Pusica, Brace lead Northeastern past Charleston 69-60
BOSTON -- Vasa Pusica scored 21 points and Northeastern held off Charleston 69-60 on Thursday night for its third straight win.
Pusica was 6-of-8 shooting and made all eight of his free throws. Bolden Brace added 14 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season and fifth of his career. He also made a pair of 3-pointers, the second of which stretched the Huskies' lead to 61-53 with 3:12 to play. Shawn Occeus chipped in 12 points for Northeastern (10-8, 4-2 Colonial Athletic Association).
Grant Riller scored 17 points and Jarrell Brantley added 13 for Charleston (14-5, 3-3).
The game was tied 23-23 at the break. The Huskies opened the second half on a 22-6 run and led 45-29 with 16 minutes remaining. The Cougars pulled to 65-58 with 1:30 to play, but Pusica shot 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to help seal it.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Raymie Styons
- Tony Henderson
- Les Jones
2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Charleston | 15-3 | - | 27-8 |
Drexel | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
UNC Wilmington | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Towson | 11-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Delaware | 10-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
Stony Brook | 10-8 | 5 | 20-15 |
Monmouth | 10-8 | 5 | 18-15 |
Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
Northeastern | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
North Carolina A&T | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
William & Mary | 4-14 | 11 | 10-23 |
Hampton | 3-15 | 12 | 9-24 |