Red Hot Shooting Leads Huskies To Victory

After a tough loss on the road, the Huskies bounced back Saturday at home with a win over UNC-Wilmington 77-65.

The Seahawks jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, but the Huskies climbed back into it against the worst defensive team (statistically) in the country. For the game, Northeastern shot 56.3 percent from the floor and 41 percent from three. Chaisson Allen was red hot, scoring a career high 21 points, 15 of those coming in the first half. Baptiste Bataille also recorded a career high with 14 points, while going 4-9 from behind the arc. Matt Janning scored 13 points, despite only shooting the ball 8 times, and Eugene Spates also recorded double-figures with 11 points.

Seahawks star Chad Tomko was not much of a factor in the game, saddled with foul trouble for most of it. However in his only 14 minutes of play, Tomko scored 9 points on 3 of 5 shooting from the three-point line. As a team, the Seahawks shot 43 percent from the floor and matched the Huskies 41 percent from three.

A win is a win, and the Huskies will certainly take it. But the intensity is still not where it needs to be, and has not been at the same level since the VCU game. With Drexel coming into Matthews Arena Wednesday night, the Huskies will need to get it back to that level as the Dragons have won 6 out of their last 8 conference games.