| Match Information: Northeastern (0-0) vs. Boston University (0-0) |
| When |
Tuesday, Nov. 6 | 8 p.m. |
| Where |
Boston, Mass. | Matthews Arena |
| Television |
NESN |
| Broadcast & Statistics |
Stats | Video |
| Game Notes |
Northeastern (PDF) | Boston Univ. (PDF) |
| Social Media |
Facebook: GoNUmbasketball
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Instagram: GoNUmbasketball
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BOSTON – The Northeastern men's basketball team will kick off the 2018-19 season against crosstown rival Boston University tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. at Matthews Arena.
The game will be broadcast live on NESN, but for those of you outside the New England region, you can still find the stream on
NUHuskies.com/watch.
The two teams will square off in the season opener for the ninth-straight season and the 148
th time overall as Northeastern begins its 99
th season as a basketball program.
Heading into tomorrow's opener, here are a few things to look for.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- Bringing back the offense
- Heading into this season, Northeastern will return 90.4 percent of its offense from 2017-18, a number that ranks 13th in the nation
- The majority of the offense lost was in part to departing senior Devon Begley who averaged 6.3 ppg for Northeastern in 2017-18
- Northeastern returns a pair of double-digit scorers in Vasa Pusica (17.9 ppg) and Shawn Occeus (10.8 ppg)
- The Huskies will face two teams who actually return more returning offense this season in Harvard (99.4) and Syracuse (93.8)
| Rank |
Team |
Returning Offense |
| 1. |
George Mason |
100.0 |
| 2. |
Harvard |
99.4 |
| 3. |
Wofford |
96.0 |
| 4. |
Washington |
95.9 |
| 5. |
Brown |
95.3 |
| 6. |
Iowa |
94.9 |
|
Wisconsin |
94.9 |
| 8. |
Cal-Irvine |
94.3 |
| 9. |
Syracuse |
93.8 |
| 10. |
St. Francis |
93.6 |
| 11. |
Kansas State |
93.2 |
| 12. |
North Florida |
91.0 |
| 13. |
Northeastern |
90.4 |
| 14. |
Tennessee |
90.0 |
| 15. |
Northern Illinois |
89.0 |
- Season Opening Stats
- The Huskies are 50-48 all-time in season openers dating back to the 1920-21 season.
- Northeastern is 8-3 in its last 11 season openers, winning seven of the last eight games, all of which have come against the Terriers
- Bill Coen has won nine of his season opening games at Northeastern.
- The Huskies have opened the season against BU just nine times in the history of the program, the last eight seasons and then again in the 1972-73 season
- Northeastern is 3-0 all-time in season openers at home against Boston University
- Tackling the Terriers
SCOUTING BU
- Boston University returns four starters from a team that reached the Patriot League semifinals in 2017-18
- BU was selected to finish fourth overall in the Patriot League Poll, but received a pair of first-place votes
LEADING THE WAY
- The Terriers are a young squad in 2018-19, with just one senior in guard Kamali Chambers
- All-PL forward Max Mahoney is the top returning after averaging a team-high 12.9 points with 4.8 rebounds per game and shooting a school-record 60.1 percent from the field
- Junior forward Tyler Scanlon also averaged double figures (10.5 ppg) and led the team in rebounds (5.5 rpg), assists (3.0 apg) and steals (44)
ALL-TIME SERIES
- The two teams have met 147 times in the past, in a series that dates back to Northeastern's first year as a varsity program in 1920-21
- After coming away with a win in last year's season opener, Northeastern has taken a slight lead in the series, 74-73
- The Huskies have won seven of the last nine games between the two foes with BU's two victories coming on their turf (2016) and at the Boston Garden (2013)
- Northeastern has won its last three home games against the Terriers
- The Huskies are 37-34 all-time at home against Boston University
