BOSTON– The final game of the 2018-19 regular season is upon us as the Northeastern men's basketball team heads to Philadelphia to face Drexel Saturday, March 2 at 4 p.m.
The Huskies began the CAA season off against the Dragons with a 93-83 victory and will conclude the regular season against Drexel on Saturday at the Daskalakis Center.
The Huskies have won 12 of their last 14 and are 7-1 in the month of February heading into Saturday's game.
Here is what you need to know about Saturday's game:
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- Downing the Dragons
- Drexel enters Saturday's regular season finale with the Huskies off of a tight loss to Hofstra Thursday night and has dropped four of their last five games
- The Dragons are 13-17 overall and 7-10 in conference play this season
- Drexel is 9-6 at home this season, winning five of their eight home conference games, falling to William & Mary, Charleston, and Hofstra
LEADING THE WAY
- Drexel is the lone CAA team to have all five of its starters averaging double-digits and is led by Troy Harper who is averaging 15.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game
- Also netting double figures are four more Dragons including Alihan Demir (14.9, 6.4 rpg), Trevor John (12.1), Camren Wynter (11.0) and James Butler (10.3)
- Butler is leading the way with 8.2 rebounds per game
ALL-TIME SERIES
- This will be the 65th meeting between the two teams with Drexel holding the edge 39-25
- However, the Huskies have won seven of the last eight contests and 11 of the last 14
- Another one crosses the century mark
- On Dec. 21 against St. Bonaventure, Vasa Pusica played in his 100th career college game, and his 39th in a NU uniform
- Seniors Anthony Green played in his 100th career game at Elon (Jan. 10) where he netted 15 points, six rebounds and two blocks, while Jeremy Miller took part in his 100th game on Senior Day against Towson
- Next up? Jordan Roland who will play in his 100th career game Saturday (30th in a Northeastern uniform)
- Jordan, Jordan, Jordan
- Against James Madison (Jan. 26), Jordan Roland went off, finishing with a career-high eight 3-pointers against the Dukes
- In his first season as a Husky, Roland has connected on 83 treys, good enough for second-all time in the Husky record books
| 1. |
97 |
David Walker |
2015-16 (33 games) |
| 2. |
83 |
Jordan Roland |
2018-19 (29 games) |
|
83 |
Joel Smith |
2012-13 (31 games) |
| 4. |
81 |
Marcus Barnes |
2003-04 (28 games) |
- That JMU game marked the FIFTH time this season he has connected on a 5+ threes in a game and the THIRD time he has knocked down 6+ treys
- With the outing, Roland becomes just one of three Northeastern players to have three 6+ trey games in a single season joining J.J. Barea and Marcus Barnes, who both did so during the 2003-04 season
- Barnes became the first to ever do it, completing the task by Jan. 2, 2004 (12 games into the season), Roland did so by Jan. 26 (21 games in)
- Roland is the lone Husky to do it all on the road
