BOSTON (AP) William Kermoury scored 18 points as Northeastern Huskies beat Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 73-56 on Sunday.
Kermoury had six rebounds for the Huskies (4-5). Xavier Abreu scored 15 points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 6 for 7 from the line and added six rebounds. Ty Francis shot 4 of 5 from the field to finish with 10 points, while adding 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Darin Smith Jr. finished with 12 points for the Blue Devils (5-4). Central Connecticut also got 12 points and seven assists from Jay Rodgers.
Northeastern took the lead for good with 18:07 left in the first half. The score was 35-21 at halftime, with Kermoury racking up 12 points. Northeastern extended its lead to 53-28 during the second half, fueled by a 12-0 scoring run. Francis scored a team-high eight points in the second half.
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1st Half
CCSU
Blue Devils
21
NE
Huskies
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Max Frazier gains possession)
19:48
+3
Melo Sanchez makes three point jump shot (Jay Rodgers assists)
3-0
19:23
JB Frankel misses three point jump shot
19:21
Jay Rodgers defensive rebound
19:06
Darin Smith Jr. misses two point layup
19:04
William Kermoury defensive rebound
18:59
Max Frazier blocks Xander Alarie's two point layup
18:57
Max Frazier defensive rebound
18:44
Jay Rodgers misses two point jump shot
18:42
Xander Alarie defensive rebound
18:37
+2
JB Frankel makes two point layup
3-2
18:25
Darin Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Mike Loughnane steals)
18:07
+3
William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (JB Frankel assists)
3-5
17:44
Jay Rodgers misses two point jump shot
17:42
Liam Koelsch defensive rebound
17:35
JB Frankel misses three point jump shot
17:33
Blue Devils defensive rebound
17:33
Liam Koelsch personal foul
17:23
Max Frazier turnover (lost ball) (Liam Koelsch steals)
17:04
Mike Loughnane misses three point jump shot
17:02
Melo Sanchez defensive rebound
16:55
James Jones misses three point jump shot
16:53
JB Frankel defensive rebound
16:47
+3
William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (JB Frankel assists)
3-8
16:22
Melo Sanchez misses three point jump shot
16:20
Xander Alarie defensive rebound
15:58
Xander Alarie misses two point jump shot
15:56
James Jones defensive rebound
15:49
+2
James Jones makes two point layup
5-8
15:21
James Jones blocks William Kermoury's three point jump shot
15:19
Max Frazier defensive rebound
15:09
Darin Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball)
15:09
TV timeout
14:59
Ty Francis offensive foul
14:59
Ty Francis turnover (offensive foul)
14:43
Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:41
Ty Francis defensive rebound
14:26
JB Frankel misses three point jump shot
14:24
Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound
14:11
Melo Sanchez misses three point jump shot
14:09
JB Frankel defensive rebound
13:58
William Kermoury turnover (Max Frazier steals)
13:50
Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:48
JB Frankel defensive rebound
13:48
Petar Pinter personal foul
13:39
Darin Smith Jr. misses two point layup
13:37
Daniel James offensive rebound
13:28
Daniel James turnover (bad pass) (William Kermoury steals)
13:28
+2
Xavier Abreu makes two point layup (William Kermoury assists)
5-10
13:28
Elijah Parker shooting foul (Xavier Abreu draws the foul)
13:27
+1
Xavier Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 1
5-11
13:00
Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation)
12:45
Xavier Abreu turnover (bad pass) (James Jones steals)
12:36
Ty Francis blocks Daniel James's two point layup
12:34
Petar Pinter defensive rebound
12:24
+2
Xavier Abreu makes two point layup
5-13
12:01
James Jones misses two point jump shot
11:59
Xavier Abreu defensive rebound
11:34
TV timeout
11:32
+2
Ty Francis makes two point dunk (Mike Loughnane assists)
5-15
11:10
+2
Max Frazier makes two point layup
7-15
11:00
Petar Pinter shooting foul (Max Frazier draws the foul)
11:00
Max Frazier misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:00
James Jones offensive rebound
10:58
Jay Rodgers misses two point layup
10:56
Liam Koelsch defensive rebound
10:37
Xavier Abreu misses two point jump shot
10:35
James Jones defensive rebound
10:34
Ty Francis blocks Max Frazier's two point dunk
10:32
Mike Loughnane defensive rebound
10:17
+3
William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (Mike Loughnane assists)
7-18
10:17
Blue Devils 30 second timeout
9:54
+2
Jay Rodgers makes two point jump shot
9-18
9:41
Max Frazier blocks Liam Koelsch's two point layup
9:39
Liam Koelsch offensive rebound
9:25
