Northeastern 68, at Monmouth 81

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (Interstat) — A second-half offensive explosion, spearheaded by a career-high scoring performance from Justin Ray, propelled the Monmouth Hawks to an 81-68 victory over the Northeastern Huskies in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Monday afternoon at the Multipurpose Activity Center. Monmouth, which trailed by eight points at halftime, outscored Northeastern 51-30 after intermission to turn a deficit into a comfortable double-digit win in front of a crowd of 2,313. The Hawks improved to 9-10 overall, while the Huskies fell to 6-12. The game’s defining stretch came early in the second half, where Monmouth swiftly… Read more...