Central Connecticut Blue Devils @ Saint Francis Red Flash
Red Flash erase 20-point halftime deficit, win 84-77
LORETTO, Pa. -- Mark Flagg had 19 points as St. Francis (Pa.) rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit to beat Central Connecticut 84-77 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Isaiah Blackmon and Ramiir Dixon-Conover added 18 points apiece for the Red Flash (13-8, 6-4 Northeast Conference), while Keith Braxton chipped in 16. Blackmon also had 10 rebounds, while Dixon-Conover made five steals.
Braxton had 14 points and Dixon-Conover 13 in the second half to lead the rally. The Red Flash shot 54% in the first half after a 35% first half.
Central Connecticut scored 49 first-half points, a season high for the team, but after shooting 59% in the first half, faded to 33% in the second. The Blue Devils made 9 of 12 from the arc in the first half but only 2 of 13 in the second half.
Ian Krishnan had 18 points for the Blue Devils (2-21, 1-9). Myles Baker added 16 points. Trey Tennyson had 15 points.
The Red Flash improve to 2-0 against the Blue Devils for the season. St. Francis defeated Central Connecticut 93-69 on Jan. 4. St. Francis faces Bryant at home on Saturday. Central Connecticut matches up against Robert Morris on the road on Saturday.
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Game Information
Loretto, PA
Referee:Dave Fernandez
Referee:Greg Evans
Referee:Mikerlange Fleury
2025-26 Standings
| Northeast ConferenceNortheast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 14-3 | - | 20-10 |
| Central Connecticut | 11-6 | 3 | 17-11 |
| Le Moyne | 10-7 | 4 | 15-15 |
| Mercyhurst | 9-8 | 5 | 14-16 |
| New Haven | 8-9 | 6 | 13-17 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-9 | 6 | 11-19 |
| Stonehill | 8-9 | 6 | 11-19 |
| Wagner | 7-10 | 7 | 12-16 |
| Chicago State | 5-12 | 9 | 7-23 |
| Saint Francis | 5-12 | 9 | 7-23 |
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