Box score

The Northeastern University men's basketball team shot 50 percent from the field and received points from all 14 players that got into the game in a 79-56 rout of UNC Wilmington Saturday at Matthews Arena. The Huskies have now won nine consecutive games for the first time since 1987 and improved to 11-7 overall, 6-1 in the CAA.

"It was a team effort," said Northeastern head coach Bill Coen. "We got rebounds from everybody up and down the lineup. Everybody got in the game and got a chance to contribute in one way or another, and I think that type of effort is only going to make us better."

The nine-game winning streak is the program's first since an 11-game winning stretch from Feb. 7, 1987 to March 7, 1987. Only five NU teams have had longer winning streaks than the current team's run. The six-game winning streak in conference play is the team's longest since joining the CAA in 2005.

Chaisson Allen led Northeastern with 14 points and tied a season high with seven assists. Nkem Ojougboh added 12 points and two blocks while Manny Adako chipped in 10 points. With the game in control throughout, head coach Bill Coen used much of his bench. All 14 players scored, including Joel Smith, who had a career-high eight points.

After an early 2-2 tie, the Huskies took the lead for good with a 25-5 run that started at 18:00 and ended at 6:54. During that stretch, the Seahawks were just 2-for-15 from the field and had committed five turnovers. The Huskies got their lead up to 23 points before settling for a 20-point halftime advantage, 41-21.

Northeastern shot 56.7 percent (17-for-30) in the first half while UNC Wilmington (6-11, 2-5 CAA) shot just 30.4 percent (7-for-23). The Seahawks committed 10 first-half turnovers, and the Huskies had eight assists to just two turnovers.

In the second half, the Huskies exploded out of the game on a 15-4 run to put the game out of reach for good. Allen drained a three-pointer at 17:44 to make it 54-25. Then UNC Wilmington's Darryl Felder was called for a foul on NU's Alwayne Bigby, drawing head coach Benny Moss' ire. He was given a technical foul, and Matt Janning made one of two free throws followed by Bigby making one of two free throws, giving Northeastern a 31-point lead, 56-25, with 16:51 left.

Ojougboh got the crowd fired up with an alley oop dunk off a pass from Allen with 13:48 left to make it 60-29. Northeastern had its largest lead of the game, 35 points, at 7:24 when Smith grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back in to make it 70-35.

UNC Wilmington fought hard until the end of the contest, finishing the game on a 21-9 run. Chad Tomko led the Seahawks with 17 points. John Fields added 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Northeastern will look for a perfect 10 wins a row this coming Wednesday at Towson at 7 p.m. The Huskies are back at home next Saturday, Jan. 30, against VCU at 2 p.m.