Junior guard Jose Juan Barea led all scorers with 26 points as the Huskies tied a school record with 14 three-pointers in defeating New Hampshire, 88-65, in front of 1,491 fans Thursday night at Solomon Court.
The win keeps Northeastern tied for second place in America East Binghamton will clinch the No. 2 seed in the America East tournament for the Huskies. An NU win over Albany in the regular-season finale on Sunday or a BU loss to Albany would clinch the No. 2 in the America East tournament for the Huskies.
NU (18-8, 14-3 America East) dominated the game early, going on a 12-0 run on a flurry of three-pointers. Senior guard Marcus Barnes hit a shot from downtown at 17:14 to break a 6-6 tie. He hit another three to make it 12-6, and sophomore guard Bobby Kelly followed him with a trey to give NU a 15-6 lead. Barnes capped the run with a shot from beyond the arc at 14:41, making it 18-6.
NU took off from there, building up a 31-point lead, 45-14, after sophomore guard Adrian Martinez hit a three-pointer at 3:03. The Huskies held a 49-24 advantage at halftime.
Northeastern did not relent in the second half, building up a 34-point lead, 75-41, after freshman forward Janon Cole threw down a dunk with 12:30 to play.
In addition to his 26 points, Barea dished out seven assists. Barnes made six three-pointers, tying his season high. He scored 21 points overall. Cole chipped in with 10 points.
Ben Sturgill led the Wildcats (8-18, 4-13) with 14 points. Blagov Janev added 13.
The Huskies capitalized on UNH's many mistakes, scoring 26 points off of 19 Wildcat turnovers.
Northeastern concludes the regular season at home against the Great Danes on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score
New Hampshire vs Northeastern
02/24/05 7:00 pm at Solomon Court (Boston, Mass.)
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VISITORS: New Hampshire 8-18, 4-13 AE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
00 Sturgill, Ben....... * 6-9 0-0 2-5 1 1 2 0 14 2 3 0 4 32
12 Vetrano, Chris...... * 1-5 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 4 3 5 0 0 33
21 Anderson, Jermaine.. * 3-4 0-1 2-2 1 2 3 0 8 1 2 0 2 24
30 Walls, Craig........ * 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 4 1 3 0 0 22
33 Christensen, Mike... * 2-8 2-3 2-2 2 1 3 1 8 1 1 0 2 23
02 Friel, Jeremy....... 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
13 Karalis, Ioannis.... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 18
14 Janev, Blagoj....... 3-10 2-6 5-6 2 3 5 2 13 2 1 1 0 18
15 Liddell, Damione.... 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 4 5 1 4 0 0 1 1 8
25 Djanabia, Georges... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
44 Odom, Brandon....... 3-4 1-1 0-1 1 1 2 2 7 1 0 1 0 18
TEAM................ 5 5
Totals.............. 23-53 6-17 13-19 9 20 29 10 65 12 19 4 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-19 42.1% 2nd Half: 15-34 44.1% Game: 43.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 35.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 68.4% 2
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HOME TEAM: Northeastern 18-8, 14-3 AE
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 6-10 3-3 0 2 2 1 21 0 2 0 1 21
05 Barea, Jose Juan.... * 10-18 4-8 2-2 0 2 2 1 26 7 4 0 2 30
14 Davis, Bennet....... * 2-8 0-2 2-2 2 5 7 2 6 0 2 3 1 27
21 James, Shawn........ * 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 4 6 4 3 2 3 2 1 18
22 Kelly, Bobby........ * 3-6 2-4 0-0 3 2 5 1 8 1 0 0 1 27
01 Popoola, Dipo....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
10 Kirkland, Jerome.... 0-4 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 7
11 Martinez, Adrian.... 3-8 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 2 8 3 1 0 1 20
12 Davis, Aaron........ 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 3 14
15 Farmer, Jeff........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
24 Coffey, Chris....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
33 Cole, Janon......... 4-5 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 2 10 0 2 0 1 19
50 Washington, Mark.... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 11
TEAM................ 3 3
Totals.............. 32-67 14-30 10-11 15 25 40 22 88 17 17 6 12 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd Half: 17-38 44.7% Game: 47.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 9-15 60.0% 2nd Half: 5-15 33.3% Game: 46.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 90.9% 1
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Officials: Reginald Greenwood, Gary Pucino, Kenneth Jayne
Technical fouls: New Hampshire-None. Northeastern-None.
Attendance: 1491
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
New Hampshire................. 24 41 - 65
Northeastern.................. 49 39 - 88
Points in the paint-UNH 24,NU 34. Points off turnovers-UNH 13,NU 26.
2nd chance points-UNH 8,NU 12. Fast break points-UNH 4,NU 4.
Bench points-UNH 27,NU 24. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-UNH 2nd-00:21, NU 2nd-02:47.
