After a season marred by uncertainty, fans and players alike can take a collective breath of fresh air when Northeastern men’s basketball returns next week. The Huskies are set to open up the season Nov. 9 on the road at Colgate University. Fans will finally return to Matthews...
The Huskies nonetheless demonstrated in Charleston that they could hang with one of the stronger mid-major teams in Davidson and give Power-5 conference teams trouble evidenced by their commanding victory over Alabama.
Basketball fans at Matthews Arena were treated to a thrilling season opener on Tuesday that came down to the final shot. In the end, Northeastern men’s basketball fell to the Boston University Terriers by a score of 77-74 after senior guard Vasa Pusica missed on a difficult three point attempt at the buzzer.
Northeastern men’s basketball continues to make a name for itself, being named the Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Favorite. The team received 35 first place votes which beat out last year’s conference champions the University of Charleston.
Pusica led Northeastern on a dominant, 20-4 run early in the first half, staking themselves to a 32-11 lead. Harvard had missed eight consecutive shots at that point, and the Crimson were visibly frustrated on the court. Northeastern was 7-14 from three in the half, and outscored Harvard in the paint.
“I think if you’re not playing for that,” Coen said, “you’re going to misfire. That may be more of a challenge some years more than others because of experience and what-have-you, but every year we set out to play the best and be the best that we can be. If we do that, we’ll have reached our goals.”
The Northeastern University (NU) men’s basketball team saw their season expire with the clock on Saturday, March 4, suffering an 82-54 loss to Towson University in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament.
