CAA Rookie of the Year candidate Matt Janning delivered 18 points to lead the Northeastern University men's basketball team to a CAA road win over Delaware, 70-61, on Wednesday night. The win moves the Huskies into a three-way tie for sixth place in the CAA. Janning was 7-of-11 (63.6 percent) from the floor and added a game-high six assists and four rebounds. All-CAA candidate Bennet Davis scored 17 points, pulled down eight boards and blocked two shots. Freshman Baptiste Bataille provided a spark off the bench with a solid defensive effort to go with five assists and five points.
The Huskies never trailed in the game as NU outshot Delaware from 3-point range, 42.1 to 26.7 percent, holding Delaware to 4-of-15 shooting from behind the arc. The Huskies outrebounded Delaware on the offensive and defensive end and got six more second-chance points. NU posted 18 assists on only seven turnovers while Delaware had eight assists and eight turnovers. The Hens got two points from Henry Olawoye while their other 59 points came from only three players. Sam McMahon scored 24 points, Herb Courtney got 18 and Brian Johnson had17. Courtney added a game-high 14 rebounds.
The Huskies held Delaware scoreless for the first 5:10 to open up an 8-0 lead to start the game. Kelly helped get NU going, hitting his first two 3-point attempts as Davis added another 3-ball, to extended NU's lead to 11-2 with 13:20 left in the half. Delaware missed its first eight shots of the game and added a turnover before getting on the board at the 14:52 mark with a Courtney lay in. The Huskies led for the first 15:30 before the Hens tied the game at 18, as Brian Johnson converted on a 3-point play for Delaware. The Huskies answered with a 13-4 run to close the period and take a 31-22 lead into the break. NU limited Delaware to nine first-half field goals on 30 percent shooting with only three Hens putting up points in the period. Delaware was 2-of-11 (18.2 percent) from 3-point range in the half.
Janning opened the second with a jumper to put NU up by 11, its first double-figure lead of the game, before Delaware ran off a 10-2 run to come within three with 15:44 on the clock. With Delaware on the verge of a comeback, Eugene Spates put the Huskies up by six with 3-pointers on consecutive Husky possessions. The Hens continued to stay close and after a pair of free throws from Courtney and Olawoye, Delaware cut the lead to two points with 10:45 remaining. That would be Delaware's last push of the game as Bennet Davis buried a 3-pointer and then converted on two free throws to start an 11-2 run that put NU up by 11 with 7:50 left. The Huskies took their largest lead of the game and put Delaware out of striking distance when Bataille converted on a 3-point play to put NU up 15 with 2:36 remaining.
Up next, NU hosts George Mason on Senior Day at Matthews Arena Saturday. Senior tri-captains Bennet Davis, Adrian Martinez and Bobby Kelly will be honored in a pre-game ceremony.
Official Basketball Box Score
Northeastern vs Delaware
2/21/07 7:00 p.m. at Bob Carpenter Center - Newark, DE
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VISITORS: Northeastern 11-18, 8-9 CAA
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 6-13 2-3 3-6 0 8 8 2 17 1 0 2 1 29
23 Janning, Matt....... f 7-11 2-3 2-3 0 4 4 3 18 6 1 0 1 36
32 Adako, Manny........ f 4-5 0-0 2-3 2 2 4 4 10 1 2 0 1 24
11 Martinez, Adrian.... g 0-5 0-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 19
22 Kelly, Bobby........ g 4-8 2-4 0-0 0 5 5 1 10 1 1 0 0 35
15 McDonald, Brian..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
20 Smith, Matt......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
24 Spates, Eugene...... 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 5 6 4 6 0 1 0 0 14
25 Bataille, Baptiste.. 1-3 0-2 3-6 0 1 1 2 5 5 1 0 0 18
50 Washington, Mark.... 2-4 0-0 0-2 3 2 5 1 4 2 1 0 2 23
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 26-53 8-19 10-20 8 29 37 17 70 18 7 2 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 14-26 53.8% Game: 49.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 42.1% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 7-14 50.0% Game: 50.0% 5
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HOME TEAM: Delaware 5-24, 3-14 CAA
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Courtney, Herb...... f 8-19 0-3 2-3 2 12 14 2 18 1 0 1 0 40
33 Olawoye, Henry...... f 0-3 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 31
02 Prothro, Chris...... g 0-5 0-2 0-0 1 5 6 3 0 3 3 0 0 38
14 Johnson, Brian...... g 6-11 2-5 3-5 0 2 2 3 17 1 2 0 0 39
25 McMahon, Sam........ g 8-14 2-5 6-8 0 5 5 2 24 1 2 0 2 40
23 Johnson, Darrell.... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4
30 Goodman, Deon....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 22-54 4-15 13-18 7 24 31 17 61 8 8 1 2 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-30 30.0% 2nd Half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 40.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 26.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 72.2% 1
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Officials: Tim Kelly (R), William Humes, Jeff Nichols
Technical fouls: Northeastern-None. Delaware-None.
Attendance: 3105
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Northeastern.................. 31 39 - 70
Delaware...................... 22 39 - 61
Delaware loses 4th straight game, 6th of last 7...NU wins 2nd straight, 4th
of last 5...NU now 2-14 on road this season...NU has def. Delaware 4 straight
times...Courtney 6th straight double-double, 11th of season...McMahon 5th
20+ game.
Points in the paint-NU 22,DELAWARE 24. Points off turnovers-NU 8,DELAWARE 6.
2nd chance points-NU 10,DELAWARE 4. Fast break points-NU 7,DELAWARE 2.
Bench points-NU 15,DELAWARE 0. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-NU 2nd-00:34, DELAWARE 2nd-00:25.
