WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - Joel Smith posted his 10th straight game in double figures with 17 points as Northeastern defeated Colonial Athletic Association-foe William & Mary 68-64 Monday night.
Jonathan Lee and Quincy Ford scored 12 apiece and Demetrius Pollard came off the bench to sink three treys for the Huskies (17-8, 12-1), who are off to their best CAA start in program history.
Northeastern, which defeated William & Mary 95-91 in overtime Jan. 23, scored seven of the game's first 10 points and stretched its lead to 17-7 behind a David Walker 3-pointer midway through the first half.
William & Mary (9-14, 3-9) rallied to a 62-56 advantage in the second half but the Huskies outscored the Tribe 12-2 over the final 5 minutes to seal the victory.
Northeastern dished out 17 helpers and has posted double-digit assists in 23 of 25 contests this season.
Brandon Britt led the Tribe with 18 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Northeastern (17-8) « | 31 | 37 | 68 |
| William & Mary (9-14) | 28 | 36 | 64 |
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| Northeastern Huskies | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Spencer, F | 35 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Q. Ford, F | 30 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| J. Smith, G | 38 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| D. Walker, G | 33 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Lee, G | 24 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Pollard | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Z. Stahl | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Banegas-Flores | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Marshavelski | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-46 | 8-13 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 68 | |
| 52.2% | 61.5% | ||||||
| William & Mary Tribe | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Gaillard, F | 33 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| T. Rusthoven, F | 32 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| M. Thornton, G | 37 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| M. Rum, G | 30 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| B. Britt, G | 28 | 5-10 | 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Boatner | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Tarpey | 10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| F. Heldring | 9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Schalk | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-50 | 9-10 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 64 | |
| 48% | 90% | ||||||
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