boston — Jamil Telfort scored 31 points as Northeastern beat NC A&T 88-76 in the Northeastern Conference opener.
Telfort had six rebounds and three steals for the Huskies (5-7). Chris Dougherty scored 19 points and added eight rebounds while shooting 6-of-12 from the field and 7-of-9 from the line. Coleman Stakke scored his 13 points and 3 points from the range he went 5 for 4 and from the line he finished 3 for 1.
Cam Woods led the Aggies (5-9) in scoring with 23 points, four assists and three steals. Duncan Powell added 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals at NC A&T. Additionally, Marcus Watson finished with 12 points.
Northeastern took the lead with 15:44 left in the first half and never looked back. Telfort led the team with his 20 goals in the first half, and at halftime he led 45-31. Northeastern trailed NC A&T by two points in the second half, with Doherty scoring a team-high 14 points in the second half.
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The next game for both teams is Saturday. Northeastern hosts Stony Brook and NC A&T hosts Hofstra.
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