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TOWSON, Md. - Tyson Walker scored a career-high 36 points and head coach Bill Coen won his 250th game at Northeastern as the Huskies (9-6, 8-1 CAA) defeated Towson (3-13, 2-9 CAA), 76-67, on Saturday at SECU Arena. Coen matches former legendary coach Jim Calhoun's Northeastern record of 250 wins set from 1972-86.

Walker connected on a career-high 7-of-12 shots from behind the arc, while Greg Eboigbodin tallied a career-high 13 points, making 6-of-7 shots from the floor, and Jason Strong finished with 12 points, going 2-for-2 from long range.

The Huskies outscored the Tigers 37-29 in the second half and shot 59 percent (13-for-22) on the final 20 minutes. Northeastern finished the game with a season-high 56 percent (28-for-50) field goal percent, and made 46 percent (10-for-22) of its shots from beyond the arc.

Northeastern led for nearly 35 minutes of the game, and held a 39-38 lead at the half. The Huskies limited the Tigers to just 32 percent (8-for-25) in the final 20 minutes and improve to 7-0 this season in CAA play when leading at the break.

Northeastern and Towson will battle again on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloHoops.com.

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