What happened? When Northeastern met Louisiana Tech on Tuesday night for a non-conference showdown, there may as well have been peach baskets at either end of the floor. The Huskies and Bulldogs combined for one of the sloppiest opening 10 minutes in basketball history, a dreadful display that mirrored that of the chaotic root of the sport invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891.

In the game’s opening five minutes the clubs combined for nine missed shots and as many turnovers (5) as total points scored (5). It was not until the midway point of the first half that a team reached double figures when Cordarius Johnson connected on a three-pointer to make it 10-6 in favor of the Bulldogs. Slow, disjointed and woeful accurately described the play in the first half, a period in which the Huskies somehow managed a 21-17 advantage.

 The visitors finally showed life at the start of the second half, with better motion offense and crisp passing aiding a 9-4 run. Though Louisiana Tech cut the deficit to two soon after, it appeared as though the Huskies were the team in command. Northeastern carried a lead throughout the second half, earning multiple offensive opportunities with aggressive work on the glass. In the game’s final minutes, however, NU made critical errors down the stretch that wiped away what should have been a certain victory.

With less than two minutes remaining, Northeastern committed four turnovers, failed to make a field goal and allowed the Bulldogs numerous open looks, resulting in Tech’s first second half lead with 59 seconds remaining. Joel Smith had an opportunity to tie the game at the buzzer, but his three-pointer rimmed out as time expired, giving the Bulldogs a 56-53 win. Player of the Game: Though the play was sloppy at best, Northeastern surprisingly had three players nearing double-double totals in Reggie Spencer, Quincy Ford and Jonathan Lee. Spencer was the only player to accomplish the feat, dropping 10 points and grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds.

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Louisiana Tech 56, NU 53: Bulldogs Bury Huskies With Late Second Half Run

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