Gameday Information: No. 6 Northeastern (15-15) vs. No. 3 Towson (19-12)
When	Saturday, March 4  |  N. Charleston, S.C. | North Charleston Coliseum  | 8:30 p.m.
Television	Comcast SportsNet
Game Links	Watch Live |  Live Stats | WRBB
Game Notes	Northeastern (PDF) | Towson (PDF)
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BOSTON – For the second straight season the Northeastern men's basketball team will kick off the CAA Tournament in the quarterfinal round of the CAA Tournament.
 
The Huskies first game of the tournament will take place on Saturday, March 4 at 8:30 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet. Al Koken is on the call alongside John Feinstein while Rob Carlin will be on the sidelines. The game can also be found on CAA.TV.
 
Northeastern is 10-9 all-time in the CAA Tournament winning it all in 2015. Last season, the sixth-seeded Huskies took down No. 3 seed Towson in the quarterfinals and reached the semifinal round for the fourth-straight season.
 
QUICK HITS
• This is the 97th season of Northeastern men's basketball. NU has an all-time record of 1,187-1,100 (.519) in 2,287 games
• The Huskies are 379-263 (.590) all-time in conference play including a 121-93 (.565) record since joining the CAA in 2005-06
• The Huskies have amassed 12 regular season conference championships and eight tournament titles including a 2015 title which sent the Huskies to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 24 years
• The Huskies and Towson will meet for the 36th time in program history, and for the second year in a row will meet in the Quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament
• Northeastern is 21-14 all-time against Towson, though the two teams have split the season series the last two years
• Bolden Brace has been hot as of late putting up 40 points at Elon, just the third Husky to ever hit the 40-point mark, with the other two being Reggie Lewis and J.J. Barea
• The majority of Brace's points came from deep as he hit for a school record 10 threes in the game, putting seven up in the first half alone; by halftime he had a career-high 28 points, also a school record for points in a half
• His effort was just the 18th time a CAA player has hit 40 points, and the eighth time in conference play
• Following his 24-point performance against UNCW, T.J. Williams has now notched at least 20 points in 18 of 30 games this season and is averaging a CAA leading 21.6 ppg (13th nationally) to go along with 5.3 assists per game, 2nd in the CAA and 38th nationally
• Additionally, Williams recorded the first Husky triple-double in 11 years with a 26p, 12a, 10r outing against Elon, becoming just the second ever Husky to notch a triple-double
• The Huskies have recorded a double-double nine times this season, including a pair against Elon
• Anthony Green became the fifth different Husky to tally a double-double on the year, the first time five different Huskies have notched a double-double in the same season since the 2002-03 season
• Devon Begley has been stingy this season making 48 steals, the most in per game in the CAA and 61st most nationally
 
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
• Towson is 19-12 on the season entering the CAA Tournament, but lost their final two games of the season on the road last week.
• Following the Tigers' loss at Northeastern at the end of January, Towson went on a six-game win streak and won 11 of their 12 games during that stretch
• The Tigers are 6-8 on the road and 1-1 on neutral ground this season
 
LEADING THE WAY
• Towson is led by Mike Morsell who is averaging 13.8 points and 3.2 rebounds a game while adding 43 assists and 18 blocks on the season
• Deshaun Morman has dished out a team-high 62 assists on the year
• Prior to his injury, John Davis pulled down 7.6 rpg and led the team with a .527 FG%
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
• This will be the 36th meeting between the two teams with the Huskies holding the series lead 21-14
• The two teams split the season series for the second straight season
• The Huskies have met Towson twice in the CAA Tournament, winning the last outing last season
 
LAST TIME VS. TOWSON
• A second-half push led by T.J. Williams helped Northeastern men's basketball get back to its winning ways with a 69-62 victory over Towson
• The win snapped a four-game losing streak
• The win was a payback of sorts, snapping Towson's five-game win streak after the Tigers halted Northeastern's eight game win streak two weeks ago.
• Williams, who had 16 points in the second half, finished with 23 points for his 14th 20-point effort of the season tying Reggie Lewis for the most through the first 22 games of the season. Lewis achieved the feat during his senior year in 1986-87
• In addition to his 23 points, Williams finished with five rebounds and four assists and was 13-of-20 from the free throw line, both career highs for the senior. His 20 free throw attempts rank in a tie for third-most in program history while his 13 free throws made are tied for 13th most in Northeastern history. Williams made 10 of his 13 free throws in the second half
 
LAST WEEK IN NU BASKETBALL
• The Huskies started the week off with a Thursday night showdown for the ages as Northeastern outlasted Elon 105-104 in double overtime, the first 100-point game of Bill Coen's tenure
• The game featured a slew of school records falling, the first triple-double in 11 years, and a 40-point effort by Bolden Brace despite the Huskies dressing just seven players on the night
• T.J. Williams finished with 26 points, a career-high 12 assists and 11 rebounds for Northeastern's first triple-double since the 2005-06 season
• Freshman Bolden Brace became the first Northeastern freshman to record a 40-point effort, his 40 points were one shy of a school record 41 set by both Reggie Lewis (Feb. 19, 1986) and J.J. Barea (March 5, 2005)
• For more on the Huskies historic night see below
• Northeastern wrapped up the regular season on Saturday afternoon at UNCW
• After putting up just 17 first half points, with T.J. Williams scoring the first 14 points of the game for the Huskies, Northeastern went on a 21-2 second half run to make it just a four point game though UNCW was able to outlast the Huskies for the senior day win
 
