NCAA 2025-2026
February 5, 2026
Match Summary
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE defeated CHICAGO STATE 78-67 on February 5, 2026 in the NCAA 2025-2026. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE won by a 11-point margin. Darin Smith, Jr. led all scorers with 24 points. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE shot 55.3% from the field while CHICAGO STATE managed 40.7%. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE collected 35 rebounds and CHICAGO STATE grabbed 18. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States.
Points Leader
Darin Smith, Jr. F
6'7" - 2.01m
Efficiency Leader
Max Frazier F
6'9" - 2.06m
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | * Max Frazier | 34:00 | 15 | 6/8 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | * Darin Smith, Jr. | 33:00 | 24 | 8/15 | 5/8 | 3/7 | 5/5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 1 | * Jay Rodgers | 32:00 | 4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| 24 | * James Jones | 31:00 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | * Melo Sanchez | 24:00 | 14 | 4/8 | 1/1 | 3/7 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Roddy Jones | 12:00 | 11 | 4/6 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 22 | Daniel James Etousa | 10:00 | 6 | 3/4 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 0 | Elijah Parker | 10:00 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| 13 | Ashton Reynolds | 09:00 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Nico Ashley | 05:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 78 | 26/47 | 17/22 | 9/25 | 17/19 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 99 |
CHICAGO STATE
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | * C.j. Ray | 35:00 | 22 | 9/20 | 7/14 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | * Marcus Tankersley | 29:00 | 15 | 6/13 | 6/13 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 22 | * Dailliss Cox | 26:00 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | * Corey Sands | 18:00 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | * Malek Robinson | 17:00 | 4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Chauncey Gibson | 22:00 | 8 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Braelon Bush | 22:00 | 5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Doyel Cockrill Iii | 18:00 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Joseph Owens | 13:00 | 4 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 67 | 24/59 | 17/35 | 7/24 | 12/14 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 70 |
* Players marked with * are starters.