Senior Jose Juan Barea scored 27 points and dished 11 assists in his final home contest to lead Northeastern to a 92-79 victory over Rider in a non-league contest played Saturday afternoon at Matthews Arena. It was a milestone day for Barea as he moved into second place on Northeastern's all-time scoring list behind Reggie Lewis. Barea now has 2,190 points for his career.
After a tightly contested first half, the Huskies broke the game open with a 16-3 run over the first 6:50 led by five points and two assists from Barea. Defensively, the Huskies (15-10) stifled the Broncs, as they made just one of their first 14 field goal attempts of the half. Northeastern climbed to its largest lead of the game at 61-43 with 10:49 remaining after senior Aaron Davis buried a three off the feed from Barea.
Rider jumped right back into the contest as it posted a quick 12-4 run by burying four consecutive 3-point field goals behind a pair from Paul Johnson, to close the Husky-lead to 65-55 with 7:59 to play. That was as close as the Broncs would come, as Northeastern managed to bump its lead back to as many as 16 points in the game.
The first half was a tight battle as each team held five leads and the two were tied on nine occasions, while Northeastern managed the one-point margin heading into the half. The Broncs shot a stellar 17-of-27 (63.0 percent), while the Huskies gained their edge by hitting six 3-pointers and forcing nine Bronc turnovers.
Barea finished the day with his seventh double-double of the season, in leading the Huskies to a 10-2 record at home on the year. Barea also converted 11-of-14 free throws on the day. Sophomore Shawn James scored 13 points with 11 rebounds and six blocks for his eighth double-double of the year. Senior Janon Cole finished the afternoon with 11 points and five boards, while junior Bobby Kelly netted 13 and senior Aaron Davis hit for 12 with three steals. Junior Bennet Davis also chipped in, adding nine points and seven boards in 28 minutes of action. The Huskies finished the day shooting 28-of-58 (48.3 percent) and 10-of-22 (45.5 percent) behind the arc.
Edwin Muniz led the way for Rider with 17 points, while Jason Thompson turned in a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Terrance Mouton scored 14, while Paul Johnson had 13 and eight rebounds and Rodney Pierce added eight points to go with nine assists. The Broncs, who turned in a solid first half shooting performance, also finished the day strong, rebounding from their 1-for-14 start to the second half by finishing 13 for their final 21, to turn in a 31-of-61 (50.8 percent) effort overall.
The Huskies finish the regular season with a two game road swing, beginning with a CAA rematch with Delaware on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score
Rider vs Northeastern
02/18/06 1:00 p.m. at Matthews Arena (Boston, Mass.)
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VISITORS: Rider 8-17
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 Warner, Kamron...... * 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10
12 Pierce, Rodney...... * 3-6 1-4 1-2 0 3 3 4 8 9 3 0 2 32
20 Muniz, Edwin........ * 5-11 3-6 4-4 1 4 5 1 17 3 2 0 2 33
31 Anderson, Barney.... * 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 0 12
32 Mansell, Harris..... * 3-6 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 4 7 0 2 0 2 26
01 Thompson, Jason..... 7-14 0-0 2-6 4 6 10 4 16 3 2 0 1 32
13 Johnson, Lamar...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4
22 Mouton, Terrance.... 6-11 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 4 14 1 2 0 1 21
34 Johnson, Paul....... 5-9 2-3 1-1 3 5 8 3 13 2 4 0 0 30
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 31-61 9-21 8-13 9 22 31 23 79 19 19 1 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-27 63.0% 2nd Half: 14-34 41.2% Game: 50.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 8-17 47.1% Game: 42.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 61.5% 4,1
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HOME TEAM: Northeastern 15-10
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Barea, Jose Juan.... * 6-15 4-8 11-14 2 1 3 3 27 11 7 0 1 38
12 Davis, Aaron........ * 5-9 2-5 0-0 1 0 1 0 12 1 0 0 3 34
15 Farmer, Jeff........ * 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
21 James, Shawn........ * 4-10 1-3 4-4 2 9 11 5 13 1 2 6 2 30
33 Cole, Janon......... * 5-7 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 3 11 0 2 0 0 22
11 Martinez, Adrian.... 2-4 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 16
14 Davis, Bennet....... 2-7 0-1 5-7 3 4 7 1 9 2 0 0 1 28
22 Kelly, Bobby........ 4-5 1-2 4-4 0 5 5 0 13 4 1 0 2 27
TEAM................
Totals.............. 28-58 10-22 26-33 10 22 32 13 92 19 12 6 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-34 38.2% 2nd Half: 15-24 62.5% Game: 48.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 45.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd Half: 19-23 82.6% Game: 78.8% 4
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Officials: Mike Alvaro, Doug Aprahamian, Gary Prager
Technical fouls: Rider-None. Northeastern-None.
Attendance: 2905
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Rider......................... 38 41 - 79
Northeastern.................. 39 53 - 92
Points in the paint-RID 34,NU 30. Points off turnovers-RID 7,NU 22.
2nd chance points-RID 7,NU 16. Fast break points-RID 8,NU 10.
Bench points-RID 43,NU 28. Score tied-9 times. Lead changed-10 times.
Last FG-RID 2nd-01:15, NU 2nd-00:55.
