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On to the Semis for Northeastern MBB

The Huskies and Charleston will go head-to-head in the CAA Semifinals Monday at 8:30 p.m.

Match Information: No. 2 Northeastern (