Michigan Downs NU

Wednesday night the Huskies were defeated by the Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Arena.
The Huskies jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead, but the Wolverines answered with a 14-2 run of their own. With 3:02 left in the first half, the Huskies trailed 25-20. By halftime, the score was 29-23 in Michigan’s favor.
Being down only 6 on the road in the Big Ten at halftime, the Huskies were very much in it. But the second half was a whole different animal. The Huskies got within four points, but that would be as close as they would get. From there the lead stretched to 11, but the Huskies brought it back down to 8 courtesy of Matt Janning. But Manny Harris and the Wolverines, aided by their home crowd, blew the game open from there going on an 8-0 run.
Harris just could not stay off of the foul line. He shot a total of 14 free-throws, sinking 13 of them. Harris scored 26 points, to go along with 10 rebounds and 8 assists. The Wolverines were hitting all of their shots, while the Huskies couldn’t buy a bucket. Northeastern shot 29 percent from the field, including 4-24 from behind the arc. Michigan closed the doors to Madison Square Garden, winning 76-56.
Needless to say, the locker room was yet again not that loud. The Huskies again came so close to a marquee win, and again fell short. Coach Coen was disappointed with their play, but told the team that it was just one game and it was still only November 12th. There is still a lot of basketball to be played.
There was really not even enough time to sleep away the loss. The wake up call for Thursday morning was 4:45 a.m., so most did not go to sleep. Players packed their bags and tried to relax after a tough night. It was a very silent ride back. But this silence was not one of defeat, more of disappointment and determination. As players and staff, this group has come close to so many huge victories on the road against BCS conference schools, but has yet to win one. The desire and hunger for such a win has never been greater.