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Northeastern defeats Cent. Conn. St. 73-56

AP
Dec 07, 2025

BOSTON (AP) William Kermoury scored 18 points as Northeastern Huskies beat Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 73-56 on Sunday.

Kermoury had six rebounds for the Huskies (4-5). Xavier Abreu scored 15 points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 6 for 7 from the line and added six rebounds. Ty Francis shot 4 of 5 from the field to finish with 10 points, while adding 11 rebounds and three blocks.

Darin Smith Jr. finished with 12 points for the Blue Devils (5-4). Central Connecticut also got 12 points and seven assists from Jay Rodgers.

Northeastern took the lead for good with 18:07 left in the first half. The score was 35-21 at halftime, with Kermoury racking up 12 points. Northeastern extended its lead to 53-28 during the second half, fueled by a 12-0 scoring run. Francis scored a team-high eight points in the second half.

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1st Half
CCSU
Blue Devils
21
NE
Huskies
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Max Frazier gains possession)
19:48	+3	Melo Sanchez makes three point jump shot (Jay Rodgers assists)	3-0
19:23		JB Frankel misses three point jump shot
19:21		Jay Rodgers defensive rebound
19:06		Darin Smith Jr. misses two point layup
19:04		William Kermoury defensive rebound
18:59		Max Frazier blocks Xander Alarie's two point layup
18:57		Max Frazier defensive rebound
18:44		Jay Rodgers misses two point jump shot
18:42		Xander Alarie defensive rebound
18:37	+2	JB Frankel makes two point layup	3-2
18:25		Darin Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Mike Loughnane steals)
18:07	+3	William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (JB Frankel assists)	3-5
17:44		Jay Rodgers misses two point jump shot
17:42		Liam Koelsch defensive rebound
17:35		JB Frankel misses three point jump shot
17:33		Blue Devils defensive rebound
17:33		Liam Koelsch personal foul
17:23		Max Frazier turnover (lost ball) (Liam Koelsch steals)
17:04		Mike Loughnane misses three point jump shot
17:02		Melo Sanchez defensive rebound
16:55		James Jones misses three point jump shot
16:53		JB Frankel defensive rebound
16:47	+3	William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (JB Frankel assists)	3-8
16:22		Melo Sanchez misses three point jump shot
16:20		Xander Alarie defensive rebound
15:58		Xander Alarie misses two point jump shot
15:56		James Jones defensive rebound
15:49	+2	James Jones makes two point layup	5-8
15:21		James Jones blocks William Kermoury's three point jump shot
15:19		Max Frazier defensive rebound
15:09		Darin Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball)
15:09		TV timeout
14:59		Ty Francis offensive foul
14:59		Ty Francis turnover (offensive foul)
14:43		Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:41		Ty Francis defensive rebound
14:26		JB Frankel misses three point jump shot
14:24		Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound
14:11		Melo Sanchez misses three point jump shot
14:09		JB Frankel defensive rebound
13:58		William Kermoury turnover (Max Frazier steals)
13:50		Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:48		JB Frankel defensive rebound
13:48		Petar Pinter personal foul
13:39		Darin Smith Jr. misses two point layup
13:37		Daniel James offensive rebound
13:28		Daniel James turnover (bad pass) (William Kermoury steals)
13:28	+2	Xavier Abreu makes two point layup (William Kermoury assists)	5-10
13:28		Elijah Parker shooting foul (Xavier Abreu draws the foul)
13:27	+1	Xavier Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-11
13:00		Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation)
12:45		Xavier Abreu turnover (bad pass) (James Jones steals)
12:36		Ty Francis blocks Daniel James's two point layup
12:34		Petar Pinter defensive rebound
12:24	+2	Xavier Abreu makes two point layup	5-13
12:01		James Jones misses two point jump shot
11:59		Xavier Abreu defensive rebound
11:34		TV timeout
11:32	+2	Ty Francis makes two point dunk (Mike Loughnane assists)	5-15
