| Gameday Information: Northeastern vs. Drexel |
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Thursday, February 15 | Boston, Mass. | Matthews Arena | 7 p.m. |
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LIGHT UP MATTHEWS
The Northeastern men's basketball team is encouraging all fans to wear neon to Matthews Arena as they cheer on the Huskies during their game against Drexel.
Neon Snapback Giveaway: All fans in attendance will receive a free neon snap back, while supplies last |
BOSTON – The Northeastern men's basketball team returns to the home confines of Matthews Arena riding a three-game win-streak that saw a pair of road victories last week.
The Huskies are home for three-straight to close out the regular season beginning on Thursday night at 7 p.m. against Drexel on Light Up Matthews Night.
Northeastern picked up its 10th conference victory of the season in a win over Towson, marking the fifth time in the
Bill Coen era that the Huskies have earned double-digit conference wins.
In the game,
Vasa Pusica finished with yet another 20-point effort, his 11th of the season and third straight, while
Devon Begley added 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals.
NOTABLES
• This is the 98th season of Northeastern men's basketball
• Northeastern earned win #1200 last Thursday and has an all-time record of 1,201-1,100 (.522) in 2,301 games
• The Huskies are 386-257 (.600) all-time in conference play including a 128-87 (.595) record since joining the CAA in the 2005-06 season
• Northeastern amassed 12 regular season conference championships and eight tournament titles including a 2015 CAA title which sent NU to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 24 years
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Bill Coen is in his 12th season as the leader of the Huskies and since taking the reins, NU has accomplished the best win pct. amongst current CAA teams in conference and CAA tourney play with a 129-101 all-time mark
• The Huskies are 9-2 in the comfortable confines of Matthews Arena this season and have beaten their opponents by an average of 14.9points, falling just twice by an average of 3.0 ppg (more on page 3)
• The Huskies named a new director of athletics and recreation last Wednesday morning as
Jeff Konya will take over for Peter Roby on February 1
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Shawn Occeus currently leads the CAA in thefts this season with 1.85 steals per game, a mark that also ranks in the top of the NCAA
• The Huskies have recorded 10 80-point efforts this season, the most in a single season during the
Bill Coen era
SCOUTING THE DRAGONS
• Drexel is now 11-16 on the season and 5-9 in CAA play and are on a two-game losing streak heading into their game with NU on Thursday
• The Dragons are 2-10 on the road this season, including a 1-6 mark in conference play
• The team's lone conference road win came at William & Mary, a 91-79 victory
LEADING THE WAY
• Drexel is led by Missouri transfer Tramaine Isabell who is averaging 19.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game
• Also netting double figures are four more Dragons including Kurk Lee (13.1, 3.4 apg), Alihan Demir (11.6), Sammy Mojica (11.1) and Troy Harper (10.3)
• Austin Williams is leading the way with 8.3 rebounds per game while adding 9.7 ppg
ALL-TIME SERIES
• This will be the 63rd meeting between the two teams with Drexel holding the edge 39-23
• However, the Huskies have won five of the last six contests and 9 of the last 12
LAST TIME VS. DREXEL
• The game came down to the final seconds, as Drexel was able to come away with a 68-67 win, its first over the NU since the 2014-15 season
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Vasa Pusica finished with 20 points and seven assists,
Tomas Murphy added 16 and six rebounds &
Shawn Occeus finished with seven and a career-high tying five steals but it wasn't enough as the team was held scoreless in the final 1:52 of the game
• The game winning free throw was made by Tramaine Isabell with 1.6 seconds left
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Bolden Brace went for a rebound of an Isabell free throw miss, ultimately getting tied up with Isabell (21 points, seven rebounds, four assists) on a 50-50 play where the Husky sophomore was called for the foul
• Isabell made 1-of-2 free throws in three-straight trips to the line as he helped Drexel to the win.
• After an errant buzzer call following Isabell's miss, the Huskies had .7 seconds to try and win it. Brace sent a pass right to Pusica, who threw up a three with Isabell all over him, but it didn't connect
THE LAST TIME OUT
• The Huskies started the weekend off with a Thursday night victory at Delaware the 1200th in program history
• The game came down to the final possession and after a Ryan Allen three rattled out,
Anthony Green helped bring down the rebound and
Vasa Pusica was fouled immedately as he went down to the other end and sank a pair of free throws to make it a three-point game
• On the inbound, with 1.2 seconds left,
Jeremy Miller altered a pass that
Bolden Brace was able to knock away, into a Delaware player, and out of bounds to seal the win
• The two teams went back-and-forth all night in a game that saw nine ties and 12 lead changes
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Vasa Pusica finished with 27 points on the night, his 10th 20-point effort of the season and third 25+ point game
• The Huskies continued their winning ways at Towson on Saturday afternoon
• Behind Pusica's third-straight 20-point game, the Huskies picked up their third-straight win, and their largest win in Towson since the 2009-10 season with a 77-62 victory
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Devon Begley added 14 points and eight rebounds and three steals while
Bolden Brace had 10 points, two blocks and a pair of clutch threes in the win
• The Tigers made it interesting early in the second half, but the Huskies used a 10-0 run, capped by a Pusica three to solidify the victory
