Northeastern University Athletics

Northeastern-Boston Postgame Notes

11/5/2019

NORTHEASTERN 72, BOSTON UNIVERSITY 67
THE ROOF AT CASE GYM (attendance: 1,171)
Boston, Mass.

NORTHEASTERN (1-0)

Tonight's game started the 100^th season of men's basketball at Northeastern University
The Huskies have won 10 of 14 season openers under head coach Bill Coen
Northeastern is 8-2 over its last 10 season openers
NU is 51-49 all-time in season openers
After trailing 33-32 at the half, the Huskies outscored the Terriers 40-34 in the second half
NU shot 51% in the game (28-for-55) and 56% in the 2^nd half (14-for-25)
The Huskies made 8 of 9 free throws in the 2nd half (89%)
The Red and Black have won 6 consecutive road openers, including wins over BU (3x), UConn, Harvard and Florida State
Tonight was the 2,356^th game all-time, tallying a record of 1,234-1,122 (.524)
With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 187 straight games with at least one triple
- Last game without a 3-pointer was at Fairfield (0-for-11) on Dec. 15, 2013

NU-BU SERIES NOTES

PLAYER NOTES

Senior Bolden Brace

Buried a huge 3-pointer with just over 1 minute remaining in the game to give NU a three-point lead
Finished with 6 points and 9 rebounds
Pushed his career points total to 836 points
With his 2 triples tonight, he now has 170 career 3-pointers, No. 7 all-time in program history; Trails No. 6 Chaisson Allen (180)

Redshirt Junior Maxime Boursiquot

Senior Jordan Roland

Scored a career-high 39 points
He was the last person to score 35 or more points, tallying a then career-best 35 at Harvard (11/9/18)
Made 15 of 24 field goals and went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line
Played a game-high 39 minutes

Freshman Tyson Walker