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03/06 16:27 CST Northeastern defeats NC A&T 88-72 in Coastal Athletic
Association Tournament
Northeastern defeats NC A&T 88-72 in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Mike Loughnane and Xavier Abreu had 18 points apiece in No.
13 seed Northeastern's 88-72 win against 12th-seeded North Carolina A&T on
Friday in the first round of the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament.
Northeastern (7-23), which snapped a 12-game skid, plays No. 5 seed Drexel in
the second round Saturday.
Loughnane also contributed six assists and Abreu made 5 for 10 (2 for 4 from
3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. William Kermoury shot 4 for
10 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish
with 14 points for the Huskies.
Lewis Walker led the way for the Aggies (11-19) with 17 points. N.C. A&T also
got 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks from Zamoku Weluche-Ume. Trent
Middleton also had 15 points, four assists and two steals.
Northeastern took the lead with 9:52 left in the first half and did not trail
again. Loughnane led the Huskies with 11 points in the first half to help put
them up 40-24 at the break. Abreu scored 15 points in the second half to help
lead the way as Northeastern went on to secure a victory, while matching N.C.
A&T point for point in the second half.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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