Manny Adako News

In the end, after Rhode Island and Northeastern had battled back and forth all night, it came down to making foul shots.

Husky fans who struggle with keeping their nerves in check are going to have a tough time watching the men's basketball team this year.

Sharaud Curry scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Providence Friars to a 76-72 win over the Northeastern Huskies in a non-league affair at Matthews Arena.

Jamine "Greedy" Peterson speaks very few words. He lets his shots do his talking.

Last night I happened to start talking some PC-Northeastern basketball with Keith Lavon on Twitter from WRBBSports.com .A Keith was nice enough to answer some more questions in-depth about tonight's upcoming game.

Chaisson Allen threw in a halfcourt shot at the buzzer and Northeastern beat Wright State 70-67 on Saturday.

The Utah State men's basketball team can't get home soon enough. Finally starting to feel the effects of their three game road swing to start this year's regular season campaign, the Aggies let a six point halftime lead falter as they were edged by upstart Northeastern University, 64-61, in Saturday afternoon's non-conference tilt at Matthews ...

There was a time the Siena and Northeastern men's basketball teams played twice a year, once in Boston and once in Loudonville, in an on-campus gym so jammed that fans would sit in the aisles and stand in doorways.

When teams come into Matthews Arena this winter, they will be frustrated not only by the cold environment, but by the suffocating defense the men's basketball team prided itself on last season.

I think it is safe to say that Eric Maynor and VCU have had full control over the CAA Conference in recent years.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Northeastern has three foreign players among its newcomers, including Dinko Marshavelski, a 6-11 forward from Bulgaria who prepped at Wilbraham and Monson Academy.

Nov. 19A A UNCW vs. Penn State, 4 p.m., ESPNU Dec. 5A A A A George Mason at UNCW, 5 p.m., ESPN Regional Dec.