Phil Wait’s Perfect Night Not Enough, NCAA Recap

Devan Bailey’s Central Connecticut State got a 66-47 win over Monmouth (N.J.) Thursday night, despite a perfect night from big man Phil Wait. Wait had 14 points, 14 rebounds (8 offensive), 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block in just 21 minutes on a perfect 6/6 from the field and 2/2 at the line. Devan Bailey played 33 minutes, finishing with 4 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists on 2/4 shooting.

Elsewhere…
No. 20 Washington took sole possession of first place in the Pac-10 with an 85-68 win over Arizona. Matthew Bryan-Amaning had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in 27 minutes, shooting 7/13 from the field and 4/8 at the line (check out video highlights of MBA in this game here).

Rider defeated Marist 80-66 in another battle of Brits. Justin Robinson finished with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in 27 minutes, on 3/8 field goal shooting but 8/8 free throw shooting, his British teammate Tom Pereira had 5 points on 2/5 shooting in 9 minutes. Menelik Watson had 2 points and 7 rebounds and 1 assist in 15 minutes, going 1/1 from the floor in the loss.

Shane Walker led four Loyola (Md.) players in double figures in a 62-50 win over Manhattan. Walker had 13 points and 9 rebounds on 4/9 shooting (4/6 at the line) in 31 minutes.

Northwestern got a 98-55 victory over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Alex Marcotullio had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 22 minutes, going 3/6 from the field and 2/2 at the line.

College of Charleston routed Western Carolina 93-64. Andrew Lawrence had 8 points, 2 rebounds, a career high 7 assists and 1 steal in 26 minutes without missing a field goal (3/3 shooting).

Portland State got a 71-69 victory over Weber State. Paul Guede had 5 points and 3 rebounds in 10 minutes, going 2/4 from the field.

Elon defeated Davidson 77-70. Ben Allison had 3 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 13 minutes in the loss, going 1/2 from the field and 1/2 at the line.

Wagner snapped a two-game losing streak by defeating Quinnipiac 90-80. Raheem May Thompson had 1 point, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block in 11 minutes going 0/1 from the field and 1/2 at the line. Clayfell Harris registered a DNP for Wagner.

Stony Brook suffered a 67-62 loss to Boston University. Danny Carter had 3 points and 2 rebounds in 16 minutes on 1/5 shooting.

Nevada got a 90-71 win over New Mexico State. Patrick Nyeko finished with 2 points and 2 rebounds in 14 minutes on 1/3 shooting.

Florida Gulf Coast got past Campbell 68-66. Larry Awosanya played 6 minutes, going 0/3 from the field to remain scoreless whilst grabbing 1 rebound.

Eastern Illinois pulled out a 61-60 victory over Murray State on Thursday night. Levi Noel registered a DNP.

Washington State defeated Arizona State 78-61. Chris McNamara registered a DNP.

The Citadel defeated Appalachian State 81-63 on Thursday night. Both Ryan Kilmartin (appalachian State) and Morakinyo Williams (The Citadel) registered DNP’s.

Bryant defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 74-71. Sam Fernley registered a DNP in the loss.

St. Francis (Pa.) defeated St. Francis (N.Y.) 75-56. Richard Clark registered a DNP.