A double-double effort of 27 points and 11 rebounds from senior Bennet Davis helped Northeastern snap a six-game winning streak by Hofstra, as the Huskies topped the Pride, 84-74, on Saturday afternoon at Matthews Arena.
Davis matched his career-high in scoring as he posted the fifth double-double of his career, while connecting on 11-of-12 free throws on the afternoon. The Huskies played well in the paint all afternoon and got themselves to the free throw line 30 times, while converting 25.
Northeastern (5-12, 3-3 CAA) ran up a 37-27 lead at halftime thanks to a 13-0 run which included three three-point buckets off the hands of seniors Adrian Martinez, Bobby Kelly and sophomore Eugene Spates. The Huskies also played turnover-free basketball in the first half, while forcing Hofstra (12-5, 5-1 CAA) into five miscues. Neither team shot the ball particularly well in the opening half, with NU shooting 39.3 percent and Hofstra just 37.5.
The second half was a different story however, as Northeastern and Hofstra traded buckets throughout the half with both teams putting on outstanding shooting performances. The Pride shot 18-of-30 (60 percent) in the second half, but were not to be outdone by the Huskies, who hit 15-of-23 (65.2 percent). During the final 20 minutes, Hofstra came as close as seven at 41-34 when junior Antoine Agudio layed in for two of his 25 points at 16:36 and the Huskies could pull away no further than 14 points on two occasions in the half.
Four Huskies finished in double digits, as Martinez hit 6-of-9 for 19 points and Kelly was 6-of-10 for 15 and freshman Matt Janning scored 10 with a career-high seven boards. Junior Mark Washington also played his best game of the season, scoring four, but matching his career high with seven rebounds and blocking a personal-best four shots in 20 minutes of action. Northeastern also won the rebounding battle by a 32-29 margin.
The Pride were paced by senior Loren Stokes and Agudio, as Stokes scored a game-high 30 points on 13-of-19 shooting, as the two guards combined for 10 rebounds, as well.
Northeastern hits the road next week, beginning with a stop at Drexel on Wednesday night. The game tips off at 7:30 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score
Hofstra vs Northeastern
01/13/07 12:00 pm at Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
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VISITORS: Hofstra 12-5, 5-1 CAA
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 Stokes, Loren....... * 13-19 0-1 4-6 1 4 5 3 30 3 2 0 0 38
13 Agudio, Antoine..... * 9-21 5-11 2-2 1 4 5 1 25 2 1 0 3 38
31 Rivera, Carlos...... * 1-4 0-2 2-2 0 2 2 5 4 3 2 0 0 30
45 Davis-Sabb, Mike.... * 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 12
54 Gadley, Chris....... * 4-8 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 3 8 0 2 2 0 30
03 Sestokas, Zygis..... 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 5 3 0 1 0 1 26
11 Patricio, Sal....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 Urbutis, Arminas.... 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 12
20 Johnson, Greg....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 10
25 Leonavicius, Mantas. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 30-62 6-16 8-10 11 18 29 25 74 10 10 2 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-32 37.5% 2nd Half: 18-30 60.0% Game: 48.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 37.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-1 100 % 2nd Half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 80.0% 1,1
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HOME TEAM: Northeastern 5-12, 3-3 CAA
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
11 Martinez, Adrian.... * 6-9 3-6 4-4 0 0 0 0 19 1 0 0 0 34
14 Davis, Bennet....... * 8-17 0-1 11-12 2 9 11 3 27 4 3 1 0 38
22 Kelly, Bobby........ * 6-10 3-4 0-0 2 1 3 0 15 3 1 0 1 36
23 Janning, Matt....... * 3-7 0-3 4-5 2 5 7 3 10 3 4 0 0 39
32 Adako, Manny........ * 1-5 0-0 2-3 1 2 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 21
24 Spates, Eugene...... 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 12
50 Washington, Mark.... 1-1 0-0 2-4 2 5 7 0 4 1 0 4 0 20
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 26-51 7-16 25-30 10 22 32 11 84 13 8 5 1 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd Half: 15-23 65.2% Game: 51.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 43.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 11-13 84.6% 2nd Half: 14-17 82.4% Game: 83.3% 1
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Officials: Brian Dorsey, John Gaffney, Tim Kelly
Technical fouls: Hofstra-None. Northeastern-None.
Attendance: 1375
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Hofstra....................... 27 47 - 74
Northeastern.................. 37 47 - 84
Points in the paint-HOFSTRA 30,NU 30. Points off turnovers-HOFSTRA 14,NU 9.
2nd chance points-HOFSTRA 16,NU 16. Fast break points-HOFSTRA 2,NU 2.
Bench points-HOFSTRA 7,NU 9. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-HOFSTRA 2nd-00:22, NU 2nd-02:01.
