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Northeastern Huskies
Tyson Walker earns CAA Rookie of the Week
Northeastern Athletics/Jim Pierce
74
Winner South Alabama USA 4-2
62
Northeastern NU 3-3
Winner
South Alabama USA
4-2
74
Final
62
Northeastern NU
3-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
South Alabama USA 27 47 74
Northeastern NU 28 34 62

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

South Alabama Downs Northeastern, 74-62


POSTGAME NOTES

ESTERO, Fla. - Tyson Walker tallied a career-high 20 points and Greg Eboigbodin added a career-best 12 points to lead Northeastern (3-3) in a 74-62 loss to South Alabama (4-2) in the opening game of the Gulf Coast Showcase at Hertz Arena. The Huskies shot a season-low 44 percent (24-for-55) in the game.

NCAA leading scorer Jordan Roland failed to reach double figures for the first time in 12 games, tallying nine points on 3-of-13 shooting. He went 1-for-6 from behind the arc. Myles Franklin added eight points off the bench.

South Alabama had four players in double figures, led by Josh Ajayi's double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Chad Lott finished with 19 points, and Trhae Mitchell had 14 points, 12 coming in the second half. Andre Fox ended the game with 11 points for the Jaguars.

The Huskies will take on Miami University or Drake University on Tuesday at 11 a.m. The game can be watched on FLOHOOPS.com and live stats are available on NUhuskies.com.

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