HOUGHTON, Mich. -- A 21-percent field goal shooting mark for Michigan Tech including a 2-of-20 mark from its two leading scorers made it a long afternoon for the Huskies at the SDC Gym. Rival Northern Michigan came away with the victory, 56-34, in the regular season finale for both teams.

"Credit Northern Michigan for getting the victory, but we have to shoot better than 20 percent in a game -- especially at home," said head coach Kevin Luke. "The shots fall in practice, but for some reason they don't fall in games and it's very frustrating."

Tech trailed by five (25-20) at the break after a physical first half that saw sophomore guard Sean Geary lead the Huskies with six points.

NMU scored the first nine points of the second half for a 36-20 advantage after only three minutes.

Sophomore Kris Alpers scored two buckets on nice post moves within a three-minute span to keep Tech's hopes of getting back into the game alive. Those proved to be the only two shots that would fall in the second frame for the Huskies (on 27 attempts).

Tech finished 11-of-53 for the game (20.8 percent), while the Wildcats were 18-of-51 (35 percent) from the floor. NMU also held a 43-35 rebounding edge.

Alpers finished with a team-high eight points. Senior Radayl Richardson and junior Tim Strom, who averaged a combined 30 points entering the game, went 2-of-20 from the field and had five combined points. Strom pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.

Stephen Folson had eight rebounds and two points and fellow senior Ed Ross notched four points and four rebounds as they played their final game at the SDC Gym.

Michigan Tech (13-14 overall, 8-10 GLIAC), which has clinched a 10th straight berth into the GLIAC Tournament, will wait to see whether it will travel to Grand Valley State or Northern Michigan for next Tuesday's (Feb. 27) league quarterfinal game.

Notes: Tech finished its 2006-07 regular season with an 8-5 record at home ... MTU and NMU split their record season series at 1-1.