Gresham's career day powers Northeastern past Cornell 84-66
BOSTON -- Donnell Gresham Jr. set career highs with 22 points and four steals to go with nine rebounds on Saturday, and Northeastern beat Cornell 84-66.
Vasa Pusica added 20 points, Bolden Brace scored 12 and Maxime Boursiquot had 11 for the Huskies (4-4), who notched back-to-back wins following a four-game skid.
Northeastern pulled away with a 25-4 run starting early in the second half with a Brace 3-pointer and capped by Tomas Murphy's layup that made it 69-46 with 9:19 left. That was the Huskies' largest lead until Gresham capped their scoring with a 3 that gave them a 24-point lead with just less than two minutes left.
Matt Morgan led the Big Red (3-4) with 24 points and Wil Bathurst added 10. Cornell kept it competitive throughout the entire first half and trailed 39-36 at the break.
Northeastern shot 12 of 25 from 3-point range and 31 of 55 overall.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Bill McCarthy
- Matt Dorn
- William Flowers Jr.
2024-25 Ivy League Standings
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 |