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Central Connecticut tops Fairleigh Dickinson 76-72 in OT, will play St. Francis for NEC title

AP
Mar 08, 2025

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) Devin Haid had 29 points, Jordan Jones scored six of his 17 in overtime and Central Connecticut defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 76-72 on Saturday in a Northeast Conference Tournament semifinal.

The top-seeded Blue Devils (25-6) take a 12-game win streak into Tuesday's championship game against No. 3 seed St. Francis with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line.

Abdul Momoh made two free throws to give Central Connecticut the lead to begin OT. Heid followed with a basket and Jones scored the final six points for the Blue Devils to wrap up the victory.

Haid added five rebounds and four steals for the Blue Devils. Jones hit three 3-pointers and had three steals. Jayden Brown scored 10.

Jo'el Emanuel led the Knights (13-20) with 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Terrance Brown totaled 16 points, six rebounds and three steals. Bismark Nsiah pitched in with 15 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

Central Connecticut took a 41-24 lead into halftime. Fairleigh Dickinson came all the way back, using a tip-in by Nsiah with 41 seconds left and a Brown basket with 18 seconds remaining to send the game to OT tied at 66.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
FDU
Knights
24
CCSU
Blue Devils
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Knights gains possession)
19:45		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
19:43		Jameel Morris offensive rebound
19:31		Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot
19:29		Joe Ostrowsky defensive rebound
19:14	+2	Devin Haid makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:48		Terrence Brown turnover (bad pass) (Devin Haid steals)
18:39	+2	Jayden Brown makes two point layup (Devin Haid assists)	0-4
18:16		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
18:14		Abdul Momoh defensive rebound
18:09	+3	Devin Haid makes three point jump shot (Jordan Jones assists)	0-7
17:57		Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot
17:55		Blue Devils defensive rebound
17:42	+3	Devin Haid makes three point jump shot (Joe Ostrowsky assists)	0-10
17:31		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
17:29		Abdul Momoh defensive rebound
17:17		Jordan Jones misses two point layup
17:15		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
17:07		Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot
17:05		Knights offensive rebound
16:58		Jameel Morris misses three point jump shot
16:56		Devin Haid defensive rebound
16:37		Jayden Brown misses three point jump shot
16:35		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
16:16		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
16:14		Jayden Brown defensive rebound
16:03		Jordan Jones misses three point jump shot
16:01		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
15:55	+2	Bismark Nsiah makes two point layup	2-10
15:34		Jayden Brown turnover (traveling)
15:34		TV timeout
15:08	+3	Jo'el Emanuel makes three point jump shot (Jameel Morris assists)	5-10
14:47		Devin Haid turnover (bad pass) (Bismark Nsiah steals)
14:22		Brayden Reynolds turnover (bad pass) (Devin Haid steals)
14:17		Davonte Sweatman misses two point layup
14:15		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
14:01	+2	Jameel Morris makes two point layup	7-10
13:40		Joe Ostrowsky misses three point jump shot
13:38		Brayden Reynolds defensive rebound
13:24	+2	Brayden Reynolds makes two point layup (Terrence Brown assists)	9-10
13:07	+2	Jordan Jones makes two point jump shot	9-12
12:44		Jameel Morris misses three point jump shot
12:42		Jordan Jones defensive rebound
12:33		Davonte Sweatman misses three point jump shot
12:31		Abdul Momoh offensive rebound
12:28	+3	Jaelen McGlone makes three point jump shot (Abdul Momoh assists)	9-15
12:08	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup	11-15
11:48	+3	Darin Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Abdul Momoh assists)	11-18
11:28		Bismark Nsiah turnover (bad pass) (Abdul Momoh steals)
11:22		Jaelen McGlone misses three point jump shot
11:20		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
