BOSTON – After an impressive 78-63 win over Maine on Wednesday night, the Northeastern men's basketball team (5-4) will host Davidson College (3-5) on Saturday inside Matthews Arena. Game time is set for 4 p.m. and the game will be televised on NESN+.
CATHOLIC MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
The last time graduate transfer
Guilien Smith and Davidson's Kellan Grady were on the floor together, they were winning a high school basketball state championship at Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Mass. This time, they will be competing against one another as the Huskies welcome the Wildcats.
KEEP ROLAND!
Senior
Jordan Roland was named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List on Thursday by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). Roland ranks second in the country by scoring 25.1 points per game and reached 1,000 points in his career with 28 against the Black Bears on Wednesday night. He is shooting 55 percent from the floor and 47 percent from behind the arc.
BO KNOWS BASKETBALL
Senior
Bolden Brace does it all for the Huskies, ranking third in the CAA in three-point field goal percentage (.500), eighth in 3-pointers made per game (2.0) and 15
th in rebounding (5.9), field goal percentage (.491) and steals (1.2). He is just 90 points shy of reaching the career milestone of 1,000 points and ranks No. 6 all-time in school history in 3-pointers made with 186.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Huskies continue to play well inside Matthews Arena, tallying a record of 25-5 (.833) over their last 30 games. Northeastern is shooting nearly 60 percent from behind the arc at home this season, and rank second in the country in three-point field goal percentage (.442).
NEXT UP
The Huskies will head to Motown to take on Eastern Michigan on Dec. 17 and face Detroit Mercy on Dec. 19. Northeastern will then jump into league play at Towson (Dec. 28) and James Madison (Dec. 30) to conclude a four-game road trip.
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