Northeastern hangs on after big first half, beats Elon 72-60
BOSTON -- Vasa Pusica had four 3-pointers and 20 points on Friday night and Northeastern built a 25-point lead in the first half and then held on to beat Elon 72-60.
Elon rallied with a 9-0 run to get within 64-60 on Steven Santa Ana's steal and layup with 46 seconds left. But Northeastern made all six of its final free throws and Shawn Occeus punctuated the final moments with a breakaway two-handed dunk
The Huskies (9-6, 2-1 Colonial Athletic Association) had their largest lead at 37-12 on Pusica's 3-pointer with 2:14 left in the first half and went into the break ahead 39-18.
The Phoenix (10-6, 2-1) had already cut the deficit to 49-45 near the midpoint of the second half, but Northeastern surged back to 64-51 lead on Pusica's 3-pointer with 3:55 left.
Devon Begley added 12 points and Maxime Boursiquot scored 10 for the Huskies.
Dmitri Thompson led the Phoenix with 19 and Tyler Seibring added 17.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Lamar Simpson
- Bert Smith
- Anthony Burris
2024-25 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 5-1 | - | 15-4 |
| William & Mary | 5-1 | - | 11-8 |
| Towson | 5-1 | - | 10-9 |
| UNC Wilmington | 4-2 | 1 | 14-5 |
| Elon | 4-2 | 1 | 13-6 |
| Delaware | 4-2 | 1 | 11-8 |
| Drexel | 3-3 | 2 | 11-8 |
| Campbell | 3-3 | 2 | 8-11 |
| Monmouth | 3-3 | 2 | 5-14 |
| Hampton | 3-4 | 2.5 | 10-9 |
| Hofstra | 2-4 | 3 | 10-9 |
| Northeastern | 2-4 | 3 | 10-9 |
| Stony Brook | 0-6 | 5 | 4-15 |
| North Carolina A&T | 0-7 | 5.5 | 4-16 |
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