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BOSTON – The Northeastern men's basketball team (18-10, 10-5 CAA) shot 59 percent and knocked down nine 3-pointers to earn a 75-64 victory over William & Mary (16-10, 10-5 CAA) in CAA play on Wednesday at Matthews Arena. 

Junior David Walker scored a game-high 21 points and dished out seven assists to help Northeastern move back into a tie for second place in the CAA standings with a 10-5 conference record.

Junior Zach Stahl scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting, while sophomore T.J. Williams (14 points) and redshirt junior Quincy Ford (11 points) also reached double-figures in scoring.

The Huskies never trailed and posted 20 assists on 26 field goals. Northeastern also knocked down 14-of-18 free throws and committed just eight turnovers. 

William & Mary also shot well, hitting 53.7 percent of its shots, but was out-rebounded, 24-15, and outscored in the paint, 32-18.

Terry Tarpey and Marcus Thornton each scored 17 points for the visitors, who fell to 1-7 all-time at Matthews Arena.

The Huskies hit their first five shots–including four 3-pointers–to establish an early lead that they would not relinquish.

Walker nailed the first of his four 3-pointers at the 17:48 mark of the first half to give Northeastern a 9-0 lead, before a pair of triples from Ford helped push the advantage to 19-6 with 11:50 to play in the frame.

The Huskies extended the lead to 13 at 31-18 at the 5:15 mark when senior Scott Eatherton (eight points, seven rebounds, four assists) found a cutting Stahl for a layup and the foul.

Northeastern controlled the glass in the first half, pulling down 15 of the game's first 16 rebounds to take a 37-28 lead into halftime.

A 3-pointer by Thornton cut the deficit to seven, 40-33, early in the second half, but redshirt junior Caleb Donnelly answered with a triple of his own to push the lead back to double digits.

The basket ignited a 23-11 run for the Huskies, who took their largest lead of the night at 63-44 following a 3-pointer by Walker at the 7:06 mark.

Northeastern knocked down 12 of its 15 second-half free throws to erase any chance of a William & Mary comeback down the stretch.

The Huskies will play their final home contest on Saturday against Drexel on NBCSN at 4 p.m. Prior to the game, Northeastern will honor Eatherton and Spencer, as well as manager Danny Young, on senior day.

Game Notes
• Northeastern tied a season high with seven 3-pointers in first half (Florida State, Santa Clara).
• The Huskies shot better than 50 percent for the 11th time this season; NU is 11-0 in those games.
• Northeastern improved to 9-1 in games following a loss this season.
• The Huskies snapped a three-game skid against William & Mary.
• NU is 10-0 this season when scoring 70-plus points in a game.
• The Tribe fell to 1-7 all-time at Matthews Arena.
• Walker posted his sixth 20-plus-point performance of the season, and the second in the last three games (Hofstra).
• Walker has scored in double-figures in five straight games.

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