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Northeastern-Harvard Postgame Notes

NORTHEASTERN 84, HARVARD 79
MATTHEWS ARENA (attendance: 1,557)
Boston, Mass.
 
NORTHEASTERN (2-0)
  • Jordan Roland scored a single-game record 42 points on 13-of-19 shooting
  • Northeastern is 11-3 in home openers under head coach Bill Coen
  • This marks the sixth time NU has started 2-0 under Coach Coen
  • The Huskies led by a game-high 17 points at halftime
  • Northeastern led wire-to-wire
  • The Huskies shot 55% (28-for-51) for the game, and held Harvard to 48% (29-for-61)
  • NU shot 58% from beyond the arc (11-for-19)
  • The Red and Black have won three straight over Harvard
  • Tonight was the 2,357th game all-time, tallying a record of 1,235-1,122 (.525)
  • With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 188 straight games with at least one triple
    • Last game without a 3-pointer was at Fairfield (0-for-11) on Dec. 15, 2013
 
NU-HARV SERIES NOTES
  • The Huskies are 6-3 over the last 9 games in the series
  • Northeastern has won 3 straight
  • Harvard won 22 of the first 23 games in the series before the mid-1950s
  • NU is 5-1 all-time against the Crimson inside Matthews Arena
  • Harvard leads the all-time series 39-18
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Senior Bolden Brace
  • Played his 100th career game tonight
  • Tallied 5 points and 5 rebounds
  • Pushed his career points total to 841 points
  • With his 1 triple tonight, he now has 171 career 3-pointers, No. 7 all-time in program history; Trails No. 6 Chaisson Allen (180)
 
Sophomore Greg Eboigbodin
  • Grabbed 5 rebounds
  • Dished out 2 assists
  • 2 of his rebounds came on the offensive glass
 
Senior Jordan Roland
  • Scored a single-game school record 42 points
  • Made 13-of-19 shots from the floor (68.4%)
  • Is the first player since J.J. Barea to score 30 or more points in consecutive games, tallying 39 against BU in the opener
  • His 81 points is the most by any player in the NCAA this season
  • He matched his career-best 10-for-11 performance from the FT line, tying last year's performance at Harvard
  • Converted a four-point play
  • Led the team with 6 rebounds, matching his career high
 
Freshman Tyson Walker
  • Reached double figures in both of his collegiate games
  • Finished with a season-best 15 points
  • Made 6-of-11 shots from the floor
  • Dished out 1 assist and had no turnovers
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