Dragons Overcome by Late Northeastern Comeback on Senior Day, 61-59

Saturday, February 27

Daskalakis Athletic Center

4:00

Drexel University

5-24 (3-15CAA)

Northeastern

17-14 (9-9CAA)

Northeastern

DREXEL

Photo by: Greg Carroccio

Dragons Overcome by Late Northeastern Comeback on Senior Day, 61-59

2/27/2016 5:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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PHILADELPHIA – Despite 27 points from senior Tavon Allen, the Dragons could not hold on through a late Northeastern comeback Saturday on Senior Day at the Daskalakis Athletic Center, 61-59.

The Dragons (5-24, 3-15 CAA) grew their lead to 49-38 with 9:19 to go in the game when Northeastern began its comeback. The Huskies would hold Drexel scoreless for the next six minutes and used a 18-2 run to swing an 11-point deficit into a five-point advantage. David Walker, who came in leading Northeastern in scoring at nearly 18 points per game, had been quiet all game until he hit four three-pointers during the run. He finished with 20 points to lead the team.

Drexel would not go away, though, after Northeastern took the lead. Terrell Allen scored all seven of his points in the final 2:36 of the game, hitting a timely three to cut the Northeastern lead to a bucket at 1:59. Then Rashann London, who hit three threes en route to 11 points, cut the Northeastern lead to 58-57 with 1:21 to go. After a Quincy Ford turnover on Northeastern's next possession, Allen was fouled and hit both from the line to put the Dragons ahead 59-58 with 41 seconds to play.

Out of a Northeastern timeout, Zach Stahl, who finished with a dozen points, eight rebounds and six assists, laid one in to put the Huskies back on top by one. Drexel had two open looks on floaters, one from Tavon Allen and one from London, with under 10 seconds left, but neither would fall. After Ford, who was held to seven points and four rebounds, hit one of two on the other end, Tavon Allen got an open look from deep on the right wing, but the ball hit off the right side of the rim and would not find the bottom of the basket as the Huskies stole the 61-59 victory.

Northeastern shot 58 percent from the field in the second half, compared to Drexel's 38.5 percent. The Huskies shot just 8-for-15 from the free throw line, but the Dragons only got to the line four times during the game.

Tavon Allen turned in a huge first half for head coach Bruiser Flint to help his team find its stride. Trailing 17-12 with nine minutes left in the half, the Dragons outscored the Huskies 22-10 the rest of the way to take a seven-point lead into the locker room. The senior from New Haven, Conn. tallied 23 of the Dragons' 34 points, connecting on 9-of-13 shots, including 5-of-8 from beyond the arc. Allen would finish the game with 27 points, shooting 2-for-10 in the second half.

Allen was not the only senior to have a solid Senior Day performance. Kazembe Abif finished with 10 points and seven rebounds for his 10th double-digit scoring game in his last 12 games. Before the game, Drexel also honored Chandler Fraser-Pauls, who got his first career collegiate start.

The Dragons will now head to Baltimore for the CAA Championships. They are locked in as the No. 9 seed and will take on Elon in the first round on Friday at 6 p.m.