Dukes Bested at Second-Place Northeastern

Thursday, February 21

Boston, Mass.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

12-16, 5-10CAA

Northeastern

17-10, 11-4CAA

James Madison

Northeastern

2/21/2019 11:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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BOSTON, Mass. - James Madison erased an 18-point first-half deficit at Northeastern on Thursday night, but saw the Huskies pull away in the second half as the Dukes dropped a 76-60 decision in Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball action at Matthews Arena.

The Dukes (12-16, 5-10 CAA) trailed early before using a 19-5 run that spanned halftime to close the gap to one point, but Northeastern (17-10, 11-4 CAA) pulled away with the help of a 63 percent (17-of-27) shooting clip in the second half.

Freshman guard Deshon Parker led the Dukes in scoring on the evening, racking up a career-high 17 points against the Huskies, using a trio of three-pointers and a 4-for-4 night at the free throw line to lead three JMU players in double figures.

Freshman guard Matt Lewis racked up 15 points and a career-high nine boards, his 15th straight double-digit scoring performance, while senior guard Stuckey Mosley tallied 10 points.

Anthony Green led the way for Northeastern, posting a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards, while Vasa Pusica notched 19 points and seven assists.

QUOTING COACH ROWE
"On the road and against a team as good as Northeastern, you can't put yourself in a hole like we did tonight. I'm proud of the way we battled back against a team this experienced, but to put yourself in that position takes a lot out of you. We still need to come out with a full 40 minutes to win these kinds of games in the league."

QUICK HITS
- Against the second-place Huskies, freshman Matthew Urbach had the best performance of his JMU career, setting new career bests in points (7), rebounds (2), assists (2) and minutes (18).
- Senior Stuckey Mosley scored 10 points on the night, moving him into 26th on JMU's all-time scoring list with 1,075 career points.
- With his 17 points, freshman Deshon Parker led the Dukes in scoring for the first time in his young collegiate career.

CAA STANDINGS
1. Hofstra | 13-2 (23-5)
2. Northeastern | 11-4 (17-10)
3. Col. of Charleston | 10-6 (21-8)
4. Delaware | 8-7 (16-12)
5. William & Mary | 7-8 (11-16)
6. Drexel | 6-9 (12-16)
7. Towson | 6-9 (10-18)
8. James Madison | 5-10 (12-16)
9. Elon | 5-10 (9-19)
10. UNCW | 5-11 (9-20)

UP NEXT
The Dukes will stay up north to close out their 2018-19 road schedule in Hempstead, N.Y., traveling to Hofstra to face the first-place Pride at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23. On Thursday evening, the Pride battled to a 91-82 win over Towson in double overtime to maintain a two-game lead in the league standings at 23-5 (13-2 CAA).