Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs. New Haven Chargers

FINAL

Feb 12, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
CCSU	41	40	81
NHVN	33	43	76

Game Recap

Darin Smith's career-high 40 points lead Central Connecticut State over New Haven 81-76. Darin Smith Jr. finished with a career-high 40 points for Central Connecticut State in an 81-76 victory over New Haven on Thursday.

Player Stats

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Daniel James	22	1-2	0-0	2-2	5	0	0	0	2	4	4
5Darin Smith Jr.	33	13-20	3-5	11-11	4	0	1	0	2	0	40
34Max Frazier	31	3-5	0-1	0-1	6	0	1	1	1	1	6
6Melo Sanchez	34	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	0	2	0	2	2	3
1Jay Rodgers	31	5-9	1-2	1-2	5	7	0	0	6	4	12
11Jayden Mott	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Ashton Reynolds	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
0Elijah Parker	19	1-1	0-0	2-6	2	1	0	0	1	3	4
3Roddy Jones	22	4-5	4-5	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	0	12

TOTAL	-	28-4957.1%	9-1656.3%	16-2272.7%	27	8	6	1	15	16	81

NEW HAVEN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
15Andre Pasha	36	6-18	0-3	4-4	4	1	1	1	2	16
5Stefano Faloppa	17	0-1	0-0	2-2	7	2	0	0	1	2
23Najimi George	34	4-9	0-2	0-0	3	2	1	3	4	8
1Jabri Fitzpatrick	32	6-8	2-3	6-6	2	6	1	1	3	20
3Kheni Briggs	20	1-4	1-3	5-6	0	0	1	2	0	8
25Kyle Kearson	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2
21Zoumana Traore	24	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	3	2	2	4	2
14Teshaun Steele	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Aidan Losiewicz	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
22Maison Adeleye	21	5-8	1-3	4-4	3	0	3	2	2	15
TOTAL	-	25-5545.5%	5-1729.4%	21-2295.5%	25	14	10	11	16	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCCSUNHVN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Central Connecticut.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by New Haven.
+2 (19:31) Daniel James makes 7-foot hook shot.
20
(19:13) Jabri Fitzpatrick bad pass turnover.
(19:13) Darin Smith Jr. Steal.
(19:06) Daniel James misses 9-foot jumper.
(19:03) Jay Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:59) Darin Smith Jr. makes 16-foot jumper.
40
(18:34) Andre Pasha misses 7-foot hook shot.
(18:30) Daniel James Defensive Rebound.
(18:25) Melo Sanchez misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:23) Stefano Faloppa Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Foul on Max Frazier.
+1 (18:18) Andre Pasha makes free throw 1 of 3.
41
+1 (18:18) Andre Pasha makes free throw 2 of 3.
42
+1 (18:18) Andre Pasha makes free throw 3 of 3.
43
(18:00) Darin Smith Jr. misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(17:57) Jabri Fitzpatrick Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) Najimi George bad pass turnover.
(17:33) Melo Sanchez Steal.
(17:24) Jay Rodgers bad pass turnover.
(17:24) Jabri Fitzpatrick Steal.
(17:19) Najimi George misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:14) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:12) Daniel James out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:00) Andre Pasha makes 5-foot jumper (Jabri Fitzpatrick assists).
45
(16:48) Jay Rodgers misses driving layup.
(16:45) Stefano Faloppa Defensive Rebound.
(16:36) Najimi George misses driving layup.
(16:36) New Haven Offensive Rebound.
(16:31) Andre Pasha misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:28) Melo Sanchez Defensive Rebound.
(16:13) Melo Sanchez misses driving layup.
(16:13) Central Connecticut Offensive Rebound.
(16:09) Ashton Reynolds misses driving layup.
(16:08) Stefano Faloppa Defensive Rebound.
(16:08) Foul on Ashton Reynolds.
(15:49) Andre Pasha misses layup.
(15:46) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:33) Darin Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper.
75
(15:11) Jabri Fitzpatrick misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:07) Ashton Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:02) Darin Smith Jr. makes 11-foot step back jumpshot.
95
(14:38) Kheni Briggs misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:37) Elijah Parker Defensive Rebound.
(14:37) Foul on Jabri Fitzpatrick.
(14:23) Ashton Reynolds out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(13:59) Foul on Daniel James.
+1 (13:59) Kheni Briggs makes free throw 1 of 2.
96
+1 (13:59) Kheni Briggs makes free throw 2 of 2.
97
+3 (13:42) Roddy Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jay Rodgers assists).
127
(13:28) Najimi George bad pass turnover.
(13:28) Roddy Jones Steal.
(13:12) Jay Rodgers bad pass turnover.
(13:12) Najimi George Steal.
+2 (13:07) Jabri Fitzpatrick makes driving layup (Najimi George assists).
129
+2 (12:46) Jay Rodgers makes driving layup.
149
