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BOSTON – In a game that came down to the final seconds, T.J. Williams sent a last second 3-point try through the net at the buzzer, but UNCW was able to outlast the Northeastern men's basketball team 66-65 at Matthews Arena on Thursday night.
 
Williams, who notched 27 of his career-high 33 points in the second half, tied the entire second-half effort by UNCW (27 points).  
 
For most, the game looked like it might be over at halftime with the Seahawks leading 39-19 after the first 20 minutes of play. But for the Huskies, who have come back from 13, 16 and 17-point deficits at the half to win already this year, it was just another ball game.
 
An Anthony Green slam with just over 15 minutes left in the second half jumpstarted a 16-1 run over a 4:49 span to make it a six-point ball game with ten-and-a-half minutes to go in the second stanza. Also during that run, the Huskies held UNCW without a field goal for a 6:14 stretch.
 
Three Huskies combined for all 16 points during that span led by T.J. Williams' seven, Alex Murphy's five and Green's four points. Both Williams and Murphy drew and-ones and completed the three-point play.
 
Northeastern later went on a 6-0 run over a 2:46 span to make it a one-point game with 52.6 seconds left. Williams started things off with a layup, followed by a Green slam, his fourth of the night. A pair of Williams free throws cut the lead to just one, but after a Husky turnover UNCW was able to get enough of a lead from the charity stripe to hang on for the win.
 
Williams' 33 points were a career best, as he registered his third 30-point effort of the season and his career, the most since J.J. Barea had six such efforts in the 2004-05 season.
 
Twelve of Williams' 33 points came from the charity stripe as he went 12-for-14 on the night and in doing so moved into a tie for second place on the Northeastern all-time single season free throws made list with 168 this season. Williams' is currently tied with Dave Caligaris who also made 168 free throws, in 26 games, in the 1977-78 season.
 
Murphy finished with 13 points and seven rebounds while Green finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and a career-high tying four blocks on the night.
 
Chris Flemmings led the way for UNCW with 21 points. Flemmings, who outscored the Huskies 20-19 in the first half, was held to just one point, a free throw at the 18:55 mark of the second half.
 
The Huskies and Seahawks were all square at eight through the first five minutes of play in a stretch that was highlighted by back-to-back blocks by Shawn Occeus and Anthony Green as Green tied the game up at eight all with a put back dunk.
 
Following a T.J. Williams free throw to give the Huskies a 9-8 edge, UNCW went on a 6-0 run to take a 14-9 lead. The Huskies would even the score at 14-all thanks to a Max Boursiquot layup, but over the final 9:23 of the half, the Seahawks outscored the Huskies 25-5 to take a 39-19 halftime lead.
 
The Huskies will wrap up their home season on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. when they face the College of Charleston on Senior Day at Matthews Arena. Northeastern will honor its three seniors, Jimmy Marshall, Alex Murphy and T.J. Williams in a pregame ceremony.
 
Postgame Notes

• Northeastern is now 14013 on the season and 7-8 in conference play
• UNCW improved to 23-5 and 12-3 in conference, the 23 wins a program record
• Entering tonight's game, UNCW was averaging 85.8 points per game. The Huskies held the Seahawks to just 66 points on the night.  
• T.J. Williams moved up to a tie for second place on the Northeastern single season free throws made chart moving past
  • 4. Reggie Lewis, 159 (1984-85)
  • 3. Pete Harris, 164 (1980-81)
• and into a tie with
  • 2. Dave Caligaris, 168 (1977-78)
• Williams needs to make 17 more free throws this season to pass Reggie Lewis, 184 (1985-86) for the most ever in a single season in program history
• T.J. Williams now has 1,294 career points after his 33-point effort tonight, his third of the season, the most since J.J. Barea had six in the 2004-05 season