HANOVER, N.H. (Interstat) — Central Connecticut beat Dartmouth 78-71 in overtime Sunday in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game at Leede Arena. The Blue Devils moved to 1-2 this season. The Big Green dropped to 2-1. Central Connecticut built a 33-30 halftime lead after scoring 33 points in the first half. Dartmouth scored 36 points in the second half to erase the deficit and force overtime. Central Connecticut then scored 12 points in the extra period while limiting Dartmouth to five.

James Jones opened the scoring with a jump shot for Central Connecticut, but Cameron McNamee answered with a 3-pointer, a layup, a free throw and another 3-pointer as Dartmouth moved ahead. Jayden Mott made a jump shot, Victor Payne made a dunk and Elijah Parker made a layup for the Blue Devils. Ben Brown made two free throws and Anton Strelnikov made a layup for Dartmouth. Raphel Laurent made a jump shot, Acen Jimenez made a jump shot for Dartmouth, and Parker added another layup. Mott made two free throws, McNamee made a tip-in layup, and Jones made a layup. Laurent made two free throws, Patrick Tivnan made a jump shot and a free throw, and Dan Civello made a layup for Dartmouth. Cameron Hiatt made a 3-pointer, Jhace Johnson made a 3-pointer and Payne made consecutive 3-pointers for Central Connecticut. Jimenez made a 3-pointer and Ernas Valauskas made a layup for Dartmouth before Jones made a layup and Ashton Reynolds made a dunk to close the half.

Dartmouth opened the second half with a layup by Landon Williams, and the teams traded scores through the first several minutes. Reynolds made a layup and a free throw, then added a tip-in layup. McNamee kept Dartmouth close with free throws and later made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to help the Big Green move ahead. Central Connecticut responded with a 3-pointer from Johnson and a dunk by Jones. Payne made a 3-pointer to give the Blue Devils a 60-56 lead. Dartmouth rallied as Strelnikov made two free throws and a layup, then tied the game at 62 with a dunk with 2:50 remaining. Hiatt made two free throws for Dartmouth, but Reynolds made a dunk to tie the game at 64. Strelnikov made a jump shot with 58.5 seconds left to put Dartmouth ahead, and Laurent answered with a layup with 42.7 seconds remaining to tie the game at 66 and force overtime.

In overtime, Strelnikov made a free throw and Hiatt made two free throws to give Dartmouth a 69-66 lead. Mott made a jump shot to bring Central Connecticut within one. Payne then made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions, the second with 1:02 remaining, to put the Blue Devils ahead 74-69. Strelnikov made a layup with 51.6 seconds left, but Jones answered with a layup with 21.9 seconds remaining. Laurent made two free throws with 11.7 seconds left to complete the scoring. Central Connecticut outscored Dartmouth 12-5 in overtime and secured the road victory.

Ashton Reynolds of Central Connecticut, a 6-foot-4 guard from New York, N.Y., who attended Transit Tech High School, had 13 points, eight rebounds and one assist in 28 minutes. McNamee of Dartmouth, a 6-foot-6 guard who attended Santa Margarita Catholic, had 20 points and six rebounds in 29 minutes. Jones of Central Connecticut, a 6-foot-6 guard who attended Worcester Academy, had 15 points and seven rebounds in 38 minutes. Payne, a 6-foot-4 guard from Cromwell, had 17 points, two rebounds and one assist in 26 minutes. Strelnikov of Dartmouth, a 6-foot-8 center who attended LA Lumiere School, had 15 points, five rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes. Johnson of Central Connecticut, a 6-foot-1 guard who attended Adirondack Learning Academy, had nine points, four rebounds, seven assists and one block in 34 minutes. Hiatt of Dartmouth, a 6-foot-4 guard who attended Edmonds-Woodway High School, had nine points, five rebounds and one assist in 29 minutes. Laurent had 10 points, six rebounds and one assist in 33 minutes. Parker, a 6-foot-3 guard who attended Saint Thomas More School, had four points, four rebounds and two assists in 14 minutes. Tivnan of Dartmouth, a 6-foot-8 forward who attended Charlotte Catholic, had five points and three rebounds in 15 minutes.

Central Connecticut shot 29 of 58 from the floor, 9 of 22 from 3-point range and 11 of 13 from the free-throw line. Dartmouth shot 25 of 65 from the floor, 7 of 32 from beyond the arc and 14 of 20 from the line. Central Connecticut scored 78 points from 68 possessions for an offensive rating of 114.4. Dartmouth scored 71 points from 74 possessions for an offensive rating of 96.6. Dartmouth had a 15-9 edge in offensive rebounds. Dartmouth had 11 assists and three blocks. Central Connecticut had six assists. Central Connecticut committed 13 turnovers and 17 fouls, while Dartmouth committed 14 turnovers and 13 fouls. Both teams scored 36 points in the paint. Central Connecticut had 16 points off turnovers to Dartmouth’s 11 and two fastbreak points to Dartmouth’s four.

Central Connecticut had previously lost to Syracuse and Temple this season. Dartmouth had previously beaten Framingham St. and Marist. Central Connecticut next plays at Sacred Heart. Dartmouth next plays at Albany.

The Interstat game simulator had projected a final score of Dartmouth 74, Central Connecticut 66. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Dartmouth with a 70 percent probability to win. Dartmouth was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 5.5. The total score was 149 against an over-under line of 141.5.