MOUNT VERNON — Adelida Oberman scored 19 points as Northeast earned a share of the Big East Conference girls’ basketball lead with a 49-34 victory over Bellevue on Saturday at the Small Multi-Sport Center.

Northeast (8-2 overall, 6-1 Big East) joined Bellevue Marquette atop the league standings as the race approached the midpoint.

The Rebels built a 16-point lead late in the third quarter, then weathered a run by the Comets (7-3, 5-2), who got within 40-34 early in the fourth quarter.

Brenna Butler added 12 points for the winners.

Kelsey Ernst led Bellevue with 18 points and 15 rebounds.

NORTHEAST 49, BELLEVUE 34

At Mount Vernon

NORTHEAST (49): Morgan McAleer 3-6 3-7 9, Jacinto Jargo 2-5 0-0 5, Catrina Jargo 1-2 0-0 2, Adelida Oberman 6-21 3-4 19, Breanne Butler 6-9 0-0 12, Danae Diedrich 0-1 2-4 2, Tara Klemme 0-0 0-0 0, Jessica Spooner 0-0 0-0 0, Nicole Delarm 0-0 0-0 0, Laikyn Schaefer 0-0 0-0 0, Ashley Kruse 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-44 8-15 49.

BELLEVUE (34): Lexee Sullivan 1-1 0-0 2, Mariah Steines 4-11 0-1 9, Kelsey Ernst 6-13 6-7 18, Tessa Fahey 0-0 0-0 0, Carly Rubel 2-4 1-2 5, Rachel Kilburg 0-0 0-0 0, Alison Reeg 0-7 0-0 0, Ashley Giesemann 0-3 0-0 0, Alicia Urbain 0-0 0-0 0, Nicole Beckley 0-0 0-0 0, Brenda Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-39 7-10 34.

Halftime: Northeast 20, Bellevue 15. 3-point goals: Northeast 5-10 (J.Jargo 1-2, C.Jargo 0-1, Oberman 4-7), Bellevue 1-10 (Steines 1-6, Reeg 0-4). Team fouls: Northeast 9, Bellevue 15. Fouled out: none. Rebounds: Northeast 26 (Butler 5), Bellevue 32 (Ernst 15). Assists: Northeast 12 (Diedrich 3), Bellevue 8 (Ernst 3). Steals: Northeast 11 (Oberman 5), Bellevue 4 (Giesemann 2). Turnovers: Northeast 10, Bellevue 18.