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Northeastern Rallies Past UNC Asheville 83-82
02.19.2011 | Men's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Northeastern fought back from a 17-point halftime deficit to stun homestanding UNC Asheville Saturday afternoon 83-82 in the Sears Bracketbuster series game at Justice Center.
The Bulldogs (13-13) led 44-27 at halftime but blew a double-digit lead for the second straight game. Northeastern out-scored the home team 56-38 in the second half.
Jonathan Lee led the Huskies (10-18) with 25 points, while Chaisson Allen finished with 24 points. Joel Smith added 18 points.
Asheville (13-13) was led by Matt Dickey's 23 points. J.P. Primm contributed 16 points, while Jaron Lane chipped in 10 points.
Northeastern led 83-80 in the final seconds as Primm put up a three-pointer that missed with four seconds left. The shot bounced out to Chris Stephenson of Asheville. He sank a shot right as the buzzer sounded but his foot was ruled out on the three-point line. The basket only counted as a two-pointer as Asheville fell 82-82.
The Bulldogs controlled the first half as every player scored for Asheville who played. The home team shot 50 percent (15-of-30) from the field and 91 percent (10-of-11) from the charity stripe to allow the Bulldogs to lead 44-27 at halftime.
Asheville also played excellent defense in the opening half. The Bulldogs forced 12 Huskie turnovers that allowed the home team to score 18 points. Asheville out-rebounded Northeastern 21-11 in the first half and enjoyed an 18-8 advantage in the paint.
Dickey led all scorers with 12 points in the first half. The junior guard went 4-of-6 from the field and made two long treys.
The Bulldogs begin the final week of regular season play Tuesday evening when Asheville visits Big South Conference regular-season champion Coastal Carolina at 7 p.m.