(12:33) Teshaun Steele misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:29) Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) Elijah Parker bad pass turnover.
(12:16) Maison Adeleye Steal.
+2 (12:08) Jabri Fitzpatrick makes driving layup.
1411
+3 (11:52) Roddy Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper.
1711
(11:31) Andre Pasha misses 7-foot hook shot.
(11:30) Maison Adeleye Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:30) Maison Adeleye makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1713
+2 (11:10) Max Frazier makes 8-foot hook shot (Jay Rodgers assists).
1913
(10:39) Kyle Kearson misses driving layup.
(10:39) Kyle Kearson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:39) Kyle Kearson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1915
+2 (10:18) Jay Rodgers makes driving layup.
2115
(9:55) Andre Pasha misses layup.
(9:52) Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(9:44) Foul on Andre Pasha.
+1 (9:44) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2215
+1 (9:44) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2315
(9:21) Andre Pasha misses layup.
(9:20) New Haven Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:10) Maison Adeleye makes 2-foot hook shot.
2317
(8:58) Darin Smith Jr. bad pass turnover.
(8:58) Kyle Kearson Steal.
+2 (8:44) Andre Pasha makes layup (Zoumana Traore assists).
2319
(8:31) Jay Rodgers misses 16-foot jumper.
(8:28) Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound.
(8:27) Jayden Mott misses layup.
(8:24) Darin Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(8:23) Darin Smith Jr. bad pass turnover.
(8:23) Maison Adeleye Steal.
(8:18) Maison Adeleye misses layup.
(8:15) Daniel James Defensive Rebound.
(8:11) Jay Rodgers misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:07) Kyle Kearson Defensive Rebound.
(7:54) Foul on Jayden Mott.
+2 (7:32) Maison Adeleye makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
2321
+2 (7:12) Max Frazier makes 10-foot hook shot.
2521
+3 (6:52) Aidan Losiewicz makes 22-foot three point jumper (Stefano Faloppa assists).
2524
+2 (6:30) Elijah Parker makes driving layup.
2724
(6:02) Zoumana Traore misses driving layup.
(5:58) Maison Adeleye Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:58) Maison Adeleye makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2726
+2 (5:40) Darin Smith Jr. makes driving layup.
2926
(5:18) Zoumana Traore misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:15) Stefano Faloppa Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:06) Kheni Briggs makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jabri Fitzpatrick assists).
2929
(4:39) Max Frazier misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(4:35) Stefano Faloppa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:25) Jabri Fitzpatrick makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
2931
(4:16) Foul on Jabri Fitzpatrick.
(3:53) Max Frazier misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:51) New Haven Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:29) Zoumana Traore makes driving layup.
2933
(3:08) Darin Smith Jr. misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(3:04) Jabri Fitzpatrick Defensive Rebound.
(3:00) Andre Pasha misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:54) Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Melo Sanchez bad pass turnover.
(2:51) Kheni Briggs Steal.
(2:44) Kheni Briggs bad pass turnover.
(2:32) Foul on Zoumana Traore.
+3 (2:23) Darin Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jay Rodgers assists).
3233
(2:04) Kheni Briggs misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:01) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:56) Jay Rodgers makes 27-foot three point jumper.
3533
(1:29) Andre Pasha misses 6-foot hook shot.
(1:26) Andre Pasha Offensive Rebound.
(1:24) Andre Pasha misses layup.
(1:20) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:10) Jay Rodgers makes driving layup.
3733
(0:56) Kheni Briggs bad pass turnover.
(0:51) Foul on Najimi George.
+1 (0:51) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3833
+1 (0:51) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3933
(0:30) Maison Adeleye bad pass turnover.
(0:30) Max Frazier Steal.
+2 (0:24) Darin Smith Jr. makes driving layup.
4133
(0:08) Foul on Melo Sanchez.
(0:02) Andre Pasha misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CCSU

NHVN

81Points76

28-49(57.1%)Field Goal(%)25-55(45.5%)

9-16(56.3%)3-Point(%)5-17(29.4%)

16-22(72.7%)Free Throw(%)21-22(95.5%)

28(5)Rebounds(Offensive)29(8)

8Assists14

6Steals10

1Blocks0

15Turnovers11

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

15Largest Lead4

Game Details

Thursday, February 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM

attendance: 903

tv: ESPN+

spread: CCSU -3.5

over/under: 128.5