PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Interstat) — The Central Connecticut Blue Devils secured a significant road victory, defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 67-54 in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Friday night at Louis Brown Center.

The Blue Devils (3-2) led 32-28 at halftime and maintained control throughout the second half before a crowd of 8,000. Darin Smith led all scorers with 21 points for Central Connecticut. Jay Rodgers added 15 points and nine assists in the upset.

Tariq Francis scored 19 points for Rutgers (4-1), which suffered its first loss of the season. The Scarlet Knights struggled offensively, failing to keep pace with the Blue Devils in both halves.