Another mediocre first half and a superior second half in a Red Storm win over Central Connecticut.
The Johnnies once again got off to tepid start, particularly on defense as the Central Connecticut Blue Devils jumped out to a 12-6 lead with 16:33 to play. In the first three and a half minutes the Blue Devils had hit four of their first five shots, three from three-point land.
The Johnnies were countering somewhat successfully by feeding 6’11” center Joel Soriano down low and he was converting. A nice pass to Montez Mathis in the right corner for an open three cut the deficit in half but the Blue Devils started finding success driving to the basket, and extended their lead to seven at the 15:23 mark of the half.