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STORRS, Conn. -- Northeastern hadnt beaten UConn since the year before Jim Calhoun left the Boston-based Huskies to coach the ones at Connecticut.That changed Monday night.T.J. Williams scored 20 points and Northeastern won 64-61, dropping UConn to 0-2 for the first time in 48 years.Its pretty big for the school and its pretty big for our team this year, Williams said. Its really huge. It really hasnt sunk in yet, but it feels great; it feels wonderful.Donnell Gresham Jr. added 13 points for Northeastern (2-0) and Alex Murphy had nine points and 15 rebounds.Terry Larrier scored 17 points and Jalen Adams had 15 for UConn.The UConn Huskies had a chance to tie the game at the end when freshman Alterique Gilbert stole a cross-court pass from Murphy as Northeastern was trying to run out the clock. But his 3-pointer hit the rim just before the buzzer.I made one of the dumbest plays of my basketball career, said Murphy, a graduate transfer who played at both Duke and Florida. It got picked off but Donnell (Gresham) was there to defend the shot, so thank God for him.Northeastern led most of the way and was up 35-31 at halftime.UConn went on a 9-1 run to open the second half to take a four-point lead, but Northeastern responded with a 10-2 run of its own.A fast-break dunk by Murphy gave Northeastern its largest lead of the second half at 61-54 with just under 4 minutes left.Larriers off-balance runner in the lane had cut the lead to three points with 1:07 left and the Huskies forced a turnover to get the ball back. But Larrier missed two 3-pointers before Gilberts play at the end.Northeastern shot just 36 percent from the floor, but held UConn to 39 percent and outrebounded Connecticut 47-38, including 17-13 on the offensive boards.This is a dark time, UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. I know that. I understand the expectations of everybody here, in this room and at UConn. I feel embarrassed right now. But when I feel embarrassed, I know Im going to get through it and this team is going to get through it.BIG PICTUREUConn began the season ranked 18th in the nation and fell out of the rankings on Monday after losing its opener to Wagner , the teams first season-opening loss in 17 years. The Huskies are now 0-2 for the first time since the 1968-69 season, a year they started 0-10.Northeastern: Northeastern last beat UConn in 1985, a 90-73 victory for Calhouns team. The Hall-of-Fame coach won 248 games at Northeastern before guiding UConn to 625 wins and three national titles. Northeastern had lost eight straight in the series and 22 of the last 23 matchups between the schools. The Boston-based Huskies are now 5-35 against their namesakes.STAT OF THE NIGHTUConn made just 5 of 21 shots from 3-point range after going 6 for 19 from behind the arc against Wagner. Guards Rodney Purvis and Gilbert combined to go 2 for 11.BLOCK PARTYUConns 7-foot center Amida Brimah blocked eight shots, giving him 289 for his career. That is third in school history behind Emeka Okafor (441) and Hasheem Thabeet (417).INJURYUConn freshman guard Christian Vital, who had five points in the Huskies opener, was forced to sit out the game against Northeastern with back issues.UP NEXTUConn: The Connecticut Huskies head west and then head further west. UConn plays its first road game against Loyola Marymount in Kevin Ollies hometown of Los Angeles before traveling to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational, where Oklahoma State will be the opening round opponent on Nov. 21.Northeastern: The Boston-based Huskies face Boston University for the second time in three games on Friday. Northeastern won the season-opening matchup at home 87-77. The second game comes as part of the Steve Wright Classic. 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Nike Air Max Tavas Australia . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. Josh Gibson isnt sure whether AFL teammate Brad Hills mid-season meeting with Fremantle will become common across the league.But Gibson suggests Hawthorn have no issue with it, saying the three-time reigning premiers pride themselves on being frank with one another.Hill, who is homesick, recently visited Perth to meet with Dockers coach Ross Lyon.Similar trips have attracted plenty of angst and scorn in recent seasons, even earlier this year when Western Bulldog Lin Jong inspected the facilities at Collingwood.Some former players have been aghast at Hills trip west but the Hawks were aware and happy.Footy is changing ... theres going to be different scenarios that you didnt see 10 years ago, Gibson said on Tuesday.I cant speak on behalf of everyone and every footy club environment. Weve got a pretty good group here that is tight and we talk about a lot of things.Hill responded to the headlines in the best possible fashion,, playing his best game of the season.ddddddddddddThe 23-year-old tallied 31 disposals in the Hawks 70-point win over Richmond on Sunday.You look at the way Hilly played and I think it was great for him to get it off his chest, Gibson said.He was relaxed when he played.Were not going to keep talking about it. Hes got a job to do, as do we.Hill has insisted he hasnt made any final decision.The speedster, who is the younger brother of Dockers star Stephen, admitted he was a bit nervous telling teammates about the visit.Clarko (coach Alastair Clarkson) brought me in with the leaders, they spoke to me and they were very good about the way they said it to me, made me feel a bit more comfortable, Hill said.Theyve done a lot for me over the time, (now I want to) repay them with playing some good footy. ' ' '