11:10	+2	Max Frazier makes two point layup	7-15
11:00		Petar Pinter shooting foul (Max Frazier draws the foul)
11:00		Max Frazier misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:00		James Jones offensive rebound
10:58		Jay Rodgers misses two point layup
10:56		Liam Koelsch defensive rebound
10:37		Xavier Abreu misses two point jump shot
10:35		James Jones defensive rebound
10:34		Ty Francis blocks Max Frazier's two point dunk
10:32		Mike Loughnane defensive rebound
10:17	+3	William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (Mike Loughnane assists)	7-18
10:17		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
9:54	+2	Jay Rodgers makes two point jump shot	9-18
9:41		Max Frazier blocks Liam Koelsch's two point layup
9:39		Liam Koelsch offensive rebound
9:25		William Kermoury turnover (traveling)
9:12		Melo Sanchez misses two point jump shot
9:10		William Kermoury defensive rebound
8:55		William Kermoury misses three point jump shot
8:53		Huskies offensive rebound
8:41		James Jones shooting foul (Xavier Abreu draws the foul)
8:41	+1	Xavier Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-19
8:41	+1	Xavier Abreu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-20
8:30	+3	Jay Rodgers makes three point jump shot (Melo Sanchez assists)	12-20
8:12		Ty Francis turnover (bad pass)
7:58		JB Frankel personal foul
7:58		TV timeout
7:48	+2	Max Frazier makes two point dunk (Jay Rodgers assists)	14-20
7:33		Mike Loughnane turnover (bad pass) (Max Frazier steals)
7:19		Melo Sanchez misses three point jump shot
7:17		Luca Soroa Schaller defensive rebound
6:57		Xavier Abreu misses three point jump shot
6:55		Jay Rodgers defensive rebound
6:29		Darin Smith Jr. offensive foul (JB Frankel draws the foul)
6:29		Darin Smith Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
6:07	+3	William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (Luca Soroa Schaller assists)	14-23
5:45	+2	Jay Rodgers makes two point jump shot	16-23
5:30		Luca Soroa Schaller misses three point jump shot
5:28		Liam Koelsch offensive rebound
5:19	+3	Mike Loughnane makes three point jump shot (Liam Koelsch assists)	16-26
5:11		Jay Rodgers misses two point jump shot
5:09		William Kermoury defensive rebound
4:56	+2	Mike Loughnane makes two point jump shot	16-28
4:38		Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:36		William Kermoury defensive rebound
4:16		William Kermoury misses three point jump shot
4:14		James Jones defensive rebound
3:57	+2	Jay Rodgers makes two point layup	18-28
3:21		JB Frankel misses two point jump shot
3:19		Jay Rodgers defensive rebound
3:13		Jay Rodgers misses two point jump shot
3:11		JB Frankel defensive rebound
3:01		Liam Koelsch misses two point layup
2:59		Melo Sanchez defensive rebound
2:46		Melo Sanchez misses three point jump shot
2:44		Liam Koelsch defensive rebound
2:33		James Jones personal foul (Mike Loughnane draws the foul)
2:33		TV timeout
2:13	+3	Xavier Abreu makes three point jump shot	18-31
1:45		Petar Pinter shooting foul (Max Frazier draws the foul)
1:45		Max Frazier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:45		Max Frazier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:45		Ty Francis defensive rebound
1:28	+2	Luca Soroa Schaller makes two point layup	18-33
1:17	+2	Jay Rodgers makes two point layup	20-33
1:17		Xavier Abreu shooting foul (Jay Rodgers draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Jay Rodgers makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-33
1:01		Melo Sanchez shooting foul (Luca Soroa Schaller draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Luca Soroa Schaller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-34
1:01	+1	Luca Soroa Schaller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-35
0:45		Luca Soroa Schaller blocks Elijah Parker's two point layup
0:43		Xavier Abreu defensive rebound
0:24		Luca Soroa Schaller turnover (Max Frazier steals)
0:06		Gabe Spinelli misses two point layup
0:04		Ty Francis defensive rebound
0:04		William Kermoury misses three point jump shot
0:02		Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CCSU
Blue Devils
35
NE
Huskies
38

