Four Northeastern players scored in double digits, led by senior Eugene Spates' 14 points as the Huskies downed IUPUI 73-50 in the first round of the 2kSports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Huskies (1-0) move on to face either Michigan or Michigan Tech in the regional final Wednesday night at 8 p.m. on ESPNU. The winner earns a trip to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.
The Huskies controlled the first half from the get-go as Spates scored the first seven points on a pair of threes. He was fouled on his second three-pointer and completed the four-point play.
From there, the Northeastern defense forced IUPUI to settle for poor shots. The Jaguars were 0-for-10 from three-point range and just 8-for-26 (30.8 percent) from the field in the first half.
The Huskies were only 8-for-23 (34.8 percent) in the first half, but made five three-pointers and were 11-for-12 from the free throw line.
Despite foul trouble, junior captain Matt Janning scored eight points in the first half. The Huskies went into halftime with a 32-22 lead.
In the second half, both teams' offense opened up as Northeastern and IUPUI both got into foul trouble quickly.
The Jaugars (0-1) got as close as six points when Leroy Nobles nailed a three at 12:26 of the second half. However, the Huskies would quickly negate that by going on a 15-5 run with help from sophomore Vinny Lima, who had six points during the streak. Junior Nkem Ojougboh's back-to-back field goals at 8:21 and 8:03 gave Northeastern a 59-43 lead.
From there, the Huskies cruised to victory as they shot 48 percent (13-for-27) in the second half. Janning finished with 13 points, Ojougboh had 12 points and sophomore Chaisson Allen had 11 points, six assists and two steals.
The Jaguars shot 48 percent (12-for-25) in the second half, but could not overcome their poor first half. Robert Glenn led IUPUI with 19 points while Alex Young added 17.
Northeastern will be back at Crisler Arena Wednesday night for the regional final at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.
Official Basketball Box Score
Northeastern vs IUPUI
11/11/08 4:00 PM at Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI
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VISITORS: Northeastern 1-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
24 Spates, Eugene...... f 3-9 3-7 5-6 1 4 5 4 14 2 1 0 0 22
32 Adako, Manny........ f 2-6 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 29
54 Ojougboh, Nkem...... c 5-5 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 2 12 2 2 1 0 24
03 Allen, Chaisson..... g 3-6 0-2 5-6 3 2 5 0 11 6 2 1 2 35
23 Janning, Matt....... g 4-13 3-8 2-2 1 4 5 2 13 1 0 0 0 32
01 Etherly, Erik....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
02 Alvarez, Chris...... 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 15
11 Lima, Vinny......... 2-2 0-0 4-4 1 3 4 2 8 0 1 0 0 13
15 McDonald, Brian..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
20 Smith, Matt......... 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 9
25 Bataille, Baptiste.. 1-2 1-2 2-2 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 16
31 Aragbaye, Allen..... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
33 Felix, Ben.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM................ 3 3 6
Totals.............. 21-50 7-22 24-26 11 22 33 18 73 13 8 3 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-23 34.8% 2nd Half: 13-27 48.1% Game: 42.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 31.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 11-12 91.7% 2nd Half: 13-14 92.9% Game: 92.3% 1,1
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HOME TEAM: IUPUI 0-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Young, Alex......... f 6-10 1-5 4-5 4 2 6 4 17 1 1 1 0 24
20 Avery, Jon.......... f 0-2 0-0 2-4 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 21
54 Pettiford, Billy.... f 2-8 0-2 0-0 1 5 6 5 4 0 3 1 0 32
01 Nobles, Leroy....... g 4-10 1-3 1-2 2 2 4 2 10 4 0 0 1 35
42 Ashworth, John...... g 1-6 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 30
11 Moss, Adrian........ 1-4 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 2 4 1 2 0 0 15
22 Stone, Larry........ 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 11
23 Glenn, Robert....... 5-6 0-0 9-11 2 1 3 4 19 0 2 2 1 23
30 Smeathers, Jason.... 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
31 Morris, Aaron....... 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
32 Williams, Anthony... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
55 Siakam, Christian... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 20-51 2-17 18-26 13 19 32 22 60 7 9 4 3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-26 30.8% 2nd Half: 12-25 48.0% Game: 39.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-10 0.0% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 11.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 12-17 70.6% Game: 69.2% 3
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Officials: Jamie Luckie, Jerry Heater, Steve Coleman
Technical fouls: Northeastern-None. IUPUI-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Northeastern.................. 32 41 - 73
IUPUI......................... 22 38 - 60
2008 2K SPORTS CLASSIC benefiting COACHES VS. CANCER ANN ARBOR Regional Round
GAME 1
Points in the paint-NU 0,IUPUI 0. Points off turnovers-NU 9,IUPUI 10.
2nd chance points-NU 15,IUPUI 12. Fast break points-NU 0,IUPUI 0.
Bench points-NU 17,IUPUI 25. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-NU 2nd-03:56, IUPUI 2nd-00:11.
Largest lead-NU by 17 2nd-06:04, IUPUI None.
