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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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