Time		Play	Score
19:37	+2	Liam Koelsch makes two point dunk (Mike Loughnane assists)	21-37
19:13	+3	Melo Sanchez makes three point jump shot (Jay Rodgers assists)	24-37
18:58	+2	Liam Koelsch makes two point dunk (Ty Francis assists)	24-39
18:30		Ty Francis shooting foul (Darin Smith Jr. draws the foul)
18:30	+1	Darin Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-39
18:30	+1	Darin Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-39
18:01	+2	Ty Francis makes two point dunk (Liam Koelsch assists)	26-41
17:39		Melo Sanchez misses two point jump shot
17:37		Ty Francis defensive rebound
17:28		JB Frankel misses three point jump shot
17:26		Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound
17:22	+2	Max Frazier makes two point layup (Jay Rodgers assists)	28-41
17:01	+2	Liam Koelsch makes two point layup	28-43
17:01		Max Frazier shooting foul
17:01		Liam Koelsch misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:01		James Jones defensive rebound
16:47		Jay Rodgers turnover (bad pass)
16:29	+2	Ty Francis makes two point layup	28-45
16:10		Ashton Reynolds misses two point layup
16:08		Ty Francis defensive rebound
15:50	+2	JB Frankel makes two point jump shot	28-47
15:41		TV timeout
15:24		Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:22		William Kermoury defensive rebound
15:00	+2	JB Frankel makes two point jump shot	28-49
14:34		James Jones misses two point jump shot
14:32		William Kermoury defensive rebound
14:20		Nico Ashley shooting foul (Ty Francis draws the foul)
14:20		TV timeout
14:20	+1	Ty Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-50
14:20	+1	Ty Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-51
14:08		Ashton Reynolds turnover (Luca Soroa Schaller steals)
13:57		Luca Soroa Schaller misses two point layup
13:55		Ty Francis offensive rebound
13:50	+2	Ty Francis makes two point layup	28-53
13:40	+2	Ashton Reynolds makes two point layup (Jay Rodgers assists)	30-53
13:40		William Kermoury shooting foul (Ashton Reynolds draws the foul)
13:40	+1	Ashton Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-53
13:25		Luca Soroa Schaller turnover (Nico Ashley steals)
13:12	+2	Melo Sanchez makes two point jump shot	33-53
12:47	+3	William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (JB Frankel assists)	33-56
12:22		William Kermoury personal foul (Gabe Spinelli draws the foul)
12:08		Max Frazier misses two point layup
12:06		Liam Koelsch defensive rebound
11:50		Darin Smith Jr. blocks Liam Koelsch's two point layup
11:48		Gabe Spinelli defensive rebound
11:25		Gabe Spinelli misses two point layup
11:23		James Jones offensive rebound
11:14		James Jones misses two point layup
11:12		Xavier Abreu defensive rebound
11:07	+3	William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (Xavier Abreu assists)	33-59
11:05		Darin Smith Jr. turnover (Mike Loughnane steals)
11:05		Gabe Spinelli shooting foul (Xavier Abreu draws the foul)
11:05		TV timeout
11:05		Xavier Abreu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:05	+1	Xavier Abreu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-60
10:46		Melo Sanchez misses two point jump shot
10:44		James Jones offensive rebound
10:44		Ty Francis blocks James Jones's two point layup
10:42		Blue Devils offensive rebound
10:35		James Jones misses two point jump shot
10:33		Blue Devils offensive rebound
9:58	+2	Elijah Parker makes two point layup (Darin Smith Jr. assists)	35-60
9:40		William Kermoury misses three point jump shot
9:38		Max Frazier defensive rebound
9:26	+2	Max Frazier makes two point jump shot	37-60
9:26		Liam Koelsch shooting foul (Max Frazier draws the foul)
9:26	+1	Max Frazier makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-60
9:03		Gabe Spinelli shooting foul (Xavier Abreu draws the foul)
9:03	+1	Xavier Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-61
9:03	+1	Xavier Abreu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-62
8:51		Melo Sanchez misses three point jump shot
8:49		Xavier Abreu defensive rebound
