BOSTON (AP) - Tomas Murphy scored eight of his career-high 21 points in overtime to push Northeastern past UNC Wilmington 107-100 on Saturday.
It was the most points Northeastern (15-9, 8-4 Colonial Athletic Association) has scored since putting up 102 against Cal State Northridge in 2005.
Murphy didn’t miss a shot in the extra period, making a layup, four free throws, and a two-handed dunk that gave Northeastern a seven-point lead with 55 seconds remaining.
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Vasa Pusica scored 24 points to lead the Huskies. Anthony Green added 16 points and Donnell Gresham Jr. had 14. Murphy, a 6-8 freshman forward, was 8 of 11 from the field.
Ty Taylor II scored 27 points to lead UNC Wilmington (7-17, 4-8). Jordon Talley added 20 points, and Devontae Cacok had 18 points and 17 rebounds.
Trailing 89-86 with 2.7 seconds left, the Seahawks drove the length of the floor and Taylor hit a 3 at the buzzer to force overtime.
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