Cent. Connecticut St. 80, Robert Morris 58

Cent. Connecticut St. 80, Robert Morris 58

Published Feb. 5, 2011 10:34 p.m. ET

Ken Horton had his eighth double-double of the season and Central Connecticut State routed Robert Morris 80-58 on Saturday night.

Horton finished with 30 points and 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double in the past six games. It was the fourth time in his career the junior has scored at least 30 points in a game.

Leading 51-48 at the 10-minute mark, the Blue Devils went on a 27-6 run for 78-54 lead with 2:20 to play.

The Blue Devils made 22 of 25 free throws in the second half and shot 88.6 percent from the line (31 of 35) for the game.

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Shemik Thompson added 16 points and Robby Ptacek had 12 for the Blue Devils (16-7, 9-3 Northeast Conference), who won their sixth in a row and beat Robert Morris at home for the first time since the 2003-04 season.

Lawrence Bridges and Gary Wallace each scored 12 for the Colonials (10-13, 6-6).

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