BOSTON, MA -- Chaisson Allen converted a putback with 40 seconds remaining in the extra session and Nkem Ojougboh and Matt Janning each added two free throws late as the Northeastern men’s basketball team edged Delaware, 73-69 in overtime, Saturday afternoon at Matthews Arena.

The Huskies, who improved to 7-10 overall and 3-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association, won their fourth straight home game and improved to 6-0 against the Blue Hens since joining the league two years ago.

Delaware, which dropped its second consecutive game following a four-game winning streak, dropped to 8-9 overall and fell into a tie for second place in the conference standings with a 5-2 league mark.

Janning led the Huskies with 20 points and seven assists, while Ojougboh added 17 points and nine rebounds. Manny Adako contributed 12 points for Northeastern, which went 30 of 36 from the free throw line.

Blue Hen freshman guard Alphonso Dawson (at right) led Delaware with a season-high 19 points, including 16 in the first half, but missed most of the second half and all of overtime with cramps.

Senior Sam McMahon, who had scored just 10 points in the last eight games, came off the bench to contribute 14 points and six rebounds for the Blue Hens, who were 20 of 22 from the charity stripe. Brian Johnson had 11 points and six assists for Delaware, while Marc Egerson was the fourth Blue Hen in double figures with 10 points.

After a tight first half Delaware took a slim 35-32 lead into halftime, and the Blue Hens were still up three at 48-45 with 11:22 remaining on a three-pointer by Dawson. Northeastern responded with a 7-0 run to go up 52-48 at the 8:12 mark, but Delaware answered with eight consecutive points to take a 58-54 advantage on a jumper by McMahon with 4:58 to play.

The Huskies rallied to tie the game on a turnaround jumper by Adako and two free throws by Baptiste Bataille, and after the teams went scoreless for three minutes, Bataille drained a three-pointer to put Northeastern up 61-58 with 53 seconds to play.

However Johnson scored on a driving layup while getting fouled, and his subsequent free throw knotted the game at 61-61 with 35 seconds on the clock. Both teams had a chance to win at the end of regulation, but Janning’s three-pointer with 12 seconds left was off the mark and Egerson’s three-pointer at the buzzer rimmed out as the Blue Hens played their third overtime game in the last four contests.

The teams traded baskets in the first half of the extra session, and a jumper by McMahon tied the game for the 18th time at 67-67 with 1:43 remaining. The score remained the same until Allen rebounded a three-point miss by Bataille and scored in the paint to put Northeastern up two points with 40 seconds to play.

McMahon then missed a three-pointer from the corner, and after Allen corralled the rebound, Ojougboh hit two free throws to make it a 71-67 game with 12 seconds to go. McMahon hit a jumper with five seconds left to again cut the NU lead to two, but Janning iced the win for the Huskies by draining two foul shots with two seconds left.

“Tonight’s game was a spirited effort between two teams fighting hard and I am proud of our guys’ effort, but we just came up one play short,” said UD second-year head coach Monté Ross. “We had too many turnovers, and it’s really hard to win in the league like that. Sam took advantage of his opportunity tonight and I’m really happy for him.”

After Northeastern opened the game with a 6-2 lead, Delaware erupted on a 15-3 run to take a 17-9 advantage on a three-pointer by Egerson. However the Huskies answered with eight consecutive points to tie the game at 17-17, and the teams remained close until Dawson’s putback at the buzzer gave Delaware a three-point halftime edge.

Delaware concludes its three-game road trip on Wednesday when the Blue Hens travel to Harrisonburg, VA to take on James Madison at 7 p.m.

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