ELON, N.C. – In the second game of a weekend road trip, Northeastern (12-11, 4-6 CAA) came up short against Elon (15-8, 6-4 CAA) on Saturday evening at the Schar Center, falling by a score of 71-60.
 
The Huskies got 15 points each from the duo of Rashad King and William Kermoury, and 10 each from Collin Metcalf and JB Frankel, but were unable to overcome a second-half surge from the Phoenix to put it away. Of King's 15, 13 came in the second half, going 7-for-7 at the free throw line late in the contest to try and keep pace. Kermoury's second game in a row back in the lineup included a 19-minute effort off the bench with four three-pointers, along with a steal and two boards. Metcalf chipped in with five rebounds and two blocks, while Frankel also hit a pair of three's and collected four rebounds.
 
Elon dominated in the paint, outscoring the Huskies 36-26, tallied 19 second chance points to Northeastern's 11. The Phoenix were led by guards Nick Dorn (19) and TK Simpkins (15), with Dorn hitting 11-of-13 of his free throws. In total, the Phoenix were 21-of-23 at the free throw line, while Northeastern was 12-for-17.
 
Northeastern only attempted 25 shots in the first, contrasted to Elon's 33, but outshot the Phoenix in percentage, 44% to 33%. The Huskies held a lead as high as seven points late in the half thanks to a stretch of constant turnovers from the home team, resulting in 11 Husky points off of them. The Phoenix stormed back to take a late lead, 28-26 with 49 seconds left, but a clutch bucket by Rashad King tied the game with 27 seconds to go – the ensuing defensive possession the Huskies halted Elon to go to the locker room at a stalemate.
 
The game got away from the Huskies in the second – after both sides had trouble scoring to begin the period, Elon found its stride and fired off an 8-0 run on three straight buckets, and were able to stave off Northeastern for the remainder of the contest. The Huskies tried to keep pace with Kermoury's hot three-point shooting (3-for-4 from deep in the second), but the Phoenix ultimately outshot the Huskies to claim the victory, firing at a 54% rate (12-for-22) in the final 20 minutes to NU's 34% (10-for-29). Northeastern had one last gasp with a 7-0 run thanks to a full court press generating pressure and forcing tough looks for Elon, but the Phoenix put the game away at the free throw line.
 
Northeastern wraps up a three-game road trip this coming Thursday, February 6^th against Hofstra, before returning home for four straight home games. Thursday's game tips off at 7 p.m. on FloCollege and MSG Network.