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Northeastern Huskies
Shaq Walters scored a season-high 11 points
Jim Pierce
70
Winner Davidson DAV 4-5
63
Northeastern NU 5-5
Winner
Davidson DAV
4-5
70
Final
63
Northeastern NU
5-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Davidson DAV 37 33 70
Northeastern NU 29 34 63

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Davidson Edges Northeastern, 70-63

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BOSTON -
Jordan Roland scored a team-best 24 points, while Shaquille Walters and Tyson Walker added 11 as Northeastern (5-5) dropped a non-conference tilt against Davidson (4-5), 70-63, on Saturday inside Matthews Arena. The Huskies shot a season-low 43 percent from the floor and 28 percent from behind the arc.

Northeastern entered the game as the second-best 3-point shooting team in the country at 44 percent, and had the 10th-best shooting percentage from the floor at 51 percent. The Wildcats outscored the Huskies 34-22 in the paint.

With the score tied at 45, the Wildcats went on a 13-2 run to take a 58-47 lead with just under 12 minutes remaining. The Huskies responded with a quick 6-0 run with 3-pointers by Roland and Bolden Brace to get within five, 58-53 (7:03). The Wildcats' Jon A Gudmundsson had the answer all day as he converted a 3-pointer and finished with a game-high 28 points, including going 6-for-8 from beyond the arc.

Also in double figures for the Wildcats was Luka Brajkovic with 14 points. Davidson's bench outscored the Huskies' bench, 11-3.

Northeastern will travel to Detroit for a two-game road swing to conclude non-conference games. The Huskies will face Eastern Michigan on Dec. 17, and Detroit Mercy on Dec. 19.

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