10:55	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point pullup jump shot	13-18
10:26	+3	Jordan Jones makes three point pullup jump shot	13-21
10:05		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
10:03		Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound
10:00		Davonte Sweatman turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Brown steals)
9:55	+2	Ahmed Barba-Bey makes two point layup (Terrence Brown assists)	15-21
9:35		Jordan Jones misses three point pullup jump shot
9:33		Jameel Morris defensive rebound
9:18		Jameel Morris turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Jones steals)
9:16		Bismark Nsiah personal foul
9:16		TV timeout
9:05	+2	Jayden Brown makes two point driving layup	15-23
8:50		Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot
8:48		Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound
8:43		Jo'el Emanuel personal foul
8:32	+2	Devin Haid makes two point layup	15-25
8:16		Brayden Reynolds turnover (lost ball) (Devin Haid steals)
8:12	+2	Devin Haid makes two point dunk	15-27
8:09		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
8:09		TV timeout
7:50		Darin Smith Jr. shooting foul (Cameron Tweedy draws the foul)
7:50	+1	Cameron Tweedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-27
7:50		Cameron Tweedy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:50		Devin Haid defensive rebound
7:23		(Knights gains possession)
7:23		Devin Haid misses three point jump shot
7:21		Cameron Tweedy defensive rebound
7:00		Cameron Tweedy misses two point pullup jump shot
6:58		Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound
6:53	+3	Devin Haid makes three point jump shot (Joe Ostrowsky assists)	16-30
6:30		Jayden Brown blocks Jo'el Emanuel's three point jump shot
6:29		Knights offensive rebound
6:19		Jo'el Emanuel misses two point turnaround jump shot
6:17		Abdul Momoh defensive rebound
6:02	+2	Devin Haid makes two point pullup jump shot	16-32
5:48		Bismark Nsiah turnover (bad pass) (Davonte Sweatman steals)
5:36	+3	Davonte Sweatman makes three point jump shot (Devin Haid assists)	16-35
5:33		Knights 30 second timeout
5:12		Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Brown steals)
5:07		Davonte Sweatman misses three point jump shot
5:05		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
4:53		Devin Haid blocks Ahmed Barba-Bey's two point pullup jump shot
4:51		Devin Haid defensive rebound
4:38		Jo'el Emanuel blocks Abdul Momoh's two point layup
4:36		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
4:31		Abdul Momoh blocks Terrence Brown's two point driving layup
4:29		Davonte Sweatman defensive rebound
4:25		Jo'el Emanuel blocks Abdul Momoh's two point layup
4:25		Blue Devils offensive rebound
4:15		Jordan Jones misses three point jump shot
4:13		Bismark Nsiah defensive rebound
4:07		Jo'el Emanuel misses three point jump shot
4:05		Max Frazier defensive rebound
3:49		Jayden Brown misses two point jump shot
3:47		Ahmed Barba-Bey defensive rebound
3:25	+2	Jo'el Emanuel makes two point turnaround jump shot	18-35
3:12		Davonte Sweatman turnover (bad pass)
3:12		TV timeout
2:56		Max Frazier shooting foul (Brayden Reynolds draws the foul)
2:56		Brayden Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:56	+1	Brayden Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-35
2:33		Bismark Nsiah blocks Jaelen McGlone's two point layup
2:31		Bismark Nsiah defensive rebound
2:07		Ahmed Barba-Bey misses three point jump shot
2:05		Bismark Nsiah offensive rebound
2:05	+2	Bismark Nsiah makes two point putback layup	21-35
1:40	+3	Jordan Jones makes three point jump shot (Darin Smith Jr. assists)	21-38
1:10	+3	Bismark Nsiah makes three point jump shot (Ahmed Barba-Bey assists)	24-38
0:48	+3	Jaelen McGlone makes three point jump shot (Darin Smith Jr. assists)	24-41
0:27		Ahmed Barba-Bey misses three point jump shot
0:25		Max Frazier defensive rebound
0:22		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:13		Brayden Reynolds personal foul
0:13		Official timeout
0:09		Blue Devils turnover (5-second violation)
0:06		Jordan Jones personal foul
0:05		Abdul Momoh personal foul
0:01		Abdul Momoh blocks Jo'el Emanuel's two point layup
0:01		Bismark Nsiah offensive rebound
0:01		Bismark Nsiah misses two point layup
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FDU
Knights
42
CCSU
Blue Devils
25

