outrebounding george mason 14- 12 and chaisson allen leading the way with 14 points leading all scorers here in tonight's game. we're going to talk to the head coach now of the george mason patriots, jim larranaga. coach, allen and janning just knocking down tres. what can you do to try to stop it? >> we made a it a point of emphasis before the game. those two players of late at a very high level right now and our defense is just not contesting their three-pointers well enough. we let them get started early. that's the way they've played at home. we need to do a better job in the second half. >> coach, i think ryan pearson -- >> mark: coach, i think ryan pearson has it going in the poa. he's starting to settle for the jump shots. in the second harvetion do you think you'll try to give to him more in the second half because he has it going? >> we need a little more balance in our attack. we can't just rely on allen. they help out on him an awful lot. we need more contributions from our guards. we need to get them started. >> mike: coach, appreciate the time. good luck in the second half.

here comes chaisson allen for the northeastern huskies. >> mark: chaisson allen is going to look to create for this offensive team. matt janning will be looking for as well as adako on the low post area. >> mike: janning is checked by tate. here is a three on the way by allen. it's good. northeastern starts out from beyond the arc with a 3-0 advantage. >> mark: that's a good way to start. they knock down a three by allen. >> mike: chaisson allen has scored in double figures in the last six straight bsmghts that's his first look in tran sis. -- transit. 3-0, huskies. we're just under way from matthews arena in boston. pearson over the top and the pass to morrison. ojougboh behind him. too much. pearson puts it in for two. >> mark: as we said at the top of the telecast, pearson has been playing very well as of late. the last past seven games, he's ager averaging just under 14 points and seven rebounds. northeastern is going to have to keep them off the boards if they want to try to contain pearson. >> mike: we were talking earlier about the inside guys buice there's -- because there's a lot

andre cornelius actually for mason comes in leading the way, but i think chaisson allen is chasing him now. >> mark: chasing allen -- chaisson allen is definitely chasing him. he's shooting 3-8 -- 6-8 from the three-point line. chaisson allen is doing a wonderful job. he's taking open shots and cashing them in. >> mike: he certainly is averaging 42.5% from the field. you saw the stat. after tonight, 6-8. that's certainly going up. northeastern with a 16-point advantage here. [ whistle ] >> mike: nice feed underneath and foul. going to the three-point line, -- >> mark: what makes that play effective on the opposite end is you have chaisson allen and matt janning both cam of knocking down the three. janning driefts lane and has lay-up to muo. >> mike: morrison will have to come out this have ballgame. he has four fouls for george mason. here comes the substitution. kevin foster checking in for morrison. foster, the red-shirted freshman. red-shirted last year. morrison who they count on is really their second best shooter from the field. he's a sophomore averaging over seven points and ov

chaisson allen with four three- pointers. matt janning with two. we'll come whack and -- back and show you the stats of this one here at the half. huskies lead by 12 over the patriots >> mike: the 2010 caa men's basketball championship march 5- 8 at the richmond coliseum. >> mike: halftime from northeastern. huskies with a 12-point advantage over the george mason patriots. thank you for being with us tonight for the caa matchup. george mason trying to stay undefeated. they have work to in the second half to see if they can stay that way. they're 3-0 in league play huskies on their tail. >> mark: they have work to do. it has to start on the defensive enend. it's not danger zone here. you need to -- they need to take care of the ball, but they need to push northeastern from the three-point line because they're shooting well from the three-point line and they have nine turnovers. you look at the three- pointdifference thearks where the lead is right there. >> mike: you heard coach jim larranaga talk about it when we talked to him before the beginning