New Haven Chargers vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils

FINAL

Jan 4, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NHVN	29	32	61
CCSU	35	37	72

Game Recap

Sanchez's 18 lead Central Connecticut State over New Haven 72-61. Melo Sanchez had 18 points in Central Connecticut State's 72-61 victory over New Haven on Sunday.

Player Stats

NEW HAVEN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Andre Pasha	34	8-14	2-4	0-0	4	1	1	1	1	3	18
5Stefano Faloppa	32	3-6	0-2	0-0	9	2	1	0	1	2	6
23Najimi George	36	4-14	0-4	2-2	7	2	0	1	2	0	10
1Jabri Fitzpatrick	30	3-7	2-5	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	0	8
3Kheni Briggs	20	0-5	0-2	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	0	0
20Tristan Burth	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Zoumana Traore	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
14Teshaun Steele	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
2Aidan Losiewicz	25	6-10	5-9	0-1	3	2	2	0	1	3	17
22Maison Adeleye	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	25-5942.4%	9-2733.3%	2-366.7%	31	15	6	2	11	11	61

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Darin Smith Jr.	34	6-15	2-7	1-1	4	1	2	0	3	0	15
34Max Frazier	30	4-8	0-0	1-2	6	0	1	0	1	2	9
24James Jones	33	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
6Melo Sanchez	28	6-8	6-7	0-0	4	1	2	1	0	1	18
1Jay Rodgers	29	6-14	2-6	3-4	2	7	0	0	4	1	17
22Daniel James	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	0	2
13Ashton Reynolds	16	2-3	2-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	3	6
0Elijah Parker	16	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	0	5
3Roddy Jones	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	27-5450.0%	13-2552.0%	5-771.4%	27	13	8	1	9	8	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNHVNCCSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Central Connecticut.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by New Haven.
+2 (19:42) Max Frazier makes layup.
02
(19:24) Kheni Briggs misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:21) James Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:12) Max Frazier makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Jay Rodgers assists).
04
(18:51) Andre Pasha misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:48) Melo Sanchez Defensive Rebound.
(18:33) Jay Rodgers misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:30) Jabri Fitzpatrick Defensive Rebound.
(18:15) Kheni Briggs bad pass turnover.
(18:15) Darin Smith Jr. Steal.
(18:00) Darin Smith Jr. misses 10-foot step back jumpshot.
(17:57) Stefano Faloppa Defensive Rebound.
(17:42) Andre Pasha misses layup.
(17:40) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:30) Jay Rodgers misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(17:26) Stefano Faloppa Defensive Rebound.
(17:06) Andre Pasha misses 7-foot hook shot.
(17:03) Kheni Briggs Offensive Rebound.
(16:47) Kheni Briggs misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:44) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(16:29) Jay Rodgers misses driving layup.
(16:25) Max Frazier Offensive Rebound.
(16:25) Max Frazier misses tip in layup.
(16:25) Central Connecticut Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:20) Melo Sanchez makes 27-foot three pointer.
07
+3 (15:57) Jabri Fitzpatrick makes 25-foot three point jumper (Najimi George assists).
37
+3 (15:44) Darin Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Elijah Parker assists).
310
(15:21) Maison Adeleye bad pass turnover.
(15:21) Darin Smith Jr. Steal.
+2 (15:13) Darin Smith Jr. makes driving layup.
312
(14:47) Jabri Fitzpatrick misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(14:45) Melo Sanchez Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:34) Melo Sanchez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Daniel James assists).
315
(14:09) Stefano Faloppa misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:06) Elijah Parker Defensive Rebound.
(13:49) Foul on Stefano Faloppa.
(13:47) Jay Rodgers bad pass turnover.
(13:47) Jabri Fitzpatrick Steal.
+2 (13:42) Najimi George makes layup.
515
(13:24) Darin Smith Jr. misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(13:21) Aidan Losiewicz Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Najimi George bad pass turnover.
(13:01) Elijah Parker Steal.
(12:55) Darin Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:51) Daniel James Offensive Rebound.
(12:40) Ashton Reynolds misses driving layup.
(12:38) Najimi George Defensive Rebound.
(12:31) Aidan Losiewicz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:29) Andre Pasha Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:28) Andre Pasha makes layup.
715
(12:05) Jay Rodgers misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:02) Daniel James Offensive Rebound.
(12:01) Daniel James misses 3-foot hook shot.
(11:59) Andre Pasha Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:38) Andre Pasha makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot (Aidan Losiewicz assists).
915
(11:16) Jay Rodgers bad pass turnover.
(11:16) Aidan Losiewicz Steal.
(11:08) Najimi George bad pass turnover.
(11:08) Max Frazier Steal.
+3 (11:03) Ashton Reynolds makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Jones assists).
918
(10:45) Teshaun Steele bad pass turnover.
(10:45) Ashton Reynolds Steal.
(10:39) Jay Rodgers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:37) New Haven Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Kheni Briggs misses driving layup.
(10:08) Stefano Faloppa Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:08) Stefano Faloppa makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1118
+3 (9:51) Ashton Reynolds makes 25-foot three pointer (Jay Rodgers assists).
1121
(9:33) Najimi George misses layup.
(9:31) Najimi George Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:16) Najimi George makes driving layup.
1321
+2 (9:05) Jay Rodgers makes driving layup.
1323
+2 (8:46) Stefano Faloppa makes layup (Kheni Briggs assists).
1523
(8:26) Roddy Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:21) Najimi George Defensive Rebound.
(8:08) Najimi George misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:06) James Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:48) Max Frazier makes layup.
1525
(7:25) Stefano Faloppa misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:22) Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(7:20) Foul on Stefano Faloppa.
(7:04) Darin Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:02) New Haven Defensive Rebound.
(6:35) Kheni Briggs bad pass turnover.
(6:35) James Jones Steal.
(6:28) Jay Rodgers misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:26) Daniel James Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:23) Jay Rodgers makes 27-foot three point jumper (Melo Sanchez assists).
1528
(5:51) Zoumana Traore bad pass turnover.
(5:51) Foul on Zoumana Traore.
(5:35) Melo Sanchez misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(5:32) Daniel James Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:32) Daniel James makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1530
(5:17) Teshaun Steele misses driving layup.
(5:10) Teshaun Steele Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:50) Aidan Losiewicz makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jabri Fitzpatrick assists).
1830
+3 (4:29) Elijah Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1833
(4:00) Zoumana Traore misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:57) James Jones Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Max Frazier misses layup.
(3:47) Andre Pasha Block.
(3:44) Zoumana Traore Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:26) Aidan Losiewicz makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jabri Fitzpatrick assists).
2133
(3:02) Darin Smith Jr. traveling turnover.
(2:42) Aidan Losiewicz misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:39) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:16) Jay Rodgers makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
2135
+2 (1:53) Aidan Losiewicz makes layup (Stefano Faloppa assists).
2335
(1:21) Darin Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:19) Stefano Faloppa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:50) Andre Pasha makes 27-foot three point jumper (Stefano Faloppa assists).
2635
(0:22) Max Frazier misses alley oop dunk.
(0:19) Aidan Losiewicz Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:14) Aidan Losiewicz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Maison Adeleye assists).
2935
(0:03) Foul on Maison Adeleye.
(0:02) Jay Rodgers bad pass turnover.

2nd half

Team Stats

NHVN

CCSU

61Points72

25-59(42.4%)Field Goal(%)27-54(50.0%)

9-27(33.3%)3-Point(%)13-25(52.0%)

2-3(66.7%)Free Throw(%)5-7(71.4%)

35(14)Rebounds(Offensive)28(7)

15Assists13

6Steals8

2Blocks1

11Turnovers9

11(0)Fouls(Technical)8(0)

0Largest Lead16

Game Details

Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 1:00 PM

William H. Detrick Gymnasium · New Britain, CT

attendance: 1,118 (42.1%)

spread: CCSU -7.5

over/under: 130.5