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Northeastern-Towson Postgame Notes

NORTHEASTERN 61, TOWSON 45
SECU ARENA (attendance: 1,102)
TOWSON, Md.
 
NORTHEASTERN (7-6, 1-0 CAA)
  • The Huskies have won 8 consecutive CAA openers
  • Head Coach Bill Coen has 153 CAA wins, No. 3 all-time in league history
    • 1. Jim Larranaga, George Mason – 183 wins (1998-2011)
    • 2. Bruiser Flint, Drexel – 158 wins (2002-2016)
    • 3. Bill Coen, Northeastern – 153 wins (2006-Present)
  • The Huskies led for nearly 35 minutes in the game
  • NU outscored Towson 17-7 over the final 12:38 of the first half to lead 29-17 at the half
    • The Huskies are 6-2 this season when leading at halftime
  • The 17 first half points allowed was the least since holding Elon to 18 (1/5/18)
    • It was the fifth-fewest points allowed in the first half for the Huskies
    • 15 by Drexel (2/2/08), New Hampshire (12/18/06) and William & Mary (2/9/08)
    • 16 by Fairfield (11/29/14)
  • After not making a 3 in the first half (0-for-7), the Huskies made their first 4 of the second half and finished 6-for-13 (.462) over the final 20 minutes
  • Northeastern improved to 6-1 when outrebounding its opponent, 39-31 this afternoon
  • The Red and Black are 7-0 this season when leading with 10 minutes remaining
  • Northeastern is No. 2 in the country in FT percentage (.819) and went 11-for-13 today (.846)
    • The Huskies have shot 80% or better in 8 of 13 games this season
  • Northeastern is 6-2 all-time inside SECU Arena
  • Today was the 2,368th game all-time, tallying a record of 1,240-1,128 (.524)
  • With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 199 straight games with at least one triple
    • Last game without a 3-pointer was at Fairfield (0-for-11) on Dec. 15, 2013
 
NU-TU SERIES NOTES
  • The Huskies lead the all-time series 25-16
  • Northeastern is 6-2 all-time inside SECU Arena
  • NU is 4-1 in the last 5 games in the series
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Senior Bolden Brace
  • With his 8 points today, moved into 44th all-time in Northeastern history with 952 points
  • Grabbed a team-best 8 rebounds
  • Went 2-for-3 from behind the arc
  • Advanced his career total to 195 for 3-pointers made, 6th all-time in school history
 
Junior Maxime Boursiquot
  • Reached double figures for the 3rd straight game with 12 points
  • Northeastern is 4-1 when he scores 10 or more points
  • Grabbed 5 boards
 
Sophomore Greg Eboigbodin
  • Grabbed 5 rebounds off the bench
  • Played 13 minutes in his first game back after missing the last 2 games
 
Senior Jordan Roland
  • Finished with 14 points
  • Grabbed a career-best tying 6 rebounds
  • Talled 1 blocked shot and 2 steals
  • Has 1,057 career points and 781 at Northeastern
 
Freshman Tyson Walker
  • Scored a team-best 17 points
  • Made a season-high 3-of-6 shots from 3
  • Dished out 4 assists
  • Grabbed a career-best tying 5 rebounds
  • Had one steal and one block
  • The Huskies are 5-2 when he reaches double figures
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