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
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 |
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