HAMILTON, N.Y. (Interstat) — The Northeastern men’s basketball team earned its first victory of the season Friday night, holding off Colgate 68-65 at Cotterell Court. The Huskies improved to 1-1 after erasing an eight-point halftime deficit with a strong second-half performance.

Youri Fritz led all scorers with 21 points for Northeastern, while Xander Alarie posted a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Sam Wright and Kyle Carlesimo each scored 16 points for the Raiders, who fell to 0-2. An announced crowd of 766 watched the game.