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OXFORD, Ohio – Despite 21 points by David Walker, the Northeastern men's basketball team (4-1) dropped its first game of the season 67-61 to host team Miami (OH), 67-61 Sunday afternoon in the Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge finale.
 
Walker, who finished the series averaging 23.3 points, was named the All-Tournament Team MVP and was joined on the team by fellow senior Quincy Ford who finished the game with 14 points and three rebounds.
 
Senior Zach Stahl finished with 12 points and seven boards while freshman Anthony Green had six points, three rebounds and a block.
 
Miami (3-2) was led by both Geovonie McKnight and Eric Washington who each had 17 points in the win.
 
The Huskies started things off strong jumping out to an 8-1 first half lead, highlighted by a Kwesi Abakah jam, before allowing Miami back into the game on a 6-0 run. Walker knocked down a three, his first of the game, to extend the lead to 11-7, but once again, Miami fought back to tie things at 11-all at 14:28.
 
Neither team managed a basket for the next three and a half minutes, before Miami broke the scoreless streak with a layup. Ford answered seconds later on the other end of the court to tie the game up at 13.
 
Play went back-and-forth until the Huskies went on an 11-3 run to take a 29-21 lead, their largest of the half with two and a half minutes remaining, though the Redhawks cut it down to just three at halftime.
 
After the Huskies extended the lead to six, Miami fought back with a couple of baskets of their own, but failed to score a point in five and a half minutes of action, incurring two shot clock penalties, during which the Huskies went on a 7-0 run to extend the lead to 42-33.
 
Miami rallied to cut into the Northeastern lead, making it a three-point game and forcing head coach Bill Coen to call his first timeout of the game. After the timeout, Miami went on a 14-3 run to take a 47-45 advantage.
 
Though the Huskies were able to tie the game up a couple of times, Miami never relinquished the lead and went on to the 67-61 victory.
 
The Huskies will conclude their four-game road trip when they head to the other Miami, Miami (FL) next Friday, Nov. 27. The game will begin at 4 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN3.