PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Coleman Stucke had a career-high 17 points to lead the Northeastern men's basketball team (0-2), which led Providence (2-0) by a point early in the second half, but a big Friar run over the next nine minutes gave PC some breathing room in a 89-65 victory on Saturday night at Amica Mutual Pavilion.
 
A Stucke three to end the first half and another to begin the second half gave Northeastern a 41-40 lead with 17 minutes to go, but a 27-9 run from there ballooned the Friars lead down the stretch.
 
Stucke finished the night on 6-of-12 shooting, while Chase Cormier (11 points) and Jahmyl Telfort (11 points) joined him in double figures. As a team, the Huskies were 23-of-59 on the night and 9-of-24 from deep.
 
Providence controlled the paint all night long, scoring 50 of their 89 points down low and outrebounding the Huskies 34-26. Four Friars reached double-figures, led by Jared Bynum's 21 for a squad that shot 59% (34-of-58).
 
• Stucke had it going early for the Huskies, opening the game 3-of-6 from the field to keep Northeastern within striking distance throughout the first half, finishing with 11 points at the break.
 
• Providence led by as many as 10 in the opening half, thanks in part to an 11-3 run midway through, with five points coming from Devin Carter (nine points on 4-of-7 shooting).
 
• Jared Turner provided a spark off the bench for Northeastern, coming off the bench to contribute seven points on 3-of-4 shooting (1-of-2 from deep) before a three from Stucke at the buzzer brought the Huskies within two at the break, 38-36.
 
• Stucke came out of the half with yet another three to bring Northeastern within one at 42-41, but an 11-0 Providence run from there put the hosts up by double digits with 13:46 to go.
 
The Huskies will return to Boston for their home opener on Wednesday night when Northeastern hosts Harvard at 7 p.m. from Matthews Arena. Tickets are available by visiting NUHuskies.com/tickets.