It was another grind it out battle between the Huskies and Terriers on Wednesday, with the Terriers winning for the second straight year, 69-64 in overtime.
Northeastern jumped out to a 9-0 lead, but the Terriers chipped away and only trailed 29-27 at halftime. The Huskies are now 0-2 when leading at the half. The second half started with the Terriers holding the Huskies scoreless until the 14:22 mark, when Alwayne Bigby hit a layup to make it 40-31. The Huskies would lead by 6 with under four minutes to play. But ill advised jumpers early in the shot clock by Chaisson Allen and Baptiste Bataille left enough time on the clock for Corey Lowe to drop a jumper in to tie it up with 23 seconds left and send the game to overtime.
In the extra period the Terriers again came out to a fast start, going up by 7 with just under 3 minutes to play. The Huskies came back and gained the lead 64-63 on two free-throws by Bigby. But that would be the last points for the Huskies, who couldn't buy a jumper down the stretch, and the Terriers led by Jake O'Brien and Corey Lowe again won 69-64.
On a good note, the Huskies may have found their fifth starter in Alwayne Bigby. The freshman came up big again, scoring 16 points and grabbing 7 rebounds while not turning the ball over once. Bigby brings energy and hustle that sparks the Huskies, who now have the emergence of a freshman. But just like last year as Chaisson Allen goes, so go to the Huskies. Allen struggled again, scoring 9 points on 4-11 shooting (1-5 from behind the arc) with just 2 assists to 7 turnovers. The Huskies are still waiting for Allen to put together a full 40 minute game. Matt Janning struggled with his jumper Wednesday, but still was huge with 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Manny Adako and Nkem Ojougboh both fought through foul trouble again, but Ojougboh finished with 7 points and 8 rebounds, nearing a double-double for the second straight contest. Adako showed flashes of his usual self, but could not get in a flow due to his foul trouble.
The Terriers just made more plays than the Huskies. They also made their free-throws, missing only one, while the Huskies missed theirs shooting 65%(17-26) from the line. Saturday doesn't get any easier as the Wright State Raiders come into town for the return game of last years ESPNU BracketBuster matchup.
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