William Kermoury turnover (traveling)
9:12
Melo Sanchez misses two point jump shot
9:10
William Kermoury defensive rebound
8:55
William Kermoury misses three point jump shot
8:53
Huskies offensive rebound
8:41
James Jones shooting foul (Xavier Abreu draws the foul)
8:41
+1
Xavier Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-19
8:41
+1
Xavier Abreu makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-20
8:30
+3
Jay Rodgers makes three point jump shot (Melo Sanchez assists)
12-20
8:12
Ty Francis turnover (bad pass)
7:58
JB Frankel personal foul
7:58
TV timeout
7:48
+2
Max Frazier makes two point dunk (Jay Rodgers assists)
14-20
7:33
Mike Loughnane turnover (bad pass) (Max Frazier steals)
7:19
Melo Sanchez misses three point jump shot
7:17
Luca Soroa Schaller defensive rebound
6:57
Xavier Abreu misses three point jump shot
6:55
Jay Rodgers defensive rebound
6:29
Darin Smith Jr. offensive foul (JB Frankel draws the foul)
6:29
Darin Smith Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
6:07
+3
William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (Luca Soroa Schaller assists)
14-23
5:45
+2
Jay Rodgers makes two point jump shot
16-23
5:30
Luca Soroa Schaller misses three point jump shot
5:28
Liam Koelsch offensive rebound
5:19
+3
Mike Loughnane makes three point jump shot (Liam Koelsch assists)
16-26
5:11
Jay Rodgers misses two point jump shot
5:09
William Kermoury defensive rebound
4:56
+2
Mike Loughnane makes two point jump shot
16-28
4:38
Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:36
William Kermoury defensive rebound
4:16
William Kermoury misses three point jump shot
4:14
James Jones defensive rebound
3:57
+2
Jay Rodgers makes two point layup
18-28
3:21
JB Frankel misses two point jump shot
3:19
Jay Rodgers defensive rebound
3:13
Jay Rodgers misses two point jump shot
3:11
JB Frankel defensive rebound
3:01
Liam Koelsch misses two point layup
2:59
Melo Sanchez defensive rebound
2:46
Melo Sanchez misses three point jump shot
2:44
Liam Koelsch defensive rebound
2:33
James Jones personal foul (Mike Loughnane draws the foul)
2:33
TV timeout
2:13
+3
Xavier Abreu makes three point jump shot
18-31
1:45
Petar Pinter shooting foul (Max Frazier draws the foul)
1:45
Max Frazier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:45
Max Frazier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:45
Ty Francis defensive rebound
1:28
+2
Luca Soroa Schaller makes two point layup
18-33
1:17
+2
Jay Rodgers makes two point layup
20-33
1:17
Xavier Abreu shooting foul (Jay Rodgers draws the foul)
1:17
+1
Jay Rodgers makes regular free throw 1 of 1
21-33
1:01
Melo Sanchez shooting foul (Luca Soroa Schaller draws the foul)
1:01
+1
Luca Soroa Schaller makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-34
1:01
+1
Luca Soroa Schaller makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-35
0:45
Luca Soroa Schaller blocks Elijah Parker's two point layup
0:43
Xavier Abreu defensive rebound
0:24
Luca Soroa Schaller turnover (Max Frazier steals)
0:06
Gabe Spinelli misses two point layup
0:04
Ty Francis defensive rebound
0:04
William Kermoury misses three point jump shot
0:02
Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
CCSU
Blue Devils
35
NE
Huskies
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:37
+2
Liam Koelsch makes two point dunk (Mike Loughnane assists)
21-37
19:13
+3
Melo Sanchez makes three point jump shot (Jay Rodgers assists)
24-37
18:58
+2
Liam Koelsch makes two point dunk (Ty Francis assists)
24-39
18:30
Ty Francis shooting foul (Darin Smith Jr. draws the foul)
18:30
+1
Darin Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-39
18:30
+1
Darin Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-39
18:01
+2
Ty Francis makes two point dunk (Liam Koelsch assists)
26-41
17:39
Melo Sanchez misses two point jump shot
17:37
Ty Francis defensive rebound
17:28
JB Frankel misses three point jump shot
17:26
Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound
17:22
+2
Max Frazier makes two point layup (Jay Rodgers assists)
28-41
17:01
+2
Liam Koelsch makes two point layup
28-43
17:01
Max Frazier shooting foul
17:01
Liam Koelsch misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:01
James Jones defensive rebound
16:47
Jay Rodgers turnover (bad pass)
16:29
+2
Ty Francis makes two point layup
28-45
16:10
Ashton Reynolds misses two point layup
16:08
Ty Francis defensive rebound
15:50
+2
JB Frankel makes two point jump shot
28-47
15:41
TV timeout
15:24
Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:22
William Kermoury defensive rebound
15:00
+2
JB Frankel makes two point jump shot
28-49
14:34
James Jones misses two point jump shot
14:32
William Kermoury defensive rebound
14:20
Nico Ashley shooting foul (Ty Francis draws the foul)
