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Men’s Basketball

Tyson Walker finished the weekend with 35 points and 10 assists from both games as the Huskies swept Elon in their CAA opening weekend

Men’s basketball sweeps in CAA Opening Weekend against Elon

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor January 3, 2021

Once freshman forward Jahmyl Telfort hit a three, just as time expired in the first half of Saturday’s CAA matchup, the Huskies kept the lead for the remainder of the weekend. The first game of the two was a close, defensive battle until halftime, but the Huskies (3-6, 2-0...

Sophomore guard Tyson Walker and the Huskies had a rough day at no. 9 West Virginia.

Men’s basketball overpowered by no. 9 West Virginia, lose 73-51

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor December 30, 2020

In their sixth and final non-conference game of the season, the Huskies (1-5, 0-0 CAA) were dominated by West Virginia (8-2, 1-1 Big 12) at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W.Va. The Mountaineers took the lead early on in the first half and never gave it up, denying the Huskies...

The Huskies lose the lead to Georgia in second half, ending the game 58-76.

Men’s basketball gives up big lead, loses to Georgia

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor December 23, 2020

A 21-0 Georgia run in the second half erased any hope of a Northeastern victory Tuesday night in Athens, Ga. The Huskies had a 13-point lead going into halftime, but could not get the job done as they lost 75-58.  The Huskies scored 45 points in the first half on 9-13 three-point...

Freshman forward Jahmyl Telfort was a bright spot off the bench in the Huskies' loss to Syracuse

Huskies lose 62-56 to Syracuse in defensive battle

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor December 17, 2020

A second half full of turnovers cost the men’s basketball team (1-2, 0-0 CAA) the game against Syracuse (5-1, 1-0 ACC) that struggled to score the basketball Wednesday afternoon in the Carrier Dome. The Orange were led by sophomores Quincy Guerrier, who finished with 18 points...

Freshman forward Jahmyl Telfort (11 points) helped the Huskies beat UMass on Sunday in their 2020-21 home opener.

Men’s basketball holds on to beat UMass in wild finish

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor December 14, 2020

The Huskies finished the first half of Sunday's game with a one-point lead and extended that throughout the second half, leading by nine points with a minute to go. UMass, however, was not finished, and they cut the lead by six in the final minute with an and-1 layup. However,...

Sophomore guard Tyson Walker scored 29 points, but it was not enough for the Huskies to overcome a solid UMass team.

Minutemen defeat Huskies despite Tyson Walker’s efforts

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor December 12, 2020

Sophomore guard Tyson Walker poured in 29 points for the men’s basketball team and freshman forward Jahmyl Telfort added 13 off the bench, but it was not enough as the Huskies fell 94-79 to UMass. Leading the Minutemen was sophomore forward Tre Mitchell with 31 points and...

Senior guard Bolden Brace reached 1,000 points on 1/9 in a game against Hofstra.

Huskies fall to Hofstra in CAA championship game rematch

Valeria Vazquez, deputy sports editor March 11, 2020

In a rematch of last year’s CAA championship game, the No. 6 seed Northeastern men’s basketball team fell to No. 1 seed Hofstra last night in Washington D.C., 70-61. Before the championship game, the Huskies defeated Towson 72-62 and Elon 68-60. Despite their loss, the team...

Redshirt senior Jordan Roland goes for a basket in a game against Drexel earlier this year.

Huskies lose last home game of the season to Towson 75-72

Valeria Vazquez, deputy sports editor March 1, 2020

In their final game at home, the men’s basketball team lost another close game against the Towson TIgers, 75-72. This would be the Huskies’ tenth loss by less than five points this season. Despite the loss, NU head coach Bill Coen was more focused on the fact that tonight...

Graduate student Guilien Smith scored his career high of 20 points in tonight's game against JMU.

Guilien Smith reaches career high in win against James Madison

Valeria Vazquez, deputy sports editor February 28, 2020

In the second to last game of the regular season, the men’s basketball team saw their third win at home in a row against James Madison University, 77-57. The standout Husky of tonight’s game was graduate student guard, Guilien Smith, who before tonight had only scored...