ortheastern came back from a 34-31 halftime deficit, out-scoring Binghamton 38-23 in the second half, to capture an important 69-57 win Wednesday night in front of 3,215 fans at the Events Center.
After Brandon Carter's three with 6:38 to play cut the Husky advantage to one, at 49-48, Northeastern went on a 12-2 run to open up a 61-50 lead with 1:03 to play. Jose Juan Barea scored eight of the Huskies' points in that stretch.
The Huskies (17-9, 11-4) held the Bearcats scoreless from the 5:39 mark of the second half until there were 59 seconds left in the game, a span of 4:40.
NU took an 8-6 lead on a Cornellius Wright basket with 14:06 left in the first half, but the Bearcats went to a 17-4 run over the next five minutes to go up 23-12. Sebastian Hermenier had six points in the stretch.
The Huskies responded by scoring 13 of the next 15 points over the next 4:40 to tie it at 25-25. Jesse Dunn's four-point play with 4:26 remaining in the half brought NU even.
Binghamton (12-14, 8-7) built the lead back up to six, at 34-28, but Marcus Barnes banked in a three-pointer just before the halftime buzzer and the Husklies trailed just three, 34-31, at the intermission. Binghamton out-shot NU 42 percent (14-for-33) to 29 percent (10-34) in the first stanza.
With BU up 39-37, Northeastern went on a 9-0 run, with Barnes scoring the last two baskets, to open up a 46-39 lead with 14:10 left in the game.
The Huskies then went scoreless for the next 4:34, but Binghamton could muster only four points in that time, making it a 46-43 game. Barea's three with 9:52 left broke the NU scoring drought.
Barea led the way with 24 points, 16 in the second half. He was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line, including 6-of-6 in the final 2:27. Barnes was the only other Husky in double figures with 16. Sylbrin Robinson, battling a fever, pulled down 14 rebounds, while Javorie Wilson nearly recorded a double-double, with nine points and 10 boards.
Hailey paced the Bearcats, who shot just 28 percent (8-for-29) in the second half, with 13 points.
The Huskies forced 23 Bearcat turnovers while committing just 12 themselves.
NU made seven three-pointers, giving it 221 on the season, breaking the old school record of 216 set last year.
Northeastern takes on Boston University on Sunday, Feb. 22 at Case Gymnasium. Tip-off is 1 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score
Northeastern vs Binghamton Univ.
2/18/04 7 p.m. at Events Center (Vestal, N.Y.)
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VISITORS: Northeastern (17-9, 11-4 AE)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 WILSON, Javorie..... f 3-10 1-4 2-2 3 7 10 2 9 2 1 0 1 37
14 DAVIS, Bennet....... f 4-11 0-1 1-2 2 5 7 5 9 1 0 3 0 26
33 ROBINSON, Sylbrin... c 1-5 0-0 1-6 5 9 14 1 3 1 0 1 0 38
03 BARNES, Marcus...... g 5-16 1-7 5-6 1 1 2 3 16 2 6 0 2 40
05 BAREA, Jose Juan.... g 6-18 4-11 8-8 1 3 4 3 24 3 3 0 1 37
22 KELLY, Bobby........ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7
30 WRIGHT, Cornellius.. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 7
32 DUNN, Jesse......... 1-3 1-3 1-1 0 2 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 8
42 MELVIN, Lateef...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 22-65 7-26 18-25 12 28 40 16 69 10 12 4 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-34 29.4% 2nd Half: 12-31 38.7% Game: 33.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 26.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd Half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 72.0% 4
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HOME TEAM: Binghamton Univ. (12-14, 8-7 AE)
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 HERMENIER, Sebastian f 4-6 0-1 0-0 2 6 8 3 8 0 2 0 0 27
24 WILLIAMS, Billy..... f 1-6 1-2 0-1 5 6 11 2 3 8 5 0 0 39
50 BILLINGS, Nick...... c 4-11 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 4 8 0 3 7 1 25
22 HAILEY, Troy........ g 5-10 2-7 1-4 0 8 8 5 13 2 6 0 1 33
23 CARTER, Brandon..... g 2-10 2-4 4-5 0 2 2 4 10 1 3 0 0 28
04 WATSON, Brett....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
11 KARIS, Louie........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
21 CASSEUS, Joel....... 4-8 1-5 0-0 1 4 5 3 9 0 1 0 1 18
33 ADEDIRAN, Alex...... 2-11 0-0 2-3 4 2 6 2 6 0 2 2 1 28
34 OLOMO, Giovanni..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 22-62 6-19 7-13 16 33 49 23 57 12 23 9 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd Half: 8-29 27.6% Game: 35.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 31.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 53.8% 2,1
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Officials: Timothy O'Brien, Richard Giallella, Joseph Pescitelli
Technical fouls: Northeastern-TEAM. Binghamton Univ.-None.
Attendance: 3215
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Northeastern.................. 31 38 - 69
Binghamton Univ............... 34 23 - 57
