Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs. Chicago State Cougars

FINAL

Feb 21, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
CCSU	25	26	51
CHST	28	42	70

Player Stats

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Darin Smith Jr.	38	6-18	2-6	5-6	6	2	1	0	1	1	19
34Max Frazier	27	3-8	0-0	1-2	8	2	0	2	0	5	7
24James Jones	32	2-5	0-3	4-4	4	0	1	0	2	1	8
6Melo Sanchez	12	1-5	1-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	4	2	3
1Jay Rodgers	34	3-5	1-2	0-0	3	3	0	0	2	0	7
22Daniel James	3	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Jayden Mott	10	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
2Nico Ashley	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Ashton Reynolds	12	0-2	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	1	0	1	2
0Elijah Parker	14	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	2	1	0
3Roddy Jones	17	1-7	1-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	2	3
TOTAL	-	17-5530.9%	5-2420.8%	12-1580.0%	32	11	3	3	13	13	51

CHICAGO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23CJ Ray	33	7-12	1-2	0-0	9	1	1	0	0	3	15
22Dailliss Cox	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	2	2
9Malek Robinson	11	2-5	0-2	0-0	0	0	4	0	1	1	4
10Corey Sands	10	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
4Marcus Tankersley	32	3-9	1-2	7-8	4	7	1	0	0	2	14
6Daniel Zatsepin	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
15Joseph Owens	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	2	2
8Stephen Byard	26	6-6	1-1	1-2	4	0	0	0	2	3	14
3Doyel Cockrill III	30	4-14	4-13	2-2	2	4	1	0	0	0	14
5Chauncey Gibson	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
21Braelon Bush	28	2-7	1-4	0-0	3	6	0	0	0	3	5
TOTAL	-	26-6241.9%	8-2828.6%	10-1283.3%	32	21	10	1	5	18	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCCSUCHST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Central Connecticut.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Chicago State.
(19:43) Darin Smith Jr. misses 15-foot jumper.
(19:40) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
(19:23) Marcus Tankersley misses 8-foot hook shot.
(19:20) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(19:03) Darin Smith Jr. misses layup.
(19:00) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Malek Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:47) Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Foul on Dailliss Cox.
(18:32) James Jones bad pass turnover.
(18:32) Marcus Tankersley Steal.
(17:59) Foul on Melo Sanchez.
(17:59) Marcus Tankersley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:59) Chicago State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:59) Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 2 of 2.
01
(17:59) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
(17:43) Braelon Bush misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:42) Central Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Max Frazier misses 7-foot hook shot.
(17:15) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:05) Dailliss Cox makes 10-foot jumper (CJ Ray assists).
03
+3 (16:38) Darin Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Roddy Jones assists).
33
(16:15) CJ Ray misses layup.
(16:15) Max Frazier Block.
(16:09) CJ Ray Offensive Rebound.
(16:08) Doyel Cockrill III misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:05) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(15:58) Roddy Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:56) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
(15:55) Dailliss Cox bad pass turnover.
(15:55) Darin Smith Jr. Steal.
+2 (15:51) Darin Smith Jr. makes layup.
53
(15:22) Doyel Cockrill III misses layup.
(15:18) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:13) Foul on Marcus Tankersley.
(14:51) Darin Smith Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:46) CJ Ray Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:32) CJ Ray makes layup (Doyel Cockrill III assists).
55
(14:17) Jay Rodgers bad pass turnover.
(14:17) CJ Ray Steal.
(14:11) Chauncey Gibson bad pass turnover.
(14:11) Elijah Parker Steal.
+2 (14:02) Darin Smith Jr. makes driving layup (Elijah Parker assists).
75
(13:43) CJ Ray misses layup.
(13:42) Chicago State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:40) Stephen Byard makes layup (Chauncey Gibson assists).
77
(13:26) Foul on Stephen Byard.
(13:12) James Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:09) Doyel Cockrill III Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Stephen Byard traveling turnover.
(12:35) Foul on Daniel Zatsepin.
+3 (12:20) Melo Sanchez makes 25-foot three pointer.
107
(11:55) Doyel Cockrill III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:52) Central Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(11:17) Max Frazier misses 8-foot hook shot.
(11:15) Daniel Zatsepin Defensive Rebound.
(11:13) Daniel Zatsepin misses 2-foot jumper.
(11:08) Central Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Ashton Reynolds misses layup.
(11:04) Central Connecticut Offensive Rebound.
(11:04) Foul on CJ Ray.
+1 (11:04) Ashton Reynolds makes free throw 1 of 2.
117
+1 (11:04) Ashton Reynolds makes free throw 2 of 2.
127
(10:59) Foul on Melo Sanchez.
(10:50) Marcus Tankersley misses layup.
(10:50) Chicago State Offensive Rebound.
(10:50) Max Frazier Block.
+3 (10:48) Doyel Cockrill III makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1210
