Box score

The Northeastern University men's basketball team opened the second half on a 20-3 run and held Hofstra to 32 percent shooting as the Huskies overcame a first-half deficit to beat the Pride 75-55 Saturday afternoon at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, N.Y. Matt Janning led Northeastern with 17 points.

The win is Northeastern's third straight and 14th out of the last 15 contests. With losses by George Mason and Old Dominion, Northeastern (16-8, 11-2 CAA) is now in sole possession of first place in the CAA. The Huskies have won six consecutive true road games, matching the program record for most consecutive road wins in a single season. Hofstra (12-13, 5-8 CAA) has its three-game winning streak snapped.

The Huskies overcame being outrebounded 49-27 by forcing 19 Hofstra turnovers, including a season-high 15 steals, that they converted into 25 points. NU overcame a poor first-half shooting effort to end up 21-for-49 from the field (43 percent) with 13 assists against eight turnovers. The team also had a season-high 28 free throws on a season-high 35 attempts.

After trailing at the half by two, 32-30, the Huskies came out barking in the second half with basket after basket. Janning got the run going with a long three as the shot clock was winding down to put NU on top 33-32. After Mikos Szabo hit one of two free throws to tie the game, NU took over with a 9-0 run. Adako hit a short-arm hook shot to put the Huskies back on top 35-33. Then Hofstra's Charles Jenkins tried a layup inside, but Nkem Ojougboh swatted it away, sending it towards midcourt. Chaisson Allen grabbed it and ran to the basket for a layup and a foul. He missed the free throw, but the Huskies went on top 37-33. Allen then made up for the miss with a three-pointer in the corner, giving NU a seven-point lead, 40-33, at 16:40.

Cornelius Vines broke the scoreless streak with a pair of free throws, but the Huskies did not relent. Allen then dribbled through the lane for a layup, Adako picked up a layup off a inbound bounce pass from Allen, and then Allen stole the ball from Halil Kanacevic and ran it home for a a fastbreak layup, putting the Huskies up 50-35 at the 11:14 mark.

From there, Hofstra only got as close as 10. The Huskies got into the bonus quickly and made 19-of-24 free throw attempts in the second half. The Pride made only seven field goals in the second half, three of them coming after NU had taken a 20-point lead and pulled its starters.

Jenkins led Hofstra with 14 points, but he was only 3-for-11 from the floor. In addition to Janning's 17, Allen had 16 points, and Adako added 14. He recovered from a 1-for-7 start to go 7-for-15 from the field. Baptiste Bataille had 11 points and a career-high six steals.

The first half was back and forth with both teams going on extended runs. Hofstra opened up the game on a 15-2 run as the Huskies failed to connect on a field goal attempt in the first 5:49. The Pride had three buckets on putbacks during the 15-2 run, including a pair by Szabo.

Northeastern bounced back with a 16-0 run of its own to make the Pride sweat. Ojougboh got the run started with a three-point play at 14:11. Janning followed with a three-pointer. A few minutes later on a loose ball, Kanacevic grabbed Bataille, causing an intentional foul. Bataille made both free throws. Then Janning made a spin move around his defender for a layup at 11:35 to tie the game at 15-15.

Bataille then gave the Huskies their first lead of the game with a three-pointer at 10:41 off a pass from Kauri Black.

That sparked a wild finish to the half that included eight lead changes and four ties. Allen had a turnaround jumper at 3:34 to put NU up 27-25. Cornelius Vines then followed with a wide open three at 3:11 to put the Pride back on top. Vinny Lima immediately answered for NU with a three-pointer off a kickout pass from Bataille at 2:55. The half ended with a mini 4-0 Hofstra run as the Pride led 32-30 at the break.

Northeastern next has a home date with Georgia State this Wednesday at Matthews Arena at 7 p.m.