Richmond, VA (Sports Network) - Quincy Ford scored 18 points to lead the
seventh-seeded Northeastern Huskies to a 57-46 over the 10th-seeded
William & Mary Tribe in the opening round of the Colonial Athletic
Association Tournament.
Jonathan Lee added 11 and Joel Smith chipped in 10 for Northeastern
(14-16) which lost both regular season matchups with the Tribe in the
regular season. Reggie Spencer grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds as well
for the Huskies.
Tim Rusthoven netted 12 points to lead William & Mary (6-26) while Marcus
Thornton added 10 points.
Northeastern led 25-22 after a low scoring first half in which each teams
had only nine field goals. The Huskies 6-1 advantage on points from the
free throw line carried them to the halftime lead.
Free throws again proved the difference in the second half with the
Huskies outscoring the Tribe 14-4 from the charity stripe to compensate
for a 33.3 percent shooting performance over the final twenty minutes.
Northeastern had a 42-27 advantage on the boards.
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