Huskies Drop Third Straight Home Game

The Huskies fell to Old Dominion Saturday night at Matthews Arena in an overtime heartbreaker.

On senior night, where Northeastern honored their three seniors; Matt Smith, Chris Alvarez, and Eugene Spates, the Huskies could not send them off with a win. The Monarchs came out with more intensity from the start, knowing that the only way they could earn a bye in the CAA Tournament was to beat the Huskies.

In the closing seconds of the second half, the Huskies and Monarchs were tied. Matt Janning then pulled up from right in front of coach Coen and the Husky bench and drained a three with 20 seconds left. This was also the first time the crowd was heard since the senior night ceremonies were held. With a foul to give, the Huskies planned to take some time off and then commit the foul. But a missed assignment led to a wide open three-pointer at the top of the key for Jonathan Adams.

In overtime, the Huskies had a chance to extend their 2 point lead twice, but failed. Gerald Lee then scored for the Monarchs and then fouled Janning on the Huskies possession. But Janning missed the front end of the 1-and-1. Trailing 56-54, the Huskies again looked to Baptiste Bataille for help. Bataille drove the baseline and missed a layup, with a lot of contact but no whistle. Gerald Lee then made 1 of 2 free throws, and the Huskies had a chance. Janning’s three went in and out, and Bataille got the rebound and passed it out to Spates, who pump faked and traveled before he could get a shot off. With 0.5 second left, the Monarchs began to celebrate and the game was over.

This marks the third straight home loss for the Huskies, who will now go into the CAA Tournament as the third seed. They will play Saturday night March 7th at 8:30 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet against the winner of the Drexel and Towson game.