1 | 2 | T | |
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DEL | 31 | 33 | 64 |
NE | 28 | 48 | 76 |
Northeastern beats Delaware 71-69 with big second half
BOSTON -- Donnell Gresham Jr. scored all of his 17 points in the second half, Vasa Pusica added 16, and Northeastern scored 48 second-half points to beat Delaware 79-61 on Saturday to win its third straight.
The Huskies (13-7, 6-2 Colonial Athletic Association) at one point were shooting nearly 64 percent from the floor in the second half and finished 25 of 53 (47 percent), making 9 of 20 from 3.
Anthony Green scored six points in an 11-2 run and the Huskies led 39-33, but Ryan Daly's 3 capped a 9-2 run and Delaware retook the lead 42-41. Bolden Brace's dunk ended a 12-2 Northeastern run for a 53-44 lead. Gresham scored seven straight to put Northeastern up 60-49 with 6 1/2 minutes left. Delaware closed to 60-55 on Anthony Mosley's layup with 4:12 left, but was outscored 19-9 from there.
Delaware led 31-28 at halftime after holding the Huskies to 35.5 percent shooting from the floor and outscoring them 18-10 in the paint.
Daly and Ryan Allen scored 16 points apiece and Mosley had 13 for Delaware (11-10, 4-4).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Trey Styons
- Anthony Burris
- Rod Dion
2024-25 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Hampton | 1-0 | - | 7-5 |
Charleston | 0-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
UNC Wilmington | 0-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
Elon | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
Hofstra | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
Northeastern | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
Drexel | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-5 |
Delaware | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
Campbell | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-7 |
William & Mary | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-7 |
Towson | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-8 |
Stony Brook | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-8 |
Monmouth | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-10 |
North Carolina A&T | 0-1 | 1 | 3-10 |