Central Connecticut stunned in NEC opener. More college basketball schedules, results

John Awoke had 18 points as No. 7 Wagner upset No. 2 Central Connecticut State 70-60 on Wednesday in a Northeast Conference Tournament quarterfinal in New Britain.

Awoke shot 5 for 10 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Seahawks (13-16). Nick Jones scored 17 points and added five rebounds. Binael Basil had 16 points and went 8 of 15 from the field.

Darin Smith Jr. finished with 29 points and 13 rebounds for the Blue Devils (18-11). Cent. Connecticut also got 10 points and three blocks from Max Frazier. Jones scored nine points in the first half and Wagner went into halftime trailing 35-31. Awoke scored 15 points in the second half to help lead Wagner to a 10-point victory.

Schedules, results

Postseason tournaments involving state teams at a glance:

Big East men

March 11-14 at Madison Square Garden

First round Wednesday on NBC Sports, Peacock

No. 8 vs. No. 9, 4 p.m.; No. 7 vs. No. 10, 6:30 p.m.; No. 6 vs. No. 11, 9 p.m.

Quarterfinals March 12

No. 8-9 winner vs. No. 1, noon; No. 4 vs. No. 5, 2:30 p.m., NBC Sports, Peacock

No. 7-10 winner vs. No. 2, 7 p.m.; No. 6-11 winner vs. No. 3, 9:30 p.m., FS1

Semifinals March 13

Early quarterfinal winners, 5:30 p.m., Fox; Late quarterfinal winners, 8 p.m., FS1

Championship March 14, 6:30 p.m., Fox

Big East women

Friday-Monday at Mohegan Sun Arena

All games on NBC Sports Network and Peacock

First round Friday: No. 8 Georgetown vs. No. 9 Butler, 11 a.m.; No. 7 Providence vs. No. 10 DePaul, 1:30 p.m.; No. 6 St. John’s vs. No. 11 Xavier, 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals Saturday: Georgetown-Butler winner vs. No. 1 UConn, noon; No. 4 Marquette vs. No. 5 Creighton, 2:30 p.m.; Providence-DePaul winner vs. No. 2 Villanova, 7 p.m.; St. John’s-Xavier winner vs. No. 3 Seton Hall, 9:30 p.m.

Semifinals Sunday: Saturday’s early winners, 2:30 p.m.; Saturday’s late winners, 5 p.m.

Championship Monday: Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

Ivy League men

At Cornell

Semifinals Saturday: Yale vs. Cornell, 11 a.m.; Harvard vs. Penn, 2 p.m.

Championship Sunday: Semifinal winners, noon

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men

At Atlantic City, N.J.

First round Thursday: Iona vs. Sacred Heart, 6 p.m.; Fairfield vs. Manhattan, 8:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals Friday: Merrimack vs. Iona-Sacred Heart winner, 6 p.m.; St. Peter’s vs. Fairfield-Manhattan winner, 8:30 p.m. Saturday: Quinnipiac vs. Marist, 6 p.m.; Siena vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 8:30 p.m.

Semifinals Sunday: TBD vs. Quinnipiac-Marist winner, 6 p.m.; TBD vs. Siena-Mount St. Mary’s winner, 8:30 p.m.

Championship Tuesday: Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

Metro Atlantic Athletic women

At Atlantic City, N.J.

First round Thursday: Manhattan vs. Marist, noon; Sacred Heart vs. St. Peter’s, 2:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals Friday: Quinnipiac vs. Manhattan-Marist winner, noon; Fairfield vs. Sacred Heart-St. Peter’s winner, 2:30 p.m. Saturday: Iona vs. Siena, noon; Merrimack vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 2:30 p.m.

Semifinals Sunday: TBD vs. Iona-Siena-winner, noon; TBD vs. Merrimack-Mount St. Mary’s winner, 2:30 p.m.

Championship Monday: Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

Northeast Conference men

At higher seed

Quarterfinals Wednesday: Wagner 70, CCSU 60; Stonehill 81, Le Moyne 71; LIU 79, Chicago St. 75; Mercyhurst 70, Fairleigh Dickinson 61

Semifinals Saturday: LIU vs. Stonehill, noon; Wagner vs. Mercyhurst, 2 p.m.

Championship Tuesday: Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

Division III men’s tournament

First round Friday

Trinity Regional: Babson vs. St. Joseph’s (Maine), 4:30 p.m.; Trinity vs. Keuka, 7 p.m.

Tufts Regional: Catholic vs. Western Connecticut State, 3:30 p.m.; Tufts vs. Penn St. Harrisburg, 6 p.m.

Wesleyan Regional: NYU vs. Gettysburg, 3:45 p.m.; Wesleyan vs. Lehman, 6:15 p.m.

Second round Saturday

Trinity-Keuka-winner vs. Babson-St. Joseph’s winner, 7 p.m.

Catholic-Western Connecticut State winner vs. Tufts-Penn St. Harrisburg winner, 6 p.m.

NYU-Gettysburg winner vs. Wesleyan-Lehman winner, 6:15 p.m.