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PHILADELPHIA – Damion Lee scored 24 of his game-high 33 points in the second half to help Drexel (6-14, 4-5 CAA) overcome a 10-point halftime deficit in a 65-60 win over Northeastern (14-8, 6-3 CAA) on Wednesday at the Daskalakis Center.

The Huskies led 29-19 at the break, but a 19-6 Drexel run out of the locker room gave the Dragons a lead they would not relinquish as NU dropped its second straight game for the first time this season.

Sophomore T.J. Williams led Northeastern with 16 points, while junior Zach Stahl (14 points) and junior David Walker (10) also reached double-figures in scoring.

The Huskies shot 45.7 percent (21-for-46), but were undone by 14 turnovers and Lee's herculean effort.

The Drexel junior hit 9-of-16 shots and went 12-for-12 at the foul line to fall one point shy of his career high of 34 points against Old Dominion in 2013.

Lee's biggest shot of the night came at the 12:12 mark of the second half. In the waning seconds of a Drexel possession, Lee stepped back and drilled a fadeaway 3-pointer to give the Dragons a 38-35 lead. 

Northeastern battled back to tie the contest at 38-apiece, but never led again as the Dragons made 14-of-16 free throws in the second half to extinguish the Huskies' comeback efforts.

The visitors also shot well at the foul line, going 14-for-16 (87.5 percent) for the game, including an 8-for-8 effort by Williams.

The Huskies built a 10-point halftime lead with a 52-percent shooting performance in the first 20 minutes.

Northeastern led by as many as 12 in the opening frame, before a buzzer-beating put-back by Drexel's Sammy Mojica cut the margin to 10 at the break.

Lee scored seven of the Dragons' first nine points to open the second half as Drexel evened the score at 35-35 with 14:02 remaining.

The Huskies struggled to find a rhythm after the intermission, going scoreless for long spells, including a six-minute drought in the waning minutes that allowed Drexel to seize control of the game.

Northeastern will look to bounce back on Saturday against Elon at Matthews Arena. Opening tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Game Notes
• Northeastern lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.
• Quincy Ford scored five points to give him 996 in his career at Northeastern.
• NU was out-rebounded (32-29) for just the seventh time this season.
• T.J. Williams scored in double-figures for the sixth straight game.
• The Huskies fell to 10-3 this season when leading at the half.
• NU allowed less than 20 first-half points for the third time this season (Fairfield-16, Cal Poly-17).

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