8:42	+2	Mike Loughnane makes two point layup	38-64
8:32		Max Frazier misses two point layup
8:30		Darin Smith Jr. offensive rebound
8:30		Darin Smith Jr. misses two point layup
8:28		Blue Devils offensive rebound
8:16	+2	Elijah Parker makes two point layup	40-64
8:01		JB Frankel misses three point jump shot
7:59		Liam Koelsch offensive rebound
7:49	+2	Xavier Abreu makes two point jump shot (Mike Loughnane assists)	40-66
7:34	+2	Darin Smith Jr. makes two point layup	42-66
7:34		Mike Loughnane shooting foul (Darin Smith Jr. draws the foul)
7:34		TV timeout
7:34	+1	Darin Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-66
7:10		James Jones blocks JB Frankel's two point layup
7:08		Max Frazier defensive rebound
6:56		Jay Rodgers misses three point jump shot
6:54		Ty Francis defensive rebound
6:35		JB Frankel misses three point jump shot
6:33		James Jones defensive rebound
6:21		Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:19		JB Frankel defensive rebound
6:04	+2	Petar Pinter makes two point dunk (Xavier Abreu assists)	43-68
5:34	+3	Darin Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jay Rodgers assists)	46-68
5:08		Gabe Spinelli shooting foul (Mike Loughnane draws the foul)
5:08	+1	Mike Loughnane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-69
5:08	+1	Mike Loughnane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-70
4:57		Jay Rodgers misses two point jump shot
4:55		Ty Francis defensive rebound
4:41		Luca Soroa Schaller turnover (bad pass) (Darin Smith Jr. steals)
4:33		Darin Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:31		Xavier Abreu defensive rebound
4:23		Xavier Abreu misses two point layup
4:21		Max Frazier defensive rebound
4:02		Elijah Parker misses two point jump shot
4:00		Ty Francis defensive rebound
3:58		Ty Francis turnover (out of bounds)
3:48		James Jones misses two point jump shot
3:46		James Jones offensive rebound
3:41		TV timeout
3:33	+2	Darin Smith Jr. makes two point layup	48-70
3:33		Luca Soroa Schaller shooting foul (Darin Smith Jr. draws the foul)
3:33		Darin Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:33		Ty Francis defensive rebound
3:17		Petar Pinter misses two point layup
3:15		Darin Smith Jr. defensive rebound
3:07		Luca Soroa Schaller shooting foul (Darin Smith Jr. draws the foul)
3:07	+1	Darin Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-70
3:07	+1	Darin Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-70
2:43		Mike Loughnane misses two point jump shot
2:41		Daniel James defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Daniel James makes two point layup (Jay Rodgers assists)	52-70
2:33		Ty Francis shooting foul (Daniel James draws the foul)
2:33		Daniel James misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:33		Luca Soroa Schaller defensive rebound
2:14		William Kermoury misses three point jump shot
2:12		Elijah Parker defensive rebound
2:01		Jay Rodgers misses two point layup
1:59		Daniel James offensive rebound
1:57		Mike Loughnane personal foul (Daniel James draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Daniel James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-70
1:57		Daniel James misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:57		Xavier Abreu defensive rebound
1:30	+3	Luca Soroa Schaller makes three point jump shot (JB Frankel assists)	53-73
1:13		Ty Francis blocks Gabe Spinelli's two point layup
1:11		JB Frankel defensive rebound
0:58		Ryan Williams misses three point jump shot
0:56		Ty Francis offensive rebound
0:54		Ty Francis misses two point dunk
0:52		Daniel James defensive rebound
0:52		JB Frankel shooting foul (James Jones draws the foul)
0:52		James Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:52	+1	James Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-73
0:38		Ryan Williams misses two point layup
0:36		Elijah Parker defensive rebound
0:31	+2	Elijah Parker makes two point layup	56-73
0:00		End of period

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Elijah Parker makes two point layup