Freshman forward Shawn James recorded the first triple-double in school history with 17 points, 12 rebounds and a school-record 11 blocks en route to leading Northeastern to a 76-61 win over Iona Thursday, Dec. 30 at Solomon Court in the Huskies' final non-conference game of the season.
Already having registered 17 points and 11 boards, James rejected Gary Springer with 1:08 to play for his 10th block of the game. He added another block and rebound before the end of the game to put the finishing touches on one of the greatest individual performances in school history.
The 11 swats shatter James' own school record of seven and are tied for the second most in the America East annals. Vermont's Kevin Roberson blocked 11 shots against Dartmouth Jan. 21, 1990. Roberson holds the conference record for blocks in a game with 13. In just eight games, James has 45 rejections, the third most in NU history.
Northeastern relinquished the lead just once, when Springer's jumper gave his team a 14-13 lead with 11:12 remaining in the first half. Sophomore forward Bennet Davis put in a layup 25 seconds later, and the Huskies never trailed after that.
The closest the Gaels (4-7) got in the second half was seven, that after a Steve Burtt foul shot with 3:36 left. But James converted a fast-break layup and then threw down a dunk to push the NU advantage to 11. The lead never dipped into single digits after that.
The Huskies (5-5) tied a season high by shooting 50 percent (29-of-58) from the floor. They played their best defensive game of the season, pulling down a season-high 44 rebounds and holding the Gaels to 28 percent (21-of-74) shooting from the floor, the lowest for any Husky opponent this year.
Junior guard Jose Juan Barea bounced back from his 4-for-22 showing Monday at Holy Cross with 23 points on 9-of-20 shooting. He also added a game-high nine assists.
Senior guard Marcus Barnes chipped in with 18 points, while Davis had eight points and 10 rebounds. Burtt led Iona with 19.
Northeastern plays host to Binghamton Sunday, Jan. 2 at 1 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score
Iona vs Northeastern
12/30/04 7:30 pm at Solomon Court (Boston, Mass.)
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VISITORS: Iona 4-7
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
11 Atkins, Tariq....... * 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 9
14 Soliver, Ricky...... * 3-15 2-6 0-0 1 3 4 1 8 6 0 1 0 31
15 Burtt, Steve........ * 5-14 3-6 6-6 1 6 7 3 19 0 3 0 1 35
33 Wachsmann, Kiril.... * 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 2 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 12
44 Jenkins, Greg....... * 1-5 0-0 4-4 2 8 10 2 6 1 4 3 0 30
01 Evans, Taquan....... 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 11
04 Springer, Gary...... 4-12 0-0 1-3 2 2 4 1 9 0 1 1 2 20
13 McCullough, Marvin.. 0-5 0-4 2-2 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 18
22 Henson, Charles..... 5-10 1-2 0-1 2 3 5 1 11 0 0 1 0 21
30 Bruin, Anthony...... 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 8
32 Marshall, Justin.... 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEAM................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 21-74 6-19 13-18 18 27 45 16 61 10 12 7 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-42 23.8% 2nd Half: 11-32 34.4% Game: 28.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 31.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 72.2% 2
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HOME TEAM: Northeastern 5-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 Barnes, Marcus...... * 6-10 3-6 3-3 1 0 1 3 18 1 4 0 1 22
05 Barea, Jose Juan.... * 9-20 1-7 4-5 0 4 4 2 23 9 3 0 2 35
14 Davis, Bennet....... * 3-7 0-0 2-2 1 9 10 5 8 2 4 0 0 33
21 James, Shawn........ * 8-11 0-0 1-1 2 10 12 3 17 0 0 11 3 34
22 Kelly, Bobby........ * 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 18
11 Martinez, Adrian.... 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 18
12 Davis, Aaron........ 3-5 1-3 2-4 0 4 4 0 9 0 1 1 1 27
33 Cole, Janon......... 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 5 6 1 0 1 2 0 1 13
TEAM................ 3 3
Totals.............. 29-58 5-18 13-19 6 38 44 17 76 15 18 13 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 2nd Half: 13-26 50.0% Game: 50.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 27.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 68.4% 2
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Officials: Richard Giallella, Tim O'Brien, Tom Fahey
Technical fouls: Iona-None. Northeastern-None.
Attendance: 1222
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Iona.......................... 25 36 - 61
Northeastern.................. 39 37 - 76
Points in the paint-IONA 26,NU 44. Points off turnovers-IONA 15,NU 14.
2nd chance points-IONA 6,NU 4. Fast break points-IONA 4,NU 14.
Bench points-IONA 26,NU 9. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-IONA 2nd-00:00, NU 2nd-00:15.
