#CAAHoops MBB Recap – Jan. 16 – Northeastern Wins on Final Possession, No. 18 Charleston Runs Streak to 18, North Carolina A&T Takes Third Straight
Miles McQuiggan
RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 16, 2023) – Northeastern erased a 16-point deficit to win in the closing seconds, No. 18 Charleston further improved the nation’s best record, and CAA newcomer North Carolina A&T helped create a more crowded race behind the lead with its third straight victory Monday.
Victories by UNCW and Towson led to the night ending with five teams at two in the loss column: Hofstra (5-2), UNCW (5-2), Towson (4-2), Drexel (4-2), and Stony Brook (3-2), with Charleston (7-0) and North Carolina A&T (4-3) also over .500 in league play.
Northeastern 59, Delaware 58
Jahmyl Telfort’s foul-line jumper with five seconds remaining helped Northeastern (7-10, 3-3) pull off a comeback from 16 points down to win at Matthews Arena. The Huskies trailed by 10 with 13:11 to play before a 14-5 stretch cut the deficit to two on a Telfort three with 7:31 to play. Delaware (10-9, 2-4) rattled off the next six and eventually led by seven with 3:59 remaining before Northeastern closed the game on a 10-2 run that included five points from
Joe Pridgen, a three from
Coleman Stucke, and Telfort’s game-winner. Pridgen (14 points, 14 rebounds) and
Chris Doherty (15 points, 13 rebounds) had double-doubles for Northeastern, which had 20 offensive rebounds as part of a 45-19 advantage on the glass.
Jyáre Davis led all scorers with 17 points for Delaware.
UNCW 62, Elon 54
UNCW used an 11-0 run to bounce back from a second half deficit and get back in the win column. The Seahawks overcame a tough shooting night (33%) by making 20 of 25 shots at the free-throw line to improve to 15-5 overall and 5-2 in the CAA. A pair of
Eric Van Der Heijden threes helped jump start the UNCW offense with the second one, and third of the night, beginning the 11-0 run that turned a 39-36 deficit into a 47-39 advantage. The Seahawks would lead by at least four the rest of the way.
Amari Kelly led UNCW with a double-double of 13 points and 14 rebounds. Elon (2-17, 0-6) was led by a game-high 20 points from
Zac Ervin.
North Carolina A&T 79, Hampton 67
Kam Woods led the way with 27 points as A&T emerged victorious in the first clash between the Aggies and Pirates as CAA members. A&T (9-11, 4-3) led by as many as 19 points on its way to its third-straight victory to move to within one game of second place.
Demetric Horton added a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds for an Aggies team that shot 49% and held the Pirates to 31%.
Jordan Nesbitt scored a team-high 18 points to lead three players in double figures for Hampton (3-15, 0-6), which also received 17 rebounds from
Kyrese Mullen.
Towson 68, Hofstra 47
Towson snapped Hofstra’s four-game winning streak to move to within a half-game back of the Pride and UNCW thanks to a lockdown defensive performance. A 17-0 Towson run in the first half kept Hofstra off the board for over seven minutes and the Tigers took a 30-20 lead into the break.
Nicolas Timberlake scored 15 of his 17 in the second half and
Cam Holden added 13, including the 1,000
th point of his career. Towson (12-7, 4-2) shot 45% for the game and held Hofstra to 33% while enjoying a 44-34 rebounding advantage.
Aaron Estrada scored 10 points to lead Hofstra (12-8, 5-2).
18/21 Charleston 82, William & Mary 54
No. 18 Charleston extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 18 games and improved to 19-1 and 7-0 in the CAA with a wire-to-wire effort. Four Cougars were in double figures in a balanced effort with
Ante Brzovic’s 17 points in 18 minutes leading the way. Charleston, which never trailed in the contest, benefitted from a 46-36 rebounding advantage that included 19 offensive boards that led to a 76-58 difference in field goal attempts. Charleston was 16-of-45 from three, marking back-to-back games with 15 made threes.
Noah Collier notched a double-double for William & Mary (8-11, 3-3) and
Ben Wight led the Tribe offensively with 14 points.
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