Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Recaps

Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – Davon Usher shot 8-of-13 from the field en route to 21 points, as the Delaware Blue Hens bested the Northeastern Huskies, 87-74, in the semifinal round of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament at Baltimore Arena.

All five starters scored in double figures for top-seeded Delaware (24-9), which will play William & Mary matchup in Monday’s championship game. Jarvis Threatt stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals, Devon Saddler tallied 16 points and nine assists, while Carl Baptiste and Kyle Anderson netted 14 and 10 points, respectively.

For fifth-seeded Northeastern (11-21), Scott Eatherton logged 20 points and eight rebounds and Reggie Spencer came off the bench to register 18 points and eight boards.

Delaware built up a 14-point lead less than eight minutes into the game, but it led by just two, 39-37, heading into intermission. The Blue Hens shot 44.8 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes, compared to 40 percent for the Huskies.

After briefly falling behind early in the second half, the Blue Hens pulled away with a 35-10 run that lasted more than 10 minutes.

Delaware scored 20 points off of 15 Northeastern turnovers.

Final Score: William & Mary 75, Towson 71

Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – Marcus Thornton led all scorers with 21 points, as the William & Mary Tribe outlasted the Towson Tigers, 75-71, in the semifinal round of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament at Baltimore Arena.

Brandon Britt shot 4-of-6 from 3-point range en route to 16 points for third- seeded William & Mary (20-11), which will play Delaware in the championship game on Monday. Kyle Gaillard and Tim Rusthoven scored 12 and 10 points, respectively.

For second-seeded Towson (23-10), Jerrell Benimon netted 18 points, Mike Burwell followed closely behind with 17 and Rafriel Guthrie poured in 13.

A tightly-contested first half ended in a 36-36 tie. Although William & Mary outshot Towson from the field, 50 percent to 40 percent, the Tigers attempted six more field goals and shot 8-of-12 at the line.

The Tribe never led by double digits in the second half, but they never trailed either. The Tigers got to within one point on a few occasions, including with 2:40 left on a Timajh Parker-Rivera free throw, but they would score just one more point down the stretch. William & Mary put the game on ice with a 2-of-2 trip to the stripe by Thornton with four seconds to go.

While both teams shot 50 percent from beyond the arc, William and Mary made 11 3-pointers to Towson’s seven.

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