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Northeastern 58, Richmond 57
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
Richmond suffered its second consecutive last-minute loss when Northeastern ended the game with an 11-2 run to stun the Spiders 58-57 on Wednesday at the Robins Center in Richmond Va.
The Spiders (7-6) took a 55-47 lead on a 3-pointer by guard ShawnDre’ Jones with 4:44 to play but went 0 of 5 from the field with a turnover the rest of the way.
Northeastern forward Reggie Spencer and guard David Walker hit back-to-back baskets to get the Huskies (8-4) within four. Guard Zach Stahl then made a layup to make the score 55-53 and a Spencer dunk with 1:30 left tied it.
Richmond guard Trey Davis missed a layup with 46 seconds left and Northeastern guard T.J. Williams knocked down a 3-pointer to put Northeastern up 58-55. Forward T.J. Cline missed a potential tying 3-pointer, with Davis scoring on a layup as time expired.
Guard Kendall Anthony had 18 points for Richmond, which led 35-22 at the half. The Spiders were coming off a 65-63 loss to Wake Forest on a last-second bucket in its last game.
Forward Terry Allen added 14 points and Davis finished with 10.
The Spiders struggled at the 3-point line for the second game in a row, making just 5 of 21.
Williams led all scorers with 20 points. Forward Quincy Ford finished with 12.
