Kohl, Central Connecticut St. beat Florida A&M 89-75
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica -- Tyler Kohl had 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists and Central Connecticut State never trailed in its 89-75 win over Florida A&M on Sunday night in the Jamaica Classic.
Kohl made a career-high 10 free throws on 11 attempts and Jamir Coleman had 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including three 3-pointers. Deion Bute scored 14 and Ian Krishnan added 13 for CCSU (3-2).
Coleman made a 3-pointer to open the scoring and Bute scored six points as the Blue Devils took a 13-2 lead less than five minutes in. Bute's layup with 4:29 left in the first half made it 37-14.
FAMU (2-2) used a 15-4 run -- during which CCSU went 0 for 3 from the field and committed three turnovers -- to trim its deficit to 74-65 with 3:35 to play but got no closer.
Justin Ravenel led the Rattlers with 14 points and Rod Melton scored 13. Ravenel made 11-of-14 free throws but just 1 of 14 from the field, including 1 of 8 from 3-point range.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ty Meixsell
- Trey Styons
- Garrett Nestor
2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 6-0 | - | 10-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 3-2 | 2.5 | 12-6 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 3-2 | 2.5 | 7-13 |
| Wagner | 2-3 | 3.5 | 10-8 |
| Stonehill | 2-3 | 3.5 | 10-10 |
| Le Moyne | 2-3 | 3.5 | 7-13 |
| Chicago State | 2-3 | 3.5 | 2-18 |
| Mercyhurst | 2-4 | 4 | 8-13 |
| St. Francis (PA) | 2-4 | 4 | 7-13 |
2024-25 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | 5-0 | - | 10-8 |
| Texas Southern | 4-1 | 1 | 7-11 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 4-1 | 1 | 7-11 |
| Jackson State | 4-1 | 1 | 4-14 |
| Alabama State | 3-2 | 2 | 7-11 |
| Alcorn State | 3-2 | 2 | 3-15 |
| Prairie View A&M | 3-3 | 2.5 | 4-15 |
| Alabama A&M | 2-3 | 3 | 6-12 |
| Florida A&M | 2-3 | 3 | 5-11 |
| Grambling | 1-4 | 4 | 4-14 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0-5 | 5 | 3-15 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-6 | 5.5 | 2-17 |
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