LONDON – Tied at 67 with 2.6 seconds left in overtime, a Chase Cormier lob to Joe Pridgen for a backdoor alley oop sent the Northeastern men's basketball team (1-4) into the championship game of the London Basketball Classic with a 69-67 victory over Manhattan (1-3) in a thrilling contest on Thursday at the Copper Box Arena.
 
Prior to the overtime, Cormier was awarded three free throws after being fouled with 0.5 seconds remaining in regulation and the Jaspers leading 56-55. After Cormier missed the first and hit the second to tie the game, Northeastern was called for an illegal substitution, a technical foul that sent Manhattan to the line for one shot. 
 
Ant Nelson would hit the free throw to put the Jaspers back up 57-56, but Cormier was steady at the line for his final shot, draining it to force extra time and setting the stage for the overtime heroics.
 
Pridgen had 20 points on the night on 9-of-15 from the floor to lead three Huskies in double figures. He was joined by Coleman Stucke (19 points), who was 4-of-9 from deep on the evening, and Jahmyl Telfort (12 points on 4-of-7 overall and 3-of-3 from deep). 
 
The Huskies shot 41% on the night (28-of-68) and 9-of-25 from long range while outrebounding the Jaspers 48-37, the most rebounds in a game for Northeastern since 2011, led by a career-high 11 from Alexander Nwagha.
 
Manhattan, meanwhile, received 19 points apiece from Josh Roberts and Marques Watson on a 28-of-68 night from the floor in a game that saw eight ties and nine lead changes.

• Northeastern, which shot 35% (13-of-37), led for much of the opening half thanks to scoring distribution up and down the roster. Telfort and Nwagha led the way with six points apiece for a Huskies team that led by as many as eight points during the first 20 minutes.
 
• Manhattan used a 7-0 run to trim the deficit to one with 6:11 until the break, and the teams went punch for punch from there before heading into the locker room level at 29. The Jaspers shot 38% overall and 1-of-7 from three, with Roberts leading the way with eight points.
 
• After the Huskies opened the second half with a quick 5-0 run, highlighted by a deep three from Stucke, Manhattan responded with a 9-2 run of its own to take its first lead since early in the second half, 38-36.
 
• Northeastern answered fast, though, going on a 13-4 run including three straight threes from Stucke and Pridgen to retake the lead at the Under-8, 49-42, before the Jaspers clawed back to setup the wild finish.

The Huskies will take on Princeton in the championship game of the London Basketball Classic on Saturday at 12pm (ET).