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Devin Haid misses three point jump shot
19:46		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
19:29		Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot
19:27		Jameel Morris offensive rebound
19:13		Jameel Morris misses three point jump shot
19:11		Devin Haid defensive rebound
19:07		Bismark Nsiah blocks Jordan Jones's two point layup
19:05		Blue Devils offensive rebound
18:51	+3	Jordan Jones makes three point jump shot	24-44
18:23		Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot
18:21		Devin Haid defensive rebound
18:15		Jayden Brown misses three point jump shot
18:13		Blue Devils offensive rebound
18:12		Jo'el Emanuel personal foul
18:03		Jordan Jones turnover (lost ball) (Bismark Nsiah steals)
17:59	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup (Jameel Morris assists)	26-44
17:39	+2	Devin Haid makes two point layup (Abdul Momoh assists)	26-46
17:39		Bismark Nsiah shooting foul (Devin Haid draws the foul)
17:39	+1	Devin Haid makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-47
17:24		Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball) (Abdul Momoh steals)
17:07		Jayden Brown misses three point jump shot
17:05		Jo'el Emanuel defensive rebound
16:56		Jayden Brown personal foul
16:52	+3	Chidube Ekwommadu makes three point jump shot (Jameel Morris assists)	29-47
16:26		Chidube Ekwommadu blocks Jayden Brown's two point layup
16:24		Abdul Momoh offensive rebound
16:18		Jordan Jones misses three point jump shot
16:16		Jayden Brown offensive rebound
16:05		Bismark Nsiah shooting foul (Abdul Momoh draws the foul)
16:05		Abdul Momoh misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:05		Abdul Momoh misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:04		Cameron Tweedy defensive rebound
15:46		Chidube Ekwommadu misses three point jump shot
15:45		Blue Devils defensive rebound
15:45		TV timeout
15:32		Blue Devils turnover (10-second violation)
15:21		Jameel Morris offensive foul
15:21		Jameel Morris turnover (offensive foul)
14:53		Abdul Momoh misses two point hook shot
14:51		Jameel Morris defensive rebound
14:40		Chidube Ekwommadu turnover (bad pass) (Devin Haid steals)
14:33	+2	Devin Haid makes two point floating jump shot	29-49
14:11		Chidube Ekwommadu misses two point driving layup
14:09		Joe Ostrowsky defensive rebound
14:05		Jordan Jones misses three point stepback jump shot
14:03		Chidube Ekwommadu defensive rebound
13:46	+2	Jameel Morris makes two point jump shot (Brayden Reynolds assists)	31-49
13:32		Jameel Morris personal foul
13:11		Jayden Brown misses two point jump shot
13:09		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
12:51	+2	Jo'el Emanuel makes two point driving reverse layup	33-49
12:27		Davonte Sweatman turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Brown steals)
12:24		Joe Ostrowsky personal foul
12:22		Jaelen McGlone shooting foul (Ahmed Barba-Bey draws the foul)
12:22	+1	Ahmed Barba-Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-49
12:22		Ahmed Barba-Bey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:21		Jaelen McGlone defensive rebound
12:10		Jordan Jones offensive foul
12:10		Jordan Jones turnover (offensive foul)
11:53		Abdul Momoh shooting foul (Jameel Morris draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:53	+1	Jameel Morris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-49
11:53	+1	Jameel Morris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-49
11:42		Jaelen McGlone turnover (bad pass)
11:25		Jameel Morris misses three point jump shot
11:23		Davonte Sweatman defensive rebound
11:03	+2	Darin Smith Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Abdul Momoh assists)	36-51
10:32	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point reverse layup (Bismark Nsiah assists)	38-51
10:27		Darin Smith Jr. technical foul
10:27		Darin Smith Jr. turnover
10:27	+1	Terrence Brown makes technical free throw 1 of 2	39-51
10:27	+1	Terrence Brown makes technical free throw 2 of 2	40-51
10:11		Jayden Brown blocks Terrence Brown's two point layup
10:09		Brayden Reynolds offensive rebound
10:06		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
9:54		Jameel Morris personal foul
9:40	+2	Jayden Brown makes two point driving layup (Joe Ostrowsky assists)	40-53
9:23		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
9:21		Joe Ostrowsky defensive rebound
8:58	+2	Jayden Brown makes two point jump shot (Joe Ostrowsky assists)	40-55
8:38		Jaelen McGlone personal foul (Brayden Reynolds draws the foul)
8:38	+1	Brayden Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-55
8:38	+1	Brayden Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-55
8:27		Jordan Jones turnover (bad pass) (Bismark Nsiah steals)
8:16	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point cutting layup (Jo'el Emanuel assists)	44-55
8:00		Devin Haid misses two point dunk
7:58		Bismark Nsiah defensive rebound
7:53		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
7:51		Bismark Nsiah offensive rebound
7:51	+2	Bismark Nsiah makes two point tip layup	46-55
7:48		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
7:48		TV timeout
7:33		Terrence Brown personal foul (Joe Ostrowsky draws the foul)
7:33		TV timeout
7:33	+1	Joe Ostrowsky makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-56
7:33	+1	Joe Ostrowsky makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-57
7:07	+2	Jo'el Emanuel makes two point pullup jump shot	48-57
6:34		Jayden Brown turnover (lost ball)
6:13		Abdul Momoh personal foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-57
6:13	+1	Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-57
5:52		Devin Haid turnover (lost ball)
5:36	+2	Bismark Nsiah makes two point floating jump shot (Jo'el Emanuel assists)	52-57
5:11	+3	Devin Haid makes three point pullup jump shot	52-60
4:52		Brayden Reynolds misses three point jump shot
4:50		Joe Ostrowsky defensive rebound
4:24		Joe Ostrowsky turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Brown steals)
4:09		Jayden Brown shooting foul (Jo'el Emanuel draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Jo'el Emanuel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
4:09	+1	Jo'el Emanuel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-60
3:43	+2	Jayden Brown makes two point driving layup (Devin Haid assists)	54-62
3:12		Jo'el Emanuel misses two point driving layup
3:10		Bismark Nsiah offensive rebound
3:10	+2	Bismark Nsiah makes two point putback layup	56-62
2:54		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
2:54		TV timeout
2:38		Brayden Reynolds blocks Devin Haid's two point layup
2:36		Bismark Nsiah defensive rebound
2:12	+3	Jo'el Emanuel makes three point jump shot (Bismark Nsiah assists)	59-62
1:50	+2	Devin Haid makes two point driving layup (Jayden Brown assists)	59-64
1:32		Bismark Nsiah misses three point jump shot
1:30		Jo'el Emanuel offensive rebound
1:29		Jo'el Emanuel misses two point putback layup
1:27		Jo'el Emanuel offensive rebound
1:22	+3	Jameel Morris makes three point jump shot (Jo'el Emanuel assists)	62-64
1:22		Knights 30 second timeout
1:03	+2	Joe Ostrowsky makes two point pullup jump shot	62-66
0:44		Jameel Morris misses three point jump shot
0:42		Bismark Nsiah offensive rebound
0:41	+2	Bismark Nsiah makes two point putback layup	64-66
0:34		Jordan Jones offensive foul
0:34		Jordan Jones turnover (offensive foul)
0:18	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point pullup jump shot	66-66
0:18		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:02		Joe Ostrowsky misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

OT
FDU
Knights
6
CCSU
Blue Devils
10

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Jump ball. (Knights gains possession)
4:33		Bismark Nsiah misses two point driving layup
4:31		Abdul Momoh defensive rebound
4:31		Bismark Nsiah personal foul (Abdul Momoh draws the foul)
4:31	+1	Abdul Momoh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-67
4:31	+1	Abdul Momoh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-68
4:25		Official timeout
4:03		Ahmed Barba-Bey misses three point jump shot
4:01		Blue Devils defensive rebound
3:40		Jordan Jones misses three point jump shot
3:38		Brayden Reynolds defensive rebound
3:21		Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Jones steals)
2:58	+2	Devin Haid makes two point pullup jump shot	66-70
2:29		Jameel Morris misses three point jump shot
2:27		Jo'el Emanuel offensive rebound
2:27	+2	Jo'el Emanuel makes two point tip dunk	68-70
2:05		Jo'el Emanuel shooting foul (Jordan Jones draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Jordan Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
2:05	+1	Jordan Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-72
1:53		Abdul Momoh blocks Jo'el Emanuel's two point dunk
1:51		Jordan Jones defensive rebound
1:32		Devin Haid turnover (bad pass)
1:32		Official timeout
1:18		Ahmed Barba-Bey misses three point jump shot
1:16		Jo'el Emanuel offensive rebound
1:16		Jayden Brown shooting foul (Jo'el Emanuel draws the foul)
1:16		Jo'el Emanuel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:16	+1	Jo'el Emanuel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-72
1:01		Jameel Morris personal foul (Jordan Jones draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Jordan Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-73
1:01	+1	Jordan Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-74
0:48	+3	Jameel Morris makes three point jump shot (Terrence Brown assists)	72-74
0:48		Knights 30 second timeout
0:21		Jayden Brown misses three point jump shot
0:19		Brayden Reynolds defensive rebound
0:05		Terrence Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Jones steals)
0:04		Brayden Reynolds personal foul (Jordan Jones draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Jordan Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-75
0:04	+1	Jordan Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-76
0:04		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:02		Terrence Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Brown steals)
0:00		End of period

Terrence Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Brown steals)