Jones scores 20 in Cent. Conn. St.'s 69-56 win against Holy Cross
AP
Dec 07, 2024
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) Jordan Jones scored 20 points as Cent. Conn. St. beat Holy Cross Crusaders 69-56 on Saturday.
Jones added six steals for the Blue Devils (6-3). Abdul Momoh scored 12 points and added three steals. Devin Haid had 12 points and shot 4 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc.
Max Green led the Crusaders (5-5) in scoring, finishing with 15 points and seven rebounds. Tyler Boston added 13 points and five assists for Holy Cross. Caleb Kenney finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, two steals and three blocks.
Cent. Conn. St. took the lead with 6:53 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 38-25 at halftime, with Haid racking up 12 points. Cent. Conn. St. pulled away with an 11-3 run in the second half to extend a six-point lead to 14 points. They closed out the victory over Holy Cross from there, as Jones led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
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Cent. Conn. St.'s next game is Sunday against Rhode Island on the road, and Holy Cross visits Quinnipiac on Tuesday.
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1st Half
CCSU
Blue Devils
38
HC
Crusaders
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Abdul Momoh vs. Caleb Kenney (Crusaders gains possession)
19:39
Max Green turnover (bad pass) (Abdul Momoh steals)
19:16
Joe Ostrowsky misses three point jump shot
19:11
Blue Devils offensive rebound
19:09
+3
Devin Haid makes three point jump shot (Joe Ostrowsky assists)
3-0
18:36
Joe Nugent misses two point jump shot
18:34
Caleb Kenney offensive rebound
18:33
Crusaders turnover (shot clock violation)
18:24
+2
Jayden Brown makes two point layup (Abdul Momoh assists)
5-0
17:52
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point hook shot (Max Green assists)
5-2
17:32
Abdul Momoh turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Kenney steals)
17:28
Caleb Kenney turnover (lost ball)
17:15
Jayden Brown misses two point jump shot
17:13
Max Green defensive rebound
17:02
Max Green turnover (lost ball) (Joe Ostrowsky steals)
16:54
Jordan Jones turnover (out of bounds)
16:33
Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot
16:31
Joe Ostrowsky defensive rebound
16:21
+2
Jordan Jones makes two point driving layup
7-2
16:06
Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot
16:04
Joe Ostrowsky defensive rebound
15:57
Aidan Richard kicked ball violation
15:57
TV timeout
15:39
+2
Devin Haid makes two point pullup jump shot (Abdul Momoh assists)
9-2
15:17
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point driving hook shot
9-4
14:52
Devin Haid misses two point jump shot
14:50
Crusaders defensive rebound
14:27
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point driving layup
9-6
14:06
+2
Abdul Momoh makes two point dunk (Jordan Jones assists)
11-6
13:36
+3
Joe Nugent makes three point jump shot (Max Green assists)
11-9
13:16
Jordan Jones misses two point jump shot
13:14
Tyler Boston defensive rebound
13:08
Abdul Momoh blocks Caleb Kenney's two point layup
13:06
Max Green offensive rebound
13:06
+2
Max Green makes two point tip layup
11-11
12:35
Jayden Brown misses three point jump shot
12:33
Joe Nugent defensive rebound
12:16
+2
Jaiden Feroah makes two point cutting dunk (Tyler Boston assists)
11-13
11:56
+2
Jayden Brown makes two point driving layup
13-13
11:41
Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot
11:37
Blue Devils defensive rebound
11:37
TV timeout
11:19
Jordan Jones misses three point jump shot
11:17
Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound
11:05
Max Green misses two point jump shot
11:03
James Jones defensive rebound
10:44
Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:42
James Jones offensive rebound
10:26
Max Frazier misses two point hook shot
10:24
Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound
10:11
Jaiden Feroah misses three point jump shot
10:09
Jordan Jones defensive rebound
10:00
Tyler Boston shooting foul (Max Frazier draws the foul)
10:00
Max Frazier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:00
Max Frazier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:00
Jaiden Feroah defensive rebound
9:36
Tyler Boston misses two point jump shot
9:34
Caleb Kenney offensive rebound
9:33
Caleb Kenney misses two point layup
9:31
Caleb Kenney offensive rebound
9:31
Darin Smith Jr. blocks Caleb Kenney's two point layup
9:29
Crusaders offensive rebound
9:20
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point jump shot (Tyler Boston assists)
13-15
8:59
Caleb Kenney personal foul (Max Frazier draws the foul)
8:43
Davonte Sweatman turnover (bad pass)
8:27
+3
Tyler Boston makes three point pullup jump shot
13-18
8:11
+2
Jordan Jones makes two point driving hook shot
15-18
7:54
Tyler Boston misses two point jump shot
7:52
James Jones defensive rebound
7:32
+2
Darin Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot
17-18
7:02
Tyler Boston turnover (lost ball) (Darin Smith Jr. steals)
6:53
+2
Jordan Jones makes two point cutting layup (Darin Smith Jr. assists)
19-18
6:42
Max Green misses three point jump shot
6:40
Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound
6:34
+2
Abdul Momoh makes two point cutting dunk (Davonte Sweatman assists)
21-18
6:33
Crusaders 30 second timeout
6:33
TV timeout
6:14
Joe Nugent turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Jones steals)
6:01
+2
Abdul Momoh makes two point turnaround jump shot
23-18
5:35
Aidan Richard misses three point jump shot
5:33
Caleb Kenney offensive rebound
5:27
Tyler Boston turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Jones steals)
5:22
+3
Devin Haid makes three point jump shot (Jordan Jones assists)
26-18
4:55
+3
Tyler Boston makes three point jump shot (Aidan Richard assists)
26-21
4:41
+2
Abdul Momoh makes two point cutting layup (Joe Ostrowsky assists)
28-21
4:16
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point layup (Tyler Boston assists)
28-23
3:48
+2
Abdul Momoh makes two point turnaround hook shot
30-23
3:36
Jordan Jones personal foul (Tyler Boston draws the foul)
