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BOSTON – Despite a school record 3-pointers, the Northeastern men's basketball team fell 96-92, in a hard fought triple overtime battle with Hofstra at Matthews Arena Thursday night.
 
The triple OT game was just the second in school history, the other coming in the 1982 NCAA tournament against Villanova.

The 92 points were the most since scoring 95 against William & Mary in a double overtime win on Jan. 23, 2012. 
  
Northeastern connected on a school record 17 threes in the game, 11 of those in regulation, and five coming from the hands of redshirt senior Caleb Donnelly. The Huskies tied the school record of 14 treys earlier this season against Delaware (Jan. 7).
 
Donnelly finished the game with 15 points, all coming from downtown. Northeastern was led by Zach Stahl and Quincy Ford who each had 19 points, Stahl also added 11 rebounds for his fourth career double-double and his second of the season. Ford added five rebounds, a couple steals and a block.
 
David Walker also finished with a double-double via 18 points and a career-high 13 assists playing all 55 minutes of game action for Northeastern. The double-double was his second career, second of the season, and the first via points and assists. Walker becomes just the third CAA player with a 10+ assist game this season.
 
Northeastern headed into halftime down 10 points, despite 7-of-14 shooting from behind the arc. Hofstra connected on 8-of-14 from deep, and finished the first half with 15 baskets to Northeastern's 12.
 
After entering halftime down 10 points, the Huskies tied things up with 10:54 remaining in the second half on a Stahl layup using a 6-0 run, with all the points coming from the senior forward.
 
Hofstra quickly regained an eight-point advantage, which the Huskies chipped away at via a Ford trey, and a Stahl layup, and the Huskies tied the game behind a Walker layup with 19 seconds remaining.
 
Northeastern shot 4-of-8 from behind the arc while they shut the Pride out from deep in the second half, holding Hofstra to just 23 second-half points, a season best for Northeastern.
 
Hofstra gained a quick four-point advantage in the first overtime period, but once again the Huskies answered, and back-to-back layups by Ford and Stahl evened the score and sent the game to the second OT period.
 
This time the Huskies jumped out to a four-point lead behind back-to-back treys by Caleb Donnelly, but Hofstra answered back and tied the ball game up at 87-all with 1:22 left, where it would remain entering the third extra time period.
 
A minute and a half into the third OT, Hofstra once again had a four-point lead, but once again the Huskies fought back. However, with the ball in the Huskies' hands, an official timeout was called with the ball in play to check and see if Northeastern's first attempt at a game winner hit the rim with 9.1 seconds remaining and the Pride up 93-92.
 
After determining the shot did hit the rim, Northeastern turned the ball over, taking too long to inbound, and Hofstra got a chance to build a four-point lead and go on for the win.
 
The Huskies are back in action on Saturday when they continue their homestand against Towson at Matthews Arena at 1 p.m.

Postgame Notes

• Northeastern falls to 12-8 in 2015-16 and 4-3 in CAA play
• The loss snapped an eight-game win streak over Hofstra dating back to the 2011-12 season
• The triple overtime game was just the second in school history
• The last triple overtime game the Huskies had was in the 1982 NCAA Tournament against Villanova, a 76-72 defeat
• David Walker played all 55 minutes of the game for Northeastern, the most amount of time any Husky has spent on the floor in a single game in school history. Perry Moss and Dave Leitao played 54 minutes of Northeastern's triple OT NCAA tournament loss.
• Walker finished with 18 points and a career-high 13 assists for his second career double-double and the first of the points, assists kind
• With his 18 points, Walker moved into 13^th place on the Northeastern all-time scoring chart past Derrick Lewis (1,394 points 1984-88)
• Zach Stahl also finished with a double-double on the night for the Huskies via 19 points and 11 rebounds, his second of the season and fourth career
• Northeastern connected on a school record 17 threes in the game, 11 of those coming in regulation
• The Huskies tied the school record of 14 treys earlier this season against Delaware (Jan. 7).
• Tonight's game marked the 10^th time Northeastern connected on 10+ 3-pointers this season
• Caleb Donnelly tied his career-high with five 3s during the game
• Quincy Ford tallied 19 points on the night, and is currently two points shy of moving in the top-10 on the Northeastern career scoring chart