OH WHAT A NIGHT
• Northeastern's double-overtime effort at Elon on Feb. 23 saw some school records fall and some outstanding efforts across the board by just the seven Huskies dressed for the game
• The 105 points put up by the Huskies were the most during the Bill Coen era, the first 100-point game of Coen's tenure, and the most against a D-I program since NU beat George Mason 108-87 on Dec. 4, 1993
• In addition, Williams notched the Huskies' first triple-double since the 2005-06 season with his 26 point, 12 assist, 11 rebound effort. The last Husky triple-double came from Shawn James on a 17 points, 14 rebounds and 11 blocks against JMU on Feb. 15, 2006
• Anthony Green recorded his second double-double of the season with an 11 point, 11 rebound, five block effort, including a few key blocks down the stretch
• Jimmy Marshall added a career-high 15 points in the game
 
SCHOOL RECORDS
• Bolden Brace set a new school record with 10 3-pointers in the game, breaking the previous record of eight set by both Marcus Barnes vs. Vermont (1/7/04) and Demetrius Pollard vs. CCSU (11/16/13)
• Brace finished with 40 points just one shy of the school record 41 set by both Reggie Lewis (Feb. 19, 1986) and J.J. Barea (March 5, 2005)
• T.J. Williams was 10-for-10 from the charity stripe on the night, and has made his last 18 free throws, and in doing so recorded his 185th made FT of the season
• Williams' 185 free throws pass Reggie Lewis' 184 made free throws set during the 1985-86 season for the most by any Husky in a single season in school history
 
A RARE FEAT
• On Feb. 23 at Elon, senior T.J. Williams recorded the Huskies first triple-double in 11 years with a 26-point, 12-assist, 10-rebound effort
• The 12 assists were also a career-high for the senior
• Williams became just the second ever Husky to record a triple-double following in Shawn James' shoes. James tallied four triple-doubles over two years as a Husky
• Williams' triple-double was the first via points-rebounds-assists as all of James' included blocks
 

Player	Date	Opponent	Stats
1. Shawn James	12/30/04	Iona	17p, 12r, 11b
2. Shawn James	2/2705	Albany	15p, 17r, 11b
3. Shawn James	2/4/06	VCU	26p, 10r, 10b
4. Shawn James	2/15/06	JMU	17p, 14r, 11b
5. T.J. Williams	2/23/17	Elon	26p, 12a, 10r

                                   
FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE
• T.J. Williams has made 193 free throws this season, the most in CAA play and fifth-most nationally this season
•With his 10-for-10 outing at Elon, Williams moved into first place on the Northeastern single season free throws made chart past Reggie Lewis' 184 free throw effort in 1985-86
 

1.	T.J. Williams	2016-17	193
2.	Reggie Lewis	1985-86	184
3.	Dave Caligaris	1977-78	168
4.	Pete Harris	1980-81	164
5.	Reggie Lewis	1984-85	159

 
ELITE COMPANY
• Bolden Brace joined elite company becoming the 18th player in Colonial Athletic Association history to record a 40-point game
• He becomes just the eighth player to achieve the feat during conference play
• Brace's 40 points were one shy of the Huskies' school record 41 points set by Reggie Lewis (vs. Siena, Feb. 19, 1986) and then by J.J. Barea (vs. Stony Brook, March 5, 2005) 
 

Pts	Name (Team)	Opponent	Date
50	David Robinson (Navy)	Michigan	3/12/87
45	Alex Loughton (ODU)	Charlotte	12/6/03
45	David Robinson (Navy)	Kentucky	1/25/87
45	David Robinson (Navy)	JMU	1/10/87
44	David Robinson (Navy)	Drexel	1/21/87
43	David Robinson (Navy)	Michigan St.	11/29/86
42	Davon Usher (Delaware)	CofC	2/5/14
42	Kent Culuko (JMU)	Rutgers	12/22/93
42	Carlos Yates (G. Mason)	Navy	2/27/85
41	Gary Neal (Towson)	Samford	11/16/06
41	Willie Taylor (VCU)	Evansville	12/22/00
41	Dave Skaff (G. Mason)	Catholic	2/23/81
40	Bolden Brace (NU)	Elon	2/23/17
40	Denzel Bowles (JMU)	Towson	2/15/11
40	Charles Jenkins (Hofstra)	Binghamton	12/8/10
40	Gary Neal (Towson)	JMU	1/7/06
40	Anton Gil (E. Carolina)	W&M	1/9/94
40	Brian Gilgeous (American)	Mount St. Mary's	2/17/93