Matt Janning had a performance to remember Sunday, albeit in a Northeastern loss, but he'll want to forget about last night's effort as soon as possible.
The Huskies' sophomore captain, who came in averaging a team-high 17.3 points per game, was held to 6 points on 3-of-12 shooting in a 77-71 loss at Towson.
Three days earlier, Janning scored 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting, his fourth 20-point performance of the season, in a 95-74 loss at Syracuse.
Manny Adako scored a career-best 28 points and pulled down six rebounds for the Huskies (4-8, 0-2), who played their first Colonial Athletic Association game since losing to James Madison Dec. 1.
Nkem Ojougboh contributed 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies, who were within 4 points with less than two minutes to play after trailing by 16.
Junior Hairston (career-high 25 points, 8 rebounds) and Jonathan Pease (season-high 20 points, 7 rebounds) helped the Tigers (5-7, 1-1) snap a two-game losing streak. Reserve Josh Thornton contributed 13 points for the Tigers, who had a 39-27 edge in rebounds.
After Ojougboh's right-side bank shot pulled Northeastern within 41-35 with 18:30 left, Thornton ignited a 12-0 run, scoring 10 of the points, the final 6 on consecutive 3-pointers.
The Huskies, who have lost three straight, got as close as 70-66 on Eugene Spates's 3-pointer from the left corner with 2:16 left, but the Tigers were 7 for 8 from the free throw line down the stretch.
Brown 79, Army 78 - Damon Huffman scored 23 points, including the winning 10-foot jump shot with 1.7 seconds remaining, as the visiting Bears (7-5) erased a 4-point deficit in the final 21 seconds and defeated the Black Knights (6-6).
Brown trailed, 78-74, following two free throws by Army's Kenny Brewer. Huffman took over, first scoring on a 3-point play with 15.2 seconds remaining to bring the Bears to within 78-77.
URI 94, Fairleigh Dickinson 63 - Jimmy Baron scored 22 points as the 23d-ranked Rams (14-1) routed the visiting Knights (4-7) to extend their winning streak to nine games.
Yale 88, Portland 70 - Twins Nick and Caleb Holmes combined for 29 points to lead the host Bulldogs (4-7) past the Pilots (5-9).
Colgate 70, Maine 62 - Mark Socoby's game-high 22 points weren't enough for the visiting Black Bears (4-9).
North Carolina 90, Kent St. 61 - Tyler Hansbrough scored 25 points to lead the top-ranked Tar Heels (14-0) to a rout of the visiting Golden Flashes (10-3).
Indiana 79, Iowa 76 - Freshman Eric Gordon scored 25 points and the 11th-ranked Hoosiers (12-1) held off a furious late rally by the host Hawkeyes (7-7) in the Big Ten opener for both.
Pittsburgh 96, Lafayette 75 - Keith Benjamin (20 points) and Tyrell Biggs (19 points), playing much more for No. 13 Pittsburgh with starters Lavance Fields and Mike Cook injured, led a second-half comeback and the host Panthers (12-1) prevailed.
Texas 67, TCU 59 - Damion James had his seventh double-double in nine games, scoring 29 points and grabbing 14 rebounds to lead the 14th-ranked Longhorns (12-2) past the Horned Frogs (8-5) in Austin.
Mississippi 86, Alabama A&M 50 - David Huertas scored 17 points and the host 18th-ranked Rebels (13-0) won their school-record 13th straight game.
Dayton 83, Akron 81 - London Warren scored 6 points in the second overtime to lead the 20th-ranked Flyers (12-1) over the visiting Zips (10-3).
Wisconsin 70, Michigan 54 - Reserve freshman Jon Leuer scored a career-high 25 points to lift the 25th-ranked Badgers (11-2) past the host Wolverines (4-9) in the Big Ten opener for both.
Gustavus Adolphus 73, UMass-Boston 66 - The Gusties (7-2) got 16 points and nine rebounds from swingman Trevor Wittwer, 5 during a late 12-0 run that sealed a victory over the Beacons (1-9) at Clark Athletic Center.
Women's basketball
Tennessee 102, DePaul 68 - Benched for the first half for missing curfew, Candace Parker scored 17 points in the second half and the third-ranked Lady Vols (11-1) beat the 15th-ranked Blue Demons (11-2) in Chicago.
Rutgers 55, Pepperdine 45 - Matee Ajavon scored 16 points and the sixth-ranked Scarlet Knights won their fifth straight game with a lackluster victory over the visiting Waves (5-7).
St. Peter's 56, Holy Cross 41 - Tania Kennedy's 22 points lifted the Peahens (9-4) past the visiting Crusaders (5-8).
Canisius 70, URI 63 - Amanda Cavo's 17 points and 10 rebounds helped the Griffins (6-7) get past the Rams (7-7) in Buffalo.
Men's hockey
Yale 9, UConn 1 - Patrick Brosnihan scored twice in the first period, and Blair Yaworski scored two of Yale's six third-period goals as the Bulldogs (6-4-3) humbled the Huskies (5-11-1) in New Haven.
Material from the Associated Press was used in this report.
