FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Kyle Vinales scored 28 points and Joe Efese came off the bench to record a rarity Saturday as Central Connecticut State defeated Sacred Heart 80-72.
Efese scored a career-high 21 points off the bench and blocked eight shots. The last player to have at least 20 points and eight blocks off the bench in a Division I game was Kenny George of UNC Asheville on Nov. 17, 2007.
In a close game throughout, CCSU (11-15, 7-8 Northeast Conference) led 37-35 at halftime, then outscored Pioneers (9-17, 7-8) 43-37.
Vinales' 28 points (21 in the second half) came on 8-of-20 shooting, including three 3-pointers. He was 9 for 9 at the foul line. Matt Hunter had a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double. Brandon Peel added 15 points.
Steve Glowiak led the Pioneers with 21 points. Louis Montes and Shane Gibson each posted 14-point, 10-rebound double-doubles.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Central Connecticut State (11-15) « | 37 | 43 | 80 |
| Sacred Heart (9-17) | 35 | 37 | 72 |
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Peel, F | 33 | 6-7 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| T. Allen, F | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| M. Hunter, G | 40 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| K. Vinales, G | 40 | 8-20 | 9-9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| M. McMillan, G | 38 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Efese | 31 | 9-11 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| A. Hurd | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30-61 | 17-19 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 80 | |
| 49.2% | 89.5% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Montes, F | 34 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| N. Greenbacker, F | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| P. Gaetano, G | 38 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| S. Gibson, G | 36 | 5-16 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| S. Glowiak, G | 32 | 6-14 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Abdel Latif | 25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| T. Falzon | 17 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| D. Tate | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Cramer | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-69 | 13-15 | 41 | 13 | 17 | 72 | |
| 36.2% | 86.7% | ||||||
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