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Northeastern-Detroit Mercy Postgame Notes

NORTHEASTERN 74, DETROIT MERCY 61
CALIHAN HALL (attendance: 1,151)
DETROIT, Mich.
 
NORTHEASTERN (6-6)
  • The Huskies went 9-for-10 from the free-throw line in the first 20 minutes
    • Northeastern is No. 4 in the country in FT percentage (.812)
    • The Huskies shot 88% from the charity stripe (15-for-17)
  • Two of the nation's top scorers went head-to-head tonight, NU's Jordan Roland and Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis
  • Davis finished with a game-high 26 points, while Roland tallied a season-low 7 points
  • The Huskies used a 13-3 run late in the first half to take a 33-29 lead at the break
    • NU is 5-2 this season when leading at halftime
  • Tonight was the first win for Northeastern when shooting less than 50% for the game
    • Shot 44% from the floor tonight (25-for-57)
  • The Red and Black end the non-conference season at 6-6
  • Northeastern improves to 5-1 when outrebounding its opponent, 43-29 tonight
    • That led to 19 second-chance points for the Huskies
  • The Huskies picked up their first-ever win in Detroit
  • Tonight was the 2,367th game all-time, tallying a record of 1,239-1,128 (.523)
  • With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 198 straight games with at least one triple
    • Last game without a 3-pointer was at Fairfield (0-for-11) on Dec. 15, 2013
 
NU-UDM SERIES NOTES
  • The Titans lead the all-time series 3-2
  • Northeastern is 1-2 all-time inside Calihan Hall
  • The Huskies are 7-10 overall against schools from Michigan
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Senior Bolden Brace
  • Moved into 46th all-time in school history with 944 points
  • Scored 18 of his season-best 22 points in the second half
  • Went 7-for-10 from the floor and 3-for-6 from behind the arc
  • Grabbed 8 rebounds
  • Advanced his career total to 193 for 3-pointers made, 6th all-time in school history
 
Junior Maxime Boursiquot
  •  Went over 300 career rebounds with 10 tonight (301)
  • Recorded his second straight double-double
  • Finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds
  • Northeastern is 3-1 when he reaches double figures
  • Dished out 4 assists and had 2 steals
 
Senior Jordan Roland
  • Scored a season-low 2 points in the first half (1-for-5 from the floor, 0-for-2 from 3)
  • Finished with season-low 7 for the game
  • Made 3-of-10 shots from the floor
  • With his 1 three, extended his streak to 28 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer
  • Has 1,043 career points and 767 at Northeastern
 
Graduate Guilien Smith
  • Went 2-for-2 from behind the arc
  • Matched his season-best with 6 points
  • Is 4-for-6 from long range over his last 2 games
 
Sophomore Jason Strong
  • Grabbed a career-high 9 rebounds
  • Tallied 10 points off the bench
  • Had 1 assist and 1 blocked shot
 
Freshman Tyson Walker
  • Sat most of the first half due to having 2 fouls
  • Scored all 5 points in the second half
  • Had 4 assists and 1 turnover in 26 minutes
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