Box score

Hofstra's aggressive defense stymied Northeastern and held the Huskies to 28 percent shooting in the second half as the Pride spoiled Senior Night at Matthews Arena with a 73-62 win. Nkem Ojougboh led the Huskies with 15 points and seven rebounds. Hofstra's Charles Jenkins led all scorers with 20.

The loss drops Northeastern (18-11, 13-4 CAA) into second place in the CAA, one game behind Old Dominion and 1.5 games ahead of George Mason and William & Mary pending their games Wednesday. The Huskies travel to Fairfax, Va., to take on George Mason in a nationally televised game on ESPN2 that will determine the Huskies' final seeding for the CAA Tournament.

Northeastern shot 15-for-30 (50 percent) from the field in the first half, but sank just 7-of-25 (28 percent) shots in the second half for a 40 percent mark on the game. In addition to Ojougboh's 15 points, seniors Matt Janning and Manny Adako added 12 and 10, respectively.

Head coach Bill Coen started all five of his seniors, who jumped on the Pride with an early 4-0 lead. Manny Adako started the scoring with a flashy turnaround off the glass, and Matt Janning dumped in his first two points on a deep jumper after swiping a pass at the other end of the court.

Hofstra's defense cracked down, but the Huskies countered it with crisp passing, hard drives to the hoop and off-ball screens. Northeastern twice used the long ball to regain leads—Joel smith broke a 19-19 tie with a three-pointer at 7:19 and Baptiste Bataille's trey at 5:01 put the Huskies up 27-25. The Huskies went into the locker room with a 37-35 advantage.

The second half started with both teams trading buckets for the first few minutes before Hofstra knotted up the score 43-43 at 14:43. The Pride built a seven-point lead, as Jenkins heated up in the second half. His three-pointer at 9:27 made it 56-49 Hofstra.

The Huskies responded as Chaisson Allen tallied five straight points to knot the score 61-61 at 3:19, but Hofstra ended the game on a 12-1 run to nail the game down. The Huskies scored just one point the rest of the way and were 0-for-7 from the field to end the game.

Despite shooting just 40 percent from the field, Northeastern was 15-for-19 (79 percent) from the free throw line and forced 16 Hofstra turnovers. Although the game ended in a double-digit margin, the contest featured 11 ties and 11 lead changes.

Northeastern still has a chance at the CAA regular season championship, needing a win at George Mason coupled with an Old Dominion loss to VCU. The Huskies play at noon Saturday, and the Monarchs host the Rams at 4 p.m.