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NEWARK, Del. - Junior Derin Erdogan had 18 points, five rebounds and a game-high five assists, and sophomore Gemima Motema also chipped in 18 points, but host Delaware (12-9, 5-5 CAA) used a big third quarter to get past Northeastern (10-11, 5-5 CAA), 77-67, on Sunday afternoon at the Bob Carpenter Center.

• Motema corralled the opening tip, and got a layup just seconds into the contest.
• Both teams struggled to score after that, as it remained 2-2 for three minutes, but an Erdogan three in transition with 6:01 remaining started a run of scoring for both teams, that concluded with a three-point play by junior Deja Bristol with 4:44 left to give the Huskies a 10-9 lead.
• The Blue Hens went on a 9-0 run over the next 4:42 to jump out to an 18-10 lead, and would take a 20-12 lead into the second quarter.
• The hosts scored 11 points off seven Northeastern turnovers in the first quarter, which offset the 11-9 rebounding advantage held by NU.
• The Huskies came out firing in the second quarter, cutting the deficit to 22-18 just 1:55 in. 
• Northeastern continued its run to open the frame and would use a quick 6-0 run to tie the game at 24 after a Jaelyn Batts fastbreak layup with 6:11 left.
• After the teams traded baskets for the next few minutes, Erdogan hit a three off an offensive board by Batts to put the Huskies up 33-32, and then 50 seconds later, sophomore Asha Parker collected an offensive board and put it back in to extend the lead to 35-32.
• The teams would then trade free throws as Northeastern went into the half up 37-34.
• The Huskies held a 26-15 rebounding edge in the first half, including a 12-6 advantage on the offensive glass.
• Erdogan and Motema paced NU with eight points each in the first half, while Parker had six points and six rebounds.
• The Blue Hens hit a pair of threes to open the second half, but Motema and Batts answered with layups each time to keep Northeastern ahead.
• The Huskies pushed ahead by three again, but Delaware hit another three to tie the game up at 45.
• After a Motema layup to give Northeastern a 47-45 lead with 6:17 left, Delaware went on an 18-7 run to close the quarter and take 63-54 advantage into the fourth.
• The Blue Hens outscored NU, 29-17, in the third thanks to 12-of-17 shooting overall and going 4-of-6 from three.
• Motema would open the scoring in the fourth with a jumper, but Delaware would score the next six to take a game-high 13 point lead at 69-56 with 7:28 left.
• Northeastern scored the next four points to cut the deficit to 69-60, but the hosts quickly hit another three to push the lead back to double-digits.
• The teams both struggled from the field from that point on, but Delaware kept NU at bay to walk away with the victory.
• The Huskies held a 46-31 advantage on the boards and a 22-10 edge on second-chance points and held a 40-38 advantage on points in the paint.
• The Blue Hens bench outscored NU's 37-12 and shot 16-of-31 from the field, including 5-of-8 from three.

 The Huskies return home to Cabot to host CAA newcomer Stony Brook on Thursday at 7 pm. Fans can catch all the action on FloHoops and NESN+. Tickets can be purchased at NUHuskies.com/tickets.
 
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