NU upsets Michigan State, 81-73

By: Matthew MacCormack The Northeastern Huskies have earned the label “Giant Killers.” Just a month after marching into Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT and upending perennial powerhouse UConn, Northeastern upset Michigan State in East Lansing on Saturday, shocking the Spartans with a 81-73 victory. After an MSU layup tied the game at 59-59 with 7:48

NU escapes Vermont with 59-57 win

By: Matthew MacCormack BURLINGTON, VT- Alex Murphy had 21 points and nine rebounds, and T.J. Williams chipped in 17 points as Northeastern came back from a 13-point halftime deficit to beat Vermont, 59-57 at Patrick Gymnasium. Devon Begley swatted UVM’s Trae Bell-Haynes (15 points) on a layup that would have given the Catamounts a lead