(10:22) Darin Smith Jr. misses 6-foot jumper.
(10:21) Chicago State Defensive Rebound.
(10:21) Foul on Darin Smith Jr..
(10:00) Foul on Max Frazier.
+1 (10:00) Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 1 of 2.
1211
+1 (10:00) Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 2 of 2.
1212
(9:36) Roddy Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:32) Max Frazier Offensive Rebound.
(9:22) Roddy Jones bad pass turnover.
(9:22) Malek Robinson Steal.
(9:19) Malek Robinson bad pass turnover.
(9:19) James Jones Steal.
(9:12) Max Frazier misses layup.
(9:07) Darin Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:07) Darin Smith Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1412
(8:39) Marcus Tankersley misses 22-foot jumper.
(8:37) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:25) Darin Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Max Frazier assists).
1712
(8:03) Malek Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:59) Central Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(7:36) Darin Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:33) Max Frazier Offensive Rebound.
(7:29) Foul on Corey Sands.
(7:18) Darin Smith Jr. misses layup.
(7:16) Roddy Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:59) Max Frazier makes 1-foot dunk (Elijah Parker assists).
1912
+3 (6:47) Stephen Byard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Tankersley assists).
1915
(6:36) Elijah Parker bad pass turnover.
(6:36) Malek Robinson Steal.
(6:30) Corey Sands misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:27) Elijah Parker Defensive Rebound.
(6:20) Roddy Jones bad pass turnover.
(6:20) Malek Robinson Steal.
(6:16) Malek Robinson misses layup.
(6:14) Marcus Tankersley Offensive Rebound.
(6:14) Foul on Elijah Parker.
+1 (6:14) Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 1 of 2.
1916
+1 (6:14) Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 2 of 2.
1917
(5:51) Elijah Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:48) Joseph Owens Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Foul on Max Frazier.
(5:43) Doyel Cockrill III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:41) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:33) Jay Rodgers makes layup.
2117
(5:10) Braelon Bush misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:06) Joseph Owens Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:05) Joseph Owens makes layup.
2119
(4:49) James Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:45) Braelon Bush Defensive Rebound.
(4:39) Doyel Cockrill III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:38) Central Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(4:38) Foul on Joseph Owens.
(4:38) Daniel James misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:37) CJ Ray Defensive Rebound.
(4:10) Doyel Cockrill III misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:06) Daniel James Defensive Rebound.
(4:01) Darin Smith Jr. misses layup.
(3:58) Braelon Bush Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:53) Doyel Cockrill III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Tankersley assists).
2122
(3:31) Roddy Jones misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(3:28) Stephen Byard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:04) Stephen Byard makes layup (Braelon Bush assists).
2124
(2:38) Roddy Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:34) Daniel Zatsepin Defensive Rebound.
(2:30) Foul on Roddy Jones.
+1 (2:30) Doyel Cockrill III makes free throw 1 of 2.
2125
+1 (2:30) Doyel Cockrill III makes free throw 2 of 2.
2126
(2:24) Foul on Joseph Owens.
(2:24) Darin Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:24) Central Connecticut Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:24) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2226
(2:02) Braelon Bush misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:59) Jay Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(1:52) Melo Sanchez misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:48) Braelon Bush Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:42) CJ Ray makes layup (Braelon Bush assists).
2228
(1:28) Melo Sanchez misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:24) Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound.
(1:18) Darin Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:13) Melo Sanchez Offensive Rebound.
(1:04) Melo Sanchez misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:01) Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:58) Jay Rodgers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jayden Mott assists).
2528
(0:33) Marcus Tankersley misses 9-foot jumper.
(0:33) Central Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(0:08) Jayden Mott misses layup.
(0:08) Joseph Owens Block.
(0:01) Daniel Zatsepin Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CCSU

CHST

51Points70

17-55(30.9%)Field Goal(%)26-62(41.9%)

5-24(20.8%)3-Point(%)8-28(28.6%)

12-15(80.0%)Free Throw(%)10-12(83.3%)

40(14)Rebounds(Offensive)37(11)

11Assists21

3Steals10

3Blocks1

14Turnovers5

13(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

7Largest Lead21

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Jones Convocation Center · Chicago, IL

attendance: 272 (3.9%)

spread: CCSU -3.5

over/under: 138.5