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Northeastern Villanova 74, Northeastern 55

2003-04 Schedule/Results
2003-04 Statistics

Villanova 74, Northeastern 55
Dec. 12, 2003
The Pavilion (Villanova, Pa.)

Team
1st
2nd
Final
Northeastern (3-4)
21
34
55
Villanova (6-2)
34
40
74

Husky photo
The men's basketball team fell behind big in the first half but battled back in the second before succumbing to Villanova, 74-55, Friday night before a sellout crowd at The Pavilion. Down 34-21 at the break, the Huskies (3-4) came out of the locker room fired up, cutting the deficit to seven at 41-34 after a Barnes free throw with 14:30 left. The ‘Cats (6-2) then went on a 13-4 run over the next five minutes to widen their lead to 54-38 with 9:27 left to play, and the outcome was never in doubt after that.

The story of the night was Curtis Sumpter, who had a season-high 19 points at the half and finished with a career-high 38. He scored 13 of Villanova’s first 15 points, the last nine coming on a trio of 3-pointers. His third bomb started a 14-0 ‘Nova run, which gave it a 24-7 advantage with 7:47 remaining in the half.

For the second game in a row, Northeastern suffered through an extended scoring drought. The Huskies went without a point for a stretch of almost eight minutes, from Cornellius Wright’s three-point play with 14:06 left in the first half until Bobby Kelly’s jumper with 6:10 showing on the clock.

NU went on a mini-run at the end of the half, as Adam Drain sunk two threes and Jesse Dunn and Sylbrin Robinson each hit one to make it a 34-21 game at intermission.

The Huskies didn't help themselves at the free-throw line, from where they shot 39 percent (9-of-23). They were led by Marcus Barnes' 16, but that came on 4-of-20 shooting.

The Huskies return home to play Marist in a 4:30 p.m. game on Sunday, Dec. 14 at Matthews Arena.

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
NU vs Villanova Wildcats
12/12/03 7:30 pm at Villanova, Pa. - The Pavilion

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VISITORS: NU 3-4
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
04 Wilson, Javorie..... f  2-6    1-4    0-0    2  0  2   4   5  1  2  1  0  18
33 Robinson, Sylbrin... f  1-5    1-1    2-9    4  5  9   2   5  1  3  1  0  34
30 Wright, Cornellius.. c  3-5    0-0    1-1    1  1  2   2   7  0  0  0  1  18
02 Youmans, D'wan...... g  1-4    0-3    1-2    1  2  3   1   3  0  0  0  1  18
03 Barnes, Marcus...... g  4-20   3-7    5-8    0  3  3   1  16  2  4  0  2  39
14 Davis, Bennet.......    2-6    0-1    0-2    3  3  6   4   4  0  5  0  4  25
21 Drain, Adam.........    3-3    2-2    0-0    0  1  1   0   8  3  0  0  1  19
22 Kelly, Bobby........    1-2    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   1   2  1  1  0  0  14
32 Dunn, Jesse.........    2-5    1-2    0-1    0  1  1   3   5  1  1  0  0  14
42 Melvin, Lateef......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   1
   TEAM................                         6  2  8             2
   Totals..............   19-56   8-21   9-23  17 19 36  18  55  9 19  2  9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  8-28 28.6%   2nd Half: 11-28 39.3%   Game: 33.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-11 36.4%   2nd Half:  4-10 40.0%   Game: 38.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  1-2  50.0%   2nd Half:  8-21 38.1%   Game: 39.1%    4

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HOME TEAM: Villanova Wildcats 6-2
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
34 Sumpter, Curtis..... f 16-20   3-5    4-4    4  5  9   0  39  0  1  0  2  36
21 Charles, Chris...... c  0-3    0-0    0-0    2  4  6   3   0  0  0  3  0  16
02 Foye, Randy......... g  3-9    1-4    2-2    0  2  2   5   9  6  5  0  2  33
12 Nardi, Mike......... g  2-8    1-4    0-0    0  6  6   2   5  7  6  0  2  31
14 Ray, Allan.......... g  4-10   1-6    0-0    0  1  1   4   9  6  3  0  0  32
01 Bloch, Andreas......    1-3    1-3    0-1    1  0  1   1   3  1  1  0  0  14
04 Condon, Ross........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
05 Claxton, Michael....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  2  0  0   1
10 Grace, Tom..........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
20 Fraser, Jason.......    0-1    0-0    1-2    1  1  2   2   1  0  0  2  1   9
22 Dunleavy, Baker.....    0-0    0-0    1-2    0  0  0   0   1  0  0  0  0   1
50 Sheridan, Will......    3-3    0-0    1-2    3  5  8   3   7  2  0  3  1  25
   TEAM................                         1  4  5
   Totals..............   29-57   7-22   9-13  12 30 42  20  74 22 18  8  8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-29 48.3%   2nd Half: 15-28 53.6%   Game: 50.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-12 33.3%   2nd Half:  3-10 30.0%   Game: 31.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-5  40.0%   2nd Half:  7-8  87.5%   Game: 69.2%    1

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Officials: Joe Lindsay, Patrick Driscoll, Jeff Clark
Technical fouls: NU-None. Villanova Wildcats-None.
Attendance: 6500
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
NU............................   21   34  -   55
Villanova Wildcats............   34   40  -   74
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