BOSTON (Interstat) — William Kermoury scored a game-high 31 points to propel Northeastern to an 85-78 victory over Elon in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Thursday night at Matthews Arena.

The Huskies, who improved to 6-11, never trailed after Kermoury’s opening 3-pointer. He added five assists. Xavier Abreu contributed 22 points for Northeastern, which led 41-39 at halftime and pulled away late.

Elon, which fell to 11-7, was led by Bryson Cokley’s 26 points and seven assists. Chandler Cuthrell added 19 points for the Phoenix. The teams combined for only 811 fans in attendance. Northeastern avenged a loss to Elon from Dec. 29.