Northeastern 79, VA Commonwealth 74
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH |
NORTHEASTERN |
| Points |
74 |
79 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
28-78 (.359) |
29-56 (.518) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
10-27 (.370) |
3-16 (.188) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
8-15 (.533) |
18-23 (.783) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
14 (0/0) |
13 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
0 |
12 |
| 2005-06 Season |
| DATE | GAME | LINKS |
| · Feb 4, 2006 | @NE 79, VCU 74 | Recap | Box Score |
| Next 5 Games |
| VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH (ET) |
NORTHEASTERN (ET) |
| 02/09 GMU 7:30pm | | 02/11 ODU 6:00pm | | 02/15 @TOWS 7:30pm | | 02/17 ALBY 7:00pm | | 02/23 UNCW 7:30pm |
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| 02/09 @DREX 7:30pm | | 02/11 @HOF 4:00pm | | 02/15 JMU 7:00pm | | 02/18 RID 1:00pm | | 02/23 @DEL 7:30pm |
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| · Complete Schedule: VCU | Northeastern
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BOSTON (AP) -- Shawn James scored a career-high 26 points and
added 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots as Northeastern held off
Virginia Commonwealth 79-74 on Saturday.
Northeastern (13-8, 9-4 Colonial) led by as many as 13 in the
second half, but VCU pulled within five, 76-71, on Alexander
Harper's 3-pointer with 27.9 seconds left.
But
Jose Juan Barea hit a free throw and
Bobby Kelly scored on a
layup to put the game out of reach.
B.A. Walker hit a 3-pointer at
the buzzer to account for the final score.
James was 10-of-13 from the floor and his effort was the third
triple-double of his career.
Barea had 22 points and nine assists.
The Rams (15-6, 9-4) were by
Nick George with 28 points and 13
rebounds, and Walker with 15 points.
VCU led early, but Kelly tied the score at 13-13 with a jumper
with 14:44 left in the first half. Barea hit a 3-pointer with 14:22
left to give Northeastern the lead for good.
Barea also hit a driving layup in the final seconds of the half
to give Northeastern a 37-30 halftime lead.
Virginia Commonwealth 74, 
Northeastern 79