National Basketball Association
Northeastern 63, Georgetown 56
When: 12:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 21, 2013
Where: Coliseo de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Officials:
# Rob Groover, # Lamar Simpson, # Mark Shnur
Attendance:
430
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Northeastern 63, Georgetown 56: Reggie Spencer had 18 points and nine rebounds as the Huskies rallied from a 14-point second half deficit to shock the Hoyas on the opening day of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Scott Eatherton added 12 points and 10 rebounds and David Walker also finished with 12 points for Northeastern (2-2), which will meet Charlotte in the second round. T.J. Williams contributed 10 points off the bench for the Huskies.
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 14 points, the only player in double figures for Georgetown (1-2). Josh Smith and Markel Starks added nine points each for the Hoyas, who shot 23 percent from the floor in the second half.
Georgetown went nearly six minutes without a field goal in the second half, allowing Northeastern to go on a 14-0 run and tie the score at 40 with 11:53 remaining. Northeastern took its first lead of the game at 48-46, fell behind by three again and closed the game in a 7-0 run.
Georgetown surged to a 9-0 lead before Northeastern got its first points with 16:48 left in the opening half. The Huskies closed the gap to five points midway through the half before the Hoyas were able to stretch their lead back to 36-25 at intermission.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Demetrius Pollard, who tied a Northeastern school record by making eight 3-pointers and scored 27 points in Saturday’s blowout victory against Central Connecticut State, fouled out with 17:09 left and Georgetown winning 40-28. He finished with one point. … One of the best players in Northeastern history is J.J. Barea, a native of Puerto Rico … The Hoyas last played in Puerto Rico at the 1984 Copa Navidad Tournament.
Top Game Performances
| Northeastern |
|
Georgetown |
|
Reggie Spencer 18 |
Scoring |
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 14 |
|
Reggie Spencer 2 |
Assists |
Aaron Bowen 4 |
|
Scott Eatherton 10 |
Rebounds |
Mikael Hopkins 6 |
|
Reggie Spencer 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Joshua Smith 5 |
|
David Walker 2 |
Steals |
Aaron Bowen 1 |
|
Scott Eatherton 1 |
Blocks |
Moses Abraham 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northeastern
|
63 |
44.7 |
1-5 |
20-33 |
4 |
34 |
2 |
5 |
14 |
| Georgetown
|
56 |
36.0 |
3-16 |
17-28 |
8 |
30 |
2 |
6 |
15 |
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