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Washington Post
12-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
St. Francis (Pa.) stuns Central Connecticut State 46-43 for NEC title, 2nd NCAA Tournament berth
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Daemar Kelly hit a go-ahead jumper with nine seconds left and Chris Moncrief made 1 of 2 free throws after he stole the ball to help St. Francis (Pa.) stun top-seeded Central Connecticut State 46-43 on Tuesday night to win the Northeastern Conference Tournament championship. It ended the nation's longest active win streak at 14 and earned the Red Flash their second trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Let's Dance! Saint Francis is heading back to the NCAA Tournament
NEW BRITAIN, CT (WTAJ) — For the first time since 1991, Saint Francis basketball is heading to the NCAA Tournament, punching an automatic berth with a 46-43 win over Central Connecticut State Tuesday night in the NEC men's basketball championship. In the final minute, Daemar Kelly hit the key bucket for the Red Flash to break the late 43-43 tie, an aggressive pull-up jumper proved to be the play of the night. SFU's defense was disruptive for 40-minutes, holding The Blue Devils to 30-percent shooting, and forcing 16 turnovers. The win is SFU's second NEC Tournament championship and send the Red Flash to the NCAA Tournament where they will will likely play in the First Four in Dayton Ohio next Monday or Tuesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fox Sports
12-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
St. Francis (Pa.) stuns Central Connecticut State 46-43 for NEC title, 2nd NCAA Tournament berth
St. Francis (Pa.) stuns Central Connecticut State 46-43 for NEC title, 2nd NCAA Tournament berth Updated Mar. 11, 2025 9:45 p.m. ET share facebook x reddit link Associated Press NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Daemar Kelly hit a go-ahead jumper with nine seconds left and Chris Moncrief made 1 of 2 free throws after he stole the ball to help St. Francis (Pa.) stun top-seeded Central Connecticut State 46-43 on Tuesday night to win the Northeastern Conference Tournament championship. It ended the nation's longest active win streak at 14 and earned the Red Flash their second trip to the NCAA Tournament. No. 3 seed St. Francis (16-17) had lost five in a row to the Blue Devils (25-7), including twice this season by a combined 31 points. The Red Flash won their only other conference tournament in 1991. The fourth time was the charm for head coach Rob Krimmel, who lost in three previous trips to the title game in 2017 and 2019-20. St. Francis freshman Juan Cranford Jr. and Blue Devils' junior Devin Haid both scored 14 and were the only players to reach double figures. ADVERTISEMENT The two teams played to a 20-20 tie in a cold-shooting first half. Cranford opened the second half with a 3-pointer, and he hit a jumper to give the Red Flash a 37-33 lead with 9:50 left. Central Connecticut State scored the next four points, but Riley Parker answered with a 3-pointer to put St. Francis up three with 7:20 left. The Red Flash led by four when Devin Haid made two free throws to end a five-minute scoring drought for the Blue Devils. He missed his next two shots before sinking a jumper to tie it at 41 with 1:42 left. Valentino Pinedo had a go-ahead basket but missed a chance at a three-point play. Joe Ostrowsky tied it for the final time with 17 seconds left. Haid missed a 3-pointer to end it. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: and
Associated Press
12-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
St. Francis (Pa.) stuns Central Connecticut State 46-43 for NEC title, 2nd NCAA Tournament berth
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Daemar Kelly hit a go-ahead jumper with nine seconds left and Chris Moncrief made 1 of 2 free throws after he stole the ball to help St. Francis (Pa.) stun top-seeded Central Connecticut State 46-43 on Tuesday night to win the Northeastern Conference Tournament championship. It ended the nation's longest active win streak at 14 and earned the Red Flash their second trip to the NCAA Tournament. No. 3 seed St. Francis (16-17) had lost five in a row to the Blue Devils (25-7), including twice this season by a combined 31 points. The Red Flash won their only other conference tournament in 1991. The fourth time was the charm for head coach Rob Krimmel, who lost in three previous trips to the title game in 2017 and 2019-20. St. Francis freshman Juan Cranford Jr. and Blue Devils' junior Devin Haid both scored 14 and were the only players to reach double figures. The two teams played to a 20-20 tie in a cold-shooting first half. Cranford opened the second half with a 3-pointer, and he hit a jumper to give the Red Flash a 37-33 lead with 9:50 left. Central Connecticut State scored the next four points, but Riley Parker answered with a 3-pointer to put St. Francis up three with 7:20 left. The Red Flash led by four when Devin Haid made two free throws to end a five-minute scoring drought for the Blue Devils. He missed his next two shots before sinking a jumper to tie it at 41 with 1:42 left. Valentino Pinedo had a go-ahead basket but missed a chance at a three-point play. Joe Ostrowsky tied it for the final time with 17 seconds left. Haid missed a 3-pointer to end it. ___
