Basketball Recap: Northeastern Wins Going Away Against Cambridge City Lincoln

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Northeastern's strategy against Cambridge City Lincoln on Thursday. The Northeastern Knights blew past the Cambridge City Lincoln Golden Eagles 71-48. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.

Noah Payne was his usual excellent self, going 12 of 17 on his way to 29 points and six assists. His evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tre Vanlandingham, who went 7 for 13 en route to 17 points and seven assists.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Northeastern was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cambridge City Lincoln only racked up 13 assists.

Several Golden Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Aidan Munchel, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds. Evan Stuckey was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 13 points.

The victory made it two in a row for Northeastern and bumps their season record up to 17-1. As for Cambridge City Lincoln, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-4.

Northeastern will be playing in front of their home fans against Hagerstown at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th. Hagerstown has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Cambridge City Lincoln, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 85-50 win against MTI School of Knowledge on the 1st.