) Max Frazier Block.
(10:34) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:23) Max Frazier made Dunk. Assisted by Melo Sanchez.
1717
(10:00) Baye Fall missed Jumper.
(9:57) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:49) Darin Smith Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jay Rodgers.
2017
(9:23) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Jumper.
(9:22) Central Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(8:56) James Jones missed Jumper.
(8:56) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
(8:31) Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:29) Harun Zrno Offensive Rebound.
(8:26) Harun Zrno Turnover.
(8:26) Max Frazier Steal.
+3 (8:19) Jay Rodgers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Jones.
2317
(8:00) Harun Zrno missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:57) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Darin Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:43) James Jones Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:42) Jay Rodgers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Jones.
2617
(7:32) Foul on Max Frazier.
+2 (7:27) Tariq Francis made Layup.
2619
(7:02) Jayden Mott missed Layup.
(7:02) Emmanuel Ogbole Block.
(7:02) Central Connecticut Offensive Rebound.
(6:55) Darin Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:54) James Jones Offensive Rebound.
(6:54) Central Connecticut Turnover.
+2 (6:28) Dylan Grant made Jumper.
2621
(6:03) Melo Sanchez missed Jumper.
(6:03) Emmanuel Ogbole Block.
(6:00) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:57) Jamichael Davis made Layup.
2623
(5:40) Foul on Ja'Kobe Williams.
(5:40) Ja'Kobe Williams Turnover.
(5:25) Foul on Emmanuel Ogbole.
(5:25) Emmanuel Ogbole Turnover.
(5:00) Melo Sanchez missed Jumper.
(4:59) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(4:59) Foul on Max Frazier.
+2 (4:41) Tariq Francis made Layup.
2625
(4:27) Jayden Mott missed Layup.
(4:25) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(4:17) Jamichael Davis missed Layup.
(4:16) James Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:04) Jay Rodgers made Jumper.
2825
(3:44) Jamichael Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:41) Melo Sanchez Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Darin Smith Jr. missed Jumper.
(3:22) Bryce Dortch Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Foul on James Jones.
(3:15) Dylan Grant missed Free Throw.
(3:15) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:15) Dylan Grant made Free Throw.
2826
+2 (2:58) Nico Ashley made Layup. Assisted by Jay Rodgers.
3026
(2:40) Tariq Francis missed Jumper.
(2:40) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:34) Bryce Dortch made Dunk. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
3028
(2:14) Jay Rodgers Turnover.
(2:14) Tariq Francis Steal.
(1:54) Denis Badalau missed Jumper.
(1:54) James Jones Block.
(1:51) James Jones Defensive Rebound.
(1:36) Ja'Kobe Williams missed Jumper.
(1:34) Bryce Dortch Defensive Rebound.
(1:17) Denis Badalau Turnover.
(1:17) Ja'Kobe Williams Steal.
(1:14) Foul on Denis Badalau.
+1 (1:14) Ja'Kobe Williams made Free Throw.
3128
+1 (1:14) Ja'Kobe Williams made Free Throw.
3228
(0:57) Tariq Francis missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:55) Jayden Mott Defensive Rebound.
(0:34) James Jones missed Jumper.
(0:29) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:26) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Layup.
(0:26) Nico Ashley Block.
(0:21) Ja'Kobe Williams Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Gabe Spinelli missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CCSU

RUTG

67Points54

24-61(39.3%)Field Goal(%)21-58(36.2%)

9-21(42.9%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)

10-14(71.4%)Free Throw(%)7-10(70.0%)

41(13)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

15Assists10

6Steals4

5Blocks3

7Turnovers10

13(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

15Largest Lead4

Game Details

Friday, November 21, 2025 · 6:30 PM

Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ

attendance: 8,000 (100%)

tv: B1G+