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With the Northeastern-Wright State contest tied at 67-67 with four seconds left, Chaisson Allen grabbed a rebound, dribbled up court and released a half-court shot that beat the buzzer and gave the Huskies a thrilling 70-67 win over the Raiders Saturday at Matthews Arena. Allen finished the day with a game-high 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

Allen, his teammates and the fans then mobbed the court in celebration.

"Once I got the rebound, I didn't know how much time was on the clock," Allen said afterwards. "So I checked the clock and saw that there was two seconds left and I could get one of two dribbles in. Once I released it and saw it in the air, I felt like it had a chance. Then it dropped."

"He got a shot better than anything I could have drawn up," said Northeastern head coach Bill Coen. "I have the utmost respect for the Wright State basketball program. I thought both teams played extremely hard. Both teams made winning basketball plays. Chase Allen just made the last one of the afternoon."

Allen's buzzer-beater came after an intense battle between two teams both ranked in the Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll. Wright State, ranked No. 13 in the poll, got out to a fast start, developing a 12-point lead before eight minutes had gone by. Vaughn Duggins knocked down a pair of threes, including one at 12:47 that put the Raiders up 19-7.

Wright State expanded that lead to 14 at the 5:15 mark when Scott Grote connected on a layup that made it 30-16 in favor of the Raiders.

Bogged down by turnovers and poor shots early, the Huskies, ranked No. 16 in the poll, closed the first half on a 17-7 run that included a pair of triples from Baptiste Bataille, who finished with 14 points off the bench. His three with 49 seconds left cut NU's deficit to two, 35-33, but Todd Brown made a layup with 10 seconds left to give Wright State a 37-33 lead at halftime.

The second half featured five ties and five lead changes. It started with Allen draining a three-pointer and then making a layup with in the first 63 seconds to put the Huskies up by one, 38-37. It went back-and-forth from there as Wright State went back up on top by two on Vaughn Duggins's jumper at 15:43. Northeastern took another lead at 11:03 when Matt Janning completed a three-point play after hitting a layup and drawing a foul from Grote.

The teams traded baskets and free throw shots, but the Huskies maintained an advantage and led by seven at the 3:45 mark after an incredible play. With one second left on the shot clock, Allen inbounded to Janning who threw up a turnaround fade three-pointer that found the bottom of the net to give NU a 64-57 lead.

However, the Raiders would not go quietly as they mounted a 10-2 run that culminated with a fascinating play of their own. Trailing by two, Cooper Land made a three-point attempt that missed. In the scramble for the ball, it ended up in the hands of Duggins, who made the three-point attempt and was fouled. The shot connected, and he made the foul shot for the four-point play. The Raiders led 67-66 with 1:16 left in regulation.

On NU's next possession, Manny Adako tried a jumper in the lane, but he missed. A Wright State player touched it before it went out of bounds, returning possession to the Huskies. After a timeout, Northeastern got the ball to Allen, who drove down the baseline and tried a layup. He was fouled by Brown. Allen went to the line, but he missed the first shot. He made the second to tie the game with 38.8 seconds left.

Wright State then made a push to win the game by taking a shot with little time left. The Raiders put the ball in Duggins' hands, but his long two-point jumper hit the front of the rim and caromed to Allen, who then made his miracle shot.

Besides Allen's big day, Janning added 15 points. Adako threw in 11 points. The Huskies were 24-for-51 (47.1 percent) for the day and did much better with their free throws, going 14-for-17 (82.4 percent) from the line. The Raiders were also 24-for-51 from the field. They were led by Brown, who had 17 points, and Duggins, who had 16 points.

Northeastern will next face Providence at Matthews Arena at 7 p.m. It will be the first time in 24 years that NU will host a BIG EAST team. The game will be "White Out Providence" night, and the first 500 students to sit in the "N-Zone" will receive a white t-shirt.