Mount St. Mary's tops Central Connecticut 79-52
EMMITSBURG, Md. -- Jalen Gibbs had 20 points as Mount St. Mary's easily defeated Central Connecticut 79-52 on Saturday.
Malik Jefferson had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Mount St. Mary's (7-11, 3-2 Northeast Conference). Damian Chong Qui added 13 points and six assists. Nana Opoku had 11 points, seven rebounds and six blocks.
Mount St. Mary's posted a season-high 20 assists.
Mount St. Mary's dominated the first half and led 42-21 at the break. The Mountaineers' 42 points in the first half marked a season high for the team.
Jamir Reed had 12 points for the Blue Devils (1-18, 0-6), whose losing streak stretched to six games. Xavier Wilson added three blocks.
Jamir Coleman, whose 9 points per game heading into the contest ranked second on the Blue Devils, shot only 20% for the game (1 of 5).
Mount St. Mary's takes on St. Francis (NY) at home on Monday. Central Connecticut takes on Fairleigh Dickinson on the road on Monday.
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2020-2021 Northeast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Bryant | 6-2 | - | 10-3 |
St. Francis (BKN) | 4-2 | 1 | 4-3 |
Merrimack | 4-3 | 1.5 | 4-3 |
Long Island University | 4-3 | 1.5 | 4-3 |
Mount St. Mary's | 4-3 | 1.5 | 5-6 |
Sacred Heart | 5-4 | 1.5 | 5-5 |
St. Francis (PA) | 3-6 | 3.5 | 4-9 |
Central Connecticut | 3-6 | 3.5 | 3-9 |
Wagner | 2-4 | 3 | 2-5 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 2-4 | 3 | 3-9 |