Chicago State Cougars vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils

Feb 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CHST	28	39	67
CCSU	35	43	78

Game Recap

Smith's 24 help Cent. Conn. St. defeat Chicago State 78-67. Darin Smith Jr. had 24 points in Cent. Conn. St.'s 78-67 victory over Chicago State on Thursday.

Player Stats

CHICAGO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23CJ Ray	36	9-20	2-6	2-2	6	3	1	0	1	2	22
22Dailliss Cox	26	1-3	0-0	1-1	3	0	0	0	0	3	3
9Malek Robinson	17	0-2	0-2	4-4	1	0	1	0	0	3	4
10Corey Sands	18	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
4Marcus Tankersley	29	6-13	0-0	3-5	2	3	1	0	1	1	15
6Daniel Zatsepin	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Joseph Owens	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	3	4
3Doyel Cockrill III	18	1-4	1-4	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	0	3
5Chauncey Gibson	21	3-8	2-6	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	1	8
21Braelon Bush	22	1-4	1-4	2-2	1	5	3	0	0	1	5
TOTAL	-	24-5940.7%	7-2429.2%	12-1485.7%	18	14	9	2	3	16	67

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Darin Smith Jr.	34	8-15	3-7	5-5	8	1	0	0	4	1	24
34Max Frazier	34	6-8	0-0	3-4	8	1	0	2	1	1	15
24James Jones	32	1-2	0-1	0-0	7	2	0	0	1	2	2
6Melo Sanchez	23	4-8	3-7	3-3	3	1	1	0	3	1	14
1Jay Rodgers	31	0-1	0-1	4-4	3	13	0	0	1	3	4
22Daniel James	10	3-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	6
2Nico Ashley	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
13Ashton Reynolds	8	0-1	0-1	2-3	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
0Elijah Parker	11	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
3Roddy Jones	12	4-6	3-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11
TOTAL	-	26-4755.3%	9-2536.0%	17-1989.5%	35	18	3	2	14	15	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCHSTCCSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Central Connecticut.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Chicago State.
(19:41) Foul on Corey Sands.
(19:22) Darin Smith Jr. misses 19-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:19) CJ Ray Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:51) CJ Ray makes 13-foot step back jumpshot.
20
(18:41) James Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (18:22) Corey Sands makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Tankersley assists).
50
+2 (18:01) Max Frazier makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Jay Rodgers assists).
52
(17:39) Malek Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:33) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:31) Foul on Malek Robinson.
+1 (17:31) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
53
+1 (17:31) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
54
(17:08) Dailliss Cox misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:05) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(16:59) Darin Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:56) Marcus Tankersley Defensive Rebound.
(16:42) Marcus Tankersley misses layup.
(16:39) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(16:24) Melo Sanchez bad pass turnover.
(16:24) CJ Ray Steal.
+2 (16:19) Marcus Tankersley makes layup (CJ Ray assists).
74
(16:00) Melo Sanchez misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:56) CJ Ray Defensive Rebound.
(15:34) Malek Robinson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:31) Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Melo Sanchez misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:23) CJ Ray Defensive Rebound.
(15:03) CJ Ray misses 17-foot jumper.
(15:01) Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:53) Melo Sanchez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jay Rodgers assists).
77
(14:33) Marcus Tankersley misses driving layup.
(14:30) Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:25) Darin Smith Jr. makes driving layup (Jay Rodgers assists).
79
+2 (14:05) CJ Ray makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
99
+2 (13:47) Darin Smith Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
911
+3 (13:28) Chauncey Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (CJ Ray assists).
1211
(13:15) Darin Smith Jr. misses layup.
(13:15) Chauncey Gibson Block.
(13:14) Darin Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:14) Darin Smith Jr. makes layup.
1213
(13:14) Foul on Joseph Owens.
+1 (13:14) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
1214
(12:59) Doyel Cockrill III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:57) Doyel Cockrill III Offensive Rebound.
(12:54) Chauncey Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:51) Joseph Owens Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:49) CJ Ray makes layup (Chauncey Gibson assists).
1414
+2 (12:33) Daniel James makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
1416
(12:13) CJ Ray misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:09) Ashton Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
