Box Score

Charles Jenkins scored 21 points to lead Hofstra to a 78-75 come-from-behind win over Northeastern in Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon in Hempstead, N.Y. Chaisson Allen led the Huskies with 21 points as all five Northeastern starters scored in double figures.

The Huskies (8-16, 4-9 CAA) entered halftime with a one-point lead after a first half that featured eight lead changes. Northeastern built a 14-point lead in the second before the Pride (15-9, 9-4 CAA) rallied to get back on top in the final two minutes as Shemiye McClendon sunk four free throws to account for Hofstra's final four points.

Allen led the Huskies with his fourth straight 20-point game. Joel Smith tallied 14 points and three steals, Kauri Black contributed 13 points and seven rebounds, rookie Ryan Pierson had 12 points and Jonathan Lee posted 10 points and a career-high eight assists.

Mike Moore posted a double-double for the Pride with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Brad Kelleher also hit double figures, netting 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor.

The Huskies got on the board first with a pair of Black free throws and a Pierson jumper that staked Northeastern to a 4-0 lead, but the Pride tied the game at 6-6 with a pair of threes from Moore and Jenkins. Allen and Kelleher traded threes to keep the score level before Allen drained another three to give Northeastern a 12-9 lead.

Kelleher hit a jumper from the elbow to put the Pride up, 13-12, with 13:56 to go in the first half and Hofstra built a four-point lead. The Huskies came back with seven unanswered points, taking the lead on a mid-range Lee jumper and going up, 21-18, when Alex Harris hit a jumpshot with 10:04 to go in the first.

Yves Jules stopped the run with a three that tied the score at 21-21 and Moore hit one of two free throws to put the Pride up by one. At the other end, Pierson was fouled and hit both free throws. Allen followed up with a traditional three-point play that had the Huskies up by four with 5:48 left in the first half.

Hofstra followed with an 8-0 run, reclaiming the lead when Kelleher hit a three with 4:13 on the clock before going up by four on a Jenkins three. Allen scored back-to-back buckets to put the Huskies back on top and a dunk from Black sent Northeastern to the locker room with a 37-36 lead at the break.

In the second half, the Huskies used a 13-2 run to take a 57-44 lead when Smith drained a three-pointer with 12:58 to go. A later three-pointer from Lee had the Huskies up, 66-52, with 9:26 to play.

The Pride followed with an 11-0 run, drawing within three after Moore hit a pair of free throws with 7:01 to go. The Huskies pushed their lead back to seven, but Allen's free throws that made the score 75-68 with 3:52 to go were Northeastern's last baskets of the game.

Three straight layups had Hofstra back within one and McClendon made a steal and was fouled, hitting both free throws with 1:56 to go to give the Pride their first lead of the second half. The Pride kept the Huskies from getting a good look and McClendon hit two more free throws with six seconds left to put the game away.

Hofstra shot 54.2 percent (26-of-48) from the floor and 50 percent (9-of-18) from beyond the arc, while the Huskies were 47.4 percent (27-of-57) from the floor. Northeastern held a 30-28 edge in rebounds, including 12 offensive rebounds, six of which came from Black.

The Huskies return to Matthews Arena to host Towson for a CAA matchup on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will air live on GoNU.tv and on HuskyCable Channel 81.