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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – In his return to his home state of Florida, redshirt senior Quincy Ford drained a jumper at the buzzer to help the Northeastern men's basketball team to an upset victory over No. 15/19 Miami, 78-77 on Friday afternoon.
 
Ford, who finished the game with 24 points, including five three-pointers, six rebounds and four steals helped the Huskies (5-1) to their first win over a ranked team since Nov. 28, 1986, almost 29 years ago to the day, and handed Miami its first loss of the season (5-1).
 
The Huskies last victory over a ranked team came against No. 2, and defending national champ, Louisville at the Great Alaska Shootout.
 
Ford was one of five players to hit a three-pointer, none more critical than Jeremy Miller's with 2:53 remaining in the game. Miller, who hit his second three of the day, was fouled on the play and sank the free throw to turn what was a six-point lead into just two.
 
Miami extended the lead to four but Zach Stahl and Ford knotted the game up with 1:48 left with a layup and jumper at 72-all, while David Walker put the Huskies on top with just under a minute remaining.
 
Walker extended the lead to four with a pair of free throws, but Miami cut that to one using a three-pointer and, after a Husky turnover on an inbound pass, took the lead with 23 seconds left in the game.
 
Devon Begley drove in to score the game-winner with 5.6 seconds left, but was blocked, setting up Ford's game-winning bucket.
 
Northeastern shot 54.5 percent from three-point range on the day going 12-for-22, and 25-for-54 from the field.
 
Alongside Ford, Walker also tallied a 20-point game, finishing with 21 on the day, and was 11-of-12 from the charity stripe. It was his third-straight 20-point game.
 
Miami was led by Davon Reed who had 19 points and seven rebounds on the day, as well as Sheldon McClellan who finished with 18 points.
 
The Huskies jumped out to an 8-0 lead behind two three-pointers from Ford and never looked back, hanging on to that lead heading into the half, 35-30.
 
Along the way, four other Huskies drained threes, including two from Begley as seven of Northeastern's 11 baskets in the first half came from behind the arc.
 
Northeastern took its largest lead of the half, with 7:09 remaining via a Walker three-pointer, before Miami put together a run of its own to cut the Huskies' lead to just three. Head Coach Bill Coen called the quick timeout and play went back-and-forth before a patented Donnelly three, from the corner, sent the Huskies into the locker room with a five-point lead.
 
The two teams traded shots after the half, and from 17:16 until 11:56, Ford tallied 13-straight Husky points.
 
With 8:45 remaining, Miami tied the game up at 55-all and took its first lead of the ball game with 7:48 remaining in play.
 
The Hurricanes jumped out to its largest lead of the game, seven points, before Miller's three helped Northeastern back into the game.
 
The Huskies will look to keep the momentum going when they return home for a mid-week game against cross-town rival Harvard on Wednesday, December 2 at 7 p.m. in the Matthews opener.
 
Remember, the Huskies will raise the 2015 CAA and NCAA Tournament banners at halftime of the game.
 
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Postgame Notes

• The win improved the Huskies to 5-1 for the second straight season
• The victory gave the Huskies a two-game win streak over ACC opponents
• This win marks the first over Miami in three meetings and snaps a 19-game losing streak to AP ranked opponents dating back to 1986.
• The win was the Huskies first over a ranked team since the 1986-87 season when Northeastern knocked off No. 2 Louisville 88-84 at the Great Alaska Shootout
• Northeastern's 12 three pointers were a season-high for the Huskies
• Ford's 24 points were a season-high, and his five 3-fgs tie a career best.
• Ford has notched double-digit points in every game this season
• David Walker finished with 21 points, his third-straight 20-point game.
• Jeremy Miller's nine points were a career high and his FT attempt and make was his first of the season
• The win was Bill Coen's 150^th career victory