Central Connecticut 59, at Stonehill 61

EASTON, Mass. (Interstat) — In a game defined by defensive grit and a dramatic final minute, the Stonehill Skyhawks edged the Central Connecticut Blue Devils 61-59 in a Northeast Conference men’s basketball clash Monday night at Merkert Gymnasium. The contest, played before an intimate crowd of 328, was a rematch of a Jan. 8 meeting won by Central Connecticut, and this sequel delivered heightened tension. Stonehill improved to 6-14 overall, while Central Connecticut slipped to 10-9. The most critical sequence unfolded in the game’s waning seconds. With the score knotted at 58 and under a minute to play, Stonehill’s Rex… Read more...