TOWSON, Md. – Fresh off a come-from-behind victory over James Madison on Thursday, the Northeastern men's basketball team (10-5, 2-1 CAA) will look for its third CAA road win when it travels to Towson (8-8, 1-2 CAA) on Saturday for a 2 p.m. contest. The game will be televised at 4:30 p.m. on Comcast SportsNew New England (tape delay).Â
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STORY LINES• Northeastern and Towson will meet for the 29th time on Saturday with the Huskies holding a 16-12 advantage in the series. The teams split last season with Northeastern claiming a 57-54 victory on the road courtesy of a 30-foot buzzer-beater by
David Walker on Jan. 22. Towson returned the favor with a 79-70 victory at Matthews Arena on Feb. 20, snapping a six-game losing streak against the Huskies.
• The Huskies are coming off a 65-59 victory at James Madison on Thursday. Northeastern rallied from 10 points down in the second half to earn its third double-digit comeback of the season and 13th since the start of the 2012-13 campaign. Redshirt junior
Quincy Ford scored 16 of his season-high 19 points in the second half to help NU outscore JMU, 44-29, after halftime.
• Ford scored 19 points while attempting just nine shots (5-for-9) in the contest. The St. Petersburg, Florida, native went 7-of-9 at the free throw line and added six rebounds and three assists. Ford has secured at least five boards in each of the last eight games and 12 of 15 contests overall.
• Senior
Scott Eatherton tallied his 30th career double-double on Thursday at JMU, posting 13 points and 13 rebounds. Eatherton has five double-doubles this season and is one of only seven active players in the NCAA with 30 or more double-doubles in their career.
• Junior
Caleb Donnelly nailed two 3-pointers on Thursday against the Dukes to bring his 3-point percentage to 66.7 percent (12-for-18) on the season. Over his last three games, Donnelly is 7-for-9 (77.8 percent) from behind the arc and is averaging 7.7 points per game.
• Despite averaging 6.4 minutes per game, Donnelly has made the most of his playing time with a team-leading 22.9 points per 40 minutes this season.
• Northeastern dominated James Madison on the glass Thursday, out-rebounding the Dukes by a 41-20 margin. The Huskies have out-rebounded their opponent in 10 of 15 games this season and own an 8-2 record in those contests.
• With a win over JMU on Thursday, Northeastern improved to 5-0 this season following a loss. Last year, the Huskies were 8-12 in games following a defeat.
• The Huskies lead all CAA teams in free throw shooting this season with a 74.9 percent clip. The figure is also good for the 20th-best FT percentage in the nation this season.
• Northeastern ranks fourth in the nation in fewest fouls committed per game with 13.5. The Huskies have committed fewer fouls than their opponent in all but two games this season (Richmond and Delaware). Â
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