Overview
- Central Connecticut State moved to 3–2 while Rutgers fell to 4–1 with its first loss of the season.
- Darin Smith Jr. scored 21 points as Max Frazier added a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double.
- Jay Rodgers posted 15 points with nine assists, and the Blue Devils committed only seven turnovers.
- CCSU won the boards 41–37 and hit 9 of 21 from three, while Rutgers shot 36% overall and 5 of 19 from deep.
- The victory was CCSU’s first over a Big Ten opponent in 20 tries and first over Rutgers in six meetings, following a 60–59 win at Boston College on Nov. 11.