The Northeastern University men's basketball team defeated Delaware, 77-67, in the opening round of the CAA Championship Friday afternoon in Richmond, Va.
Bennet Davis and Eugene Spates each scored 20 points to lead the Huskies, as they combined to shoot 13-of-20 (65 percent) from the field. Bobby Kelly scored 15 points and CAA Rookie of the Year Matt Janning got 13. Manny Adako pulled down 10 rebounds with four on the offensive end.
Delaware took a 10-2 lead to start the game, as the Huskies trailed by eight with 15:50 left in the first half. Northeastern started the game cold on offense until the Huskies rattled off a 9-0 run with two 3-pointers from Spates and one from Davis. Spates provided energy off the bench, as the Huskies carried that momentum throughout the rest of the half. Spates added another 3-ball at the 12-minute mark to help Northeastern take an eight-point lead with nine minutes remaining in the half. Northeastern outscored Delaware, 22-8, in the last 13 minutes of the half to take 35-22 lead at halftime.
The Huskies' momentum from the first half carried into the second, as Northeastern opened up an 18-point lead after getting the first six points of the period. The Husky lead got as big as 23 thanks to a 15-5 run from Northeastern to start the half. The Huskies held Delaware scoreless for a 6:51 stretch that spanned from the end of the first into the second. Delaware was able to regroup and the Hens used a full court press and half court trap to come within 11 points of Northeastern before head coach
Bill Coen called a timeout with 7:54 remaining in the game. The Huskies responded and extended their lead back up to 15 points after another Spates 3-pointer and two free throws from Janning. Delaware continued to battle hard but could never get closer than nine points. Delaware's Herb Courtney provided the second-half spark for the Hen's scoring 16 points in the half. He finished with a game-high 24.
Northeastern now faces No. 4 Drexel tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score
Delaware vs Northeastern
3/2/07 2:30 p.m. at Richmond, Va. (Richmond Coliseum)
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VISITORS: Delaware 5-26
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 7-19 1-4 9-11 0 6 6 3 24 0 2 2 2 38
33 Olawoye, Henry...... f 3-3 0-0 1-6 7 1 8 5 7 2 0 1 1 29
02 Prothro, Chris...... g 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 23
14 Johnson, Brian...... g 5-16 1-4 4-4 0 2 2 4 15 3 3 0 1 40
25 McMahon, Sam........ g 7-13 3-3 0-2 2 5 7 3 17 1 3 0 0 40
23 Johnson, Darrell.... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 5 0 0 3 0 1 28
30 Goodman, Deon....... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM................ 2 4 6 2
Totals.............. 24-56 5-11 14-23 12 23 35 25 67 8 13 3 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd Half: 14-29 48.3% Game: 42.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 45.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100 % 2nd Half: 12-21 57.1% Game: 60.9% 4
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HOME TEAM: Northeastern 13-18
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 7-10 1-2 5-11 0 4 4 4 20 3 1 1 0 32
32 Adako, Manny........ f 2-8 0-0 0-1 4 6 10 3 4 0 0 1 0 25
11 Martinez, Adrian.... g 1-6 0-4 1-2 0 3 3 1 3 5 1 0 1 25
22 Kelly, Bobby........ g 4-9 1-5 6-8 1 3 4 2 15 1 3 0 1 38
23 Janning, Matt....... g 3-9 1-3 6-6 1 4 5 2 13 1 1 1 1 34
20 Smith, Matt......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
24 Spates, Eugene...... 6-10 3-7 5-5 0 3 3 2 20 0 1 0 0 22
25 Bataille, Baptiste.. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
50 Washington, Mark.... 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 1 19
TEAM................ 4 4
Totals.............. 24-53 6-21 23-33 11 24 35 18 77 11 10 4 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 2nd Half: 13-27 48.1% Game: 45.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 28.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-11 81.8% 2nd Half: 14-22 63.6% Game: 69.7% 5,1
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Officials: Sean Hull, Mike Eades, Tim Kelly
Technical fouls: Delaware-TEAM. Northeastern-None.
Attendance: 2130
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Delaware...................... 22 45 - 67
Northeastern.................. 35 42 - 77
Points in the paint-DELAWARE 26,NU 24. Points off turnovers-DELAWARE 10,NU 19.
2nd chance points-DELAWARE 12,NU 12. Fast break points-DELAWARE 0,NU 0.
Bench points-DELAWARE 2,NU 22. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-3 times.
Last FG-DELAWARE 2nd-00:34, NU 2nd-00:58.