(11:53) Elijah Parker bad pass turnover.
+3 (11:40) Doyel Cockrill III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braelon Bush assists).
1716
(11:10) James Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:06) Braelon Bush Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Doyel Cockrill III bad pass turnover.
(11:03) Elijah Parker Steal.
(10:51) Elijah Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:48) Elijah Parker Offensive Rebound.
(10:45) Jay Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:41) Chicago State Defensive Rebound.
(10:16) Doyel Cockrill III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:13) James Jones Defensive Rebound.
(10:03) Darin Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:03) Joseph Owens Block.
(9:59) Melo Sanchez Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:58) Melo Sanchez makes layup.
1718
+2 (9:39) CJ Ray makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
1918
+3 (9:26) Melo Sanchez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darin Smith Jr. assists).
1921
+2 (9:11) CJ Ray makes layup (Joseph Owens assists).
2121
(8:56) Darin Smith Jr. bad pass turnover.
(8:56) Doyel Cockrill III Steal.
(8:52) Foul on Jay Rodgers.
+3 (8:32) CJ Ray makes 28-foot three point jumper (Braelon Bush assists).
2421
+2 (8:17) Max Frazier makes 3-foot alley oop dunk.
2423
(7:53) Braelon Bush misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:51) Dailliss Cox Offensive Rebound.
(7:44) Foul on Max Frazier.
(7:21) CJ Ray misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:18) James Jones Defensive Rebound.
(7:06) Darin Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:03) Marcus Tankersley Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Foul on Darin Smith Jr..
(6:44) Marcus Tankersley misses driving layup.
(6:44) Max Frazier Block.
(6:41) James Jones Defensive Rebound.
(6:28) Melo Sanchez misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:27) Central Connecticut Offensive Rebound.
(6:25) Elijah Parker bad pass turnover.
(6:25) Braelon Bush Steal.
(6:20) Braelon Bush misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:17) Doyel Cockrill III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:03) CJ Ray makes 10-foot jumper.
2623
(5:46) Foul on CJ Ray.
(5:39) Max Frazier misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:36) Darin Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:35) Darin Smith Jr. makes layup.
2625
(5:18) Joseph Owens misses driving layup.
(5:16) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:57) Foul on Joseph Owens.
+1 (4:57) Melo Sanchez makes free throw 1 of 3.
2626
+1 (4:57) Melo Sanchez makes free throw 2 of 3.
2627
+1 (4:57) Melo Sanchez makes free throw 3 of 3.
2628
(4:27) Doyel Cockrill III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:24) Central Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Daniel James misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:57) Corey Sands Defensive Rebound.
(3:40) Chauncey Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:39) Melo Sanchez Defensive Rebound.
(3:38) Foul on Corey Sands.
(3:16) Elijah Parker out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (2:53) Marcus Tankersley makes driving layup.
2828
(2:39) Ashton Reynolds misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:34) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) Marcus Tankersley misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(2:12) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:58) Foul on Dailliss Cox.
+1 (1:58) Jay Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2.
2829
+1 (1:58) Jay Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2.
2830
(1:31) CJ Ray misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:27) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:12) Roddy Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jay Rodgers assists).
2833
(0:43) Marcus Tankersley misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(0:40) James Jones Defensive Rebound.
(0:27) Foul on Dailliss Cox.
+1 (0:27) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2834
+1 (0:27) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2835
(0:17) Foul on Elijah Parker.
(0:14) Foul on Elijah Parker.
(0:10) Foul on Ashton Reynolds.
(0:04) CJ Ray misses layup.
(0:01) James Jones Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CHST

CCSU

67Points78

24-59(40.7%)Field Goal(%)26-47(55.3%)

7-24(29.2%)3-Point(%)9-25(36.0%)

12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)17-19(89.5%)

20(6)Rebounds(Offensive)38(9)

14Assists18

9Steals3

2Blocks2

3Turnovers15

16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

5Largest Lead11

Game Details

Thursday, February 5, 2026 · 7:00 PM

William H. Detrick Gymnasium · New Britain, CT

attendance: 914 (34.4%)

tv: NEC Front Row

spread: CCSU -8.5

over/under: 138.5