Northeastern had no problem with UMBC on Saturday afternoon, shooting a season-high 58.5 percent from the field in downing the Retrievers, 85-55, at the RAC Arena in Baltimore, Md.
The 30-point margin of victory is the Huskies' largest over a Div. I opponent since a 99-69 win over Loyola in 2002-03. It is their most lopsided conference win since a 96-58 victory over Boston University in 1992-93.
NU (15-8, 11-3 America East) came out smoking, hitting six of its first eight shots to open up a 17-3 lead. Senior guard Marcus Barnes was 3-for-3 from three-point range in that stretch. That comes after his 6-for-6 performance from beyond the arc in the first half of Northeastern's last game, against Hartford.
Andrew Feeley's bucket with 13:28 left in the half made it 17-7, but the Huskies answered with seven straight points to open a 24-7 lead. Junior guard Jose Juan Barea capped the run with a deep three-pointer.
After the Retrievers (9-14, 4-10) scored the next five points, NU put the game away with a 15-3 run, which increased its advantage to 39-15. Barnes had seven of those 15 points.
Northeastern took a 48-21 lead into the half. The 48 first-half points are a season high, while the 21 points allowed are the fewest the Huskies have surrendered in any half this year.
The Huskies shot 58.6 percent (17-for-29) in the first half compared to just 22.6 percent (7-for-31) for UMBC.
For the second consecutive game, Barnes finished the first half with 18 points. He was 7-for-10 from the field and 4-for-5 from long range in the initial stanza.
The second half was moot as head coach Ron Everhart substituted liberally. The Huskies held a 34-point lead at one juncture, while the closest UMBC got after the intermission was 24.
Barnes scored a game-high 22, while Barea had 21. He also added seven assists and six rebounds.
Freshman forward Shawn James went 8-for-8 from the field, tying him for the second-best shooting performance in school history. Glen Miller also went 8-for-8 against Vermont on Jan. 11, 1984. James also contributed seven blocks and six boards.
Northeastern returns home Wednesday, Feb. 16 to play Maine at 7 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score
NU vs UMBC
02/12/05 1:00 pm at RAC Arena (Baltimore, Md.)
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VISITORS: NU 15-8, 11-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
14 Davis, Bennet....... f 1-4 0-1 4-4 1 9 10 3 6 0 1 0 0 27
21 James, Shawn........ f 8-8 2-2 0-0 2 4 6 2 18 3 3 7 1 25
03 Barnes, Marcus...... g 8-12 4-6 2-2 0 3 3 1 22 2 2 0 1 29
05 Barea, Jose Juan.... g 8-13 2-3 3-5 0 6 6 0 21 7 6 0 4 29
22 Kelly, Bobby........ g 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 0 22
01 Popoola, Dipo....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Kirkland, Jerome.... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
11 Martinez, Adrian.... 0-2 0-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 13
12 Davis, Aaron........ 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 19
15 Farmer, Jeff........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 5
24 Coffey, Chris....... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
33 Cole, Janon......... 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 13
41 Pinckney, Shae...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
50 Washington, Mark.... 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 4 1 2 0 0 12
TEAM................ 1 4 5
Totals.............. 31-53 9-18 14-17 7 30 37 14 85 19 20 8 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-29 58.6% 2nd Half: 14-24 58.3% Game: 58.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 50.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd Half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 82.4% 1
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HOME TEAM: UMBC 9-14, 4-10
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 McJimson, Cory...... f 2-10 0-0 0-0 7 1 8 0 4 0 1 0 0 15
15 Bilal, Rashad....... f 1-6 0-2 1-2 1 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 11
52 Feeley, Andrew...... c 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 0 19
10 Gogerty, Rob........ g 3-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 6 3 1 0 3 22
12 Pugh, Chris......... g 0-4 0-2 0-0 2 4 6 2 0 2 2 0 0 27
03 Knight, Michael..... 2-6 1-4 2-4 1 1 2 0 7 0 1 0 0 29
14 Fisk, Bobby......... 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2
21 Davis, Seth......... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
24 Hodges, Brian....... 4-13 0-6 0-0 1 3 4 1 8 0 2 0 0 29
33 Zito, John.......... 5-8 0-0 3-4 2 2 4 3 13 3 2 0 3 25
44 Housman, Mike....... 4-7 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 2 10 0 0 0 1 17
TEAM................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 23-68 1-16 8-12 18 17 35 16 55 8 17 0 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-31 22.6% 2nd Half: 16-37 43.2% Game: 33.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 0-7 0.0% Game: 6.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100 % Game: 66.7% 1
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Officials: Gary Agger, Rick Mansur, John Gwynn
Technical fouls: NU-None. UMBC-None.
Attendance: 2216
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
NU............................ 48 37 - 85
UMBC.......................... 21 34 - 55
Points in the paint-NU 28,UMBC 34. Points off turnovers-NU 19,UMBC 21.
2nd chance points-NU 6,UMBC 20. Fast break points-NU 4,UMBC 2.
Bench points-NU 13,UMBC 40. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-NU 2nd-01:02, UMBC 2nd-00:10.
