BOSTON – The Northeastern men's basketball team received 28 points from Jahmyl Telfort and used a 16-2 start to set the tone in a wire-to-wire victory over William & Mary on Saturday afternoon at Matthews Arena, 69-57.
 
Telfort finished the day 12-of-23 overall, the third time this season a Husky has made at least 10 field goals and the most field goal attempts for a Husky in two years. Jared Turner joined him in double figures with 10 points as the Huskies finished the day 27-of-57 from the floor and 8-of-14 from three and collecting 18 assists on the 27 made buckets.
 
William & Mary, meanwhile, was 20-of-47 overall and 6-of-22 from deep, led by 15 points from Ben Wight.
 
Prior to the game, the Huskies honored Chris Doherty, Coleman Stucke and manager Patrick Isberg for their contributions to the Northeastern men's basketball program.
 
• Northeastern was red hot to start the afternoon, opening the game 7-of-11 from the floor to take a 16-2 lead in the first six minutes of the game, forcing an early William & Mary timeout.
 
• The hot shooting continued throughout the half with the Huskies going 17-of-31 overall and 6-of-9 from three to lead by as many as 23 in the first. Telfort (16) and Turner (10) led the way as the Huskies turned nine Tribe turnovers into 17 points.
 
• William & Mary, meanwhile, was held to an 8-of-24 showing from the field and 4-of-13 from deep, with Wight leading the way with eight points in a half that ended with the Huskies up, 45-25.
 
• Northeastern remained in control of the game throughout the second half, not letting the Tribe get within more than 11 as Telfort poured in another 12 points on 5-of-8 from the floor.
 
The Huskies will head on the road for the final weekend of the regular season, beginning on Thursday night at Drexel. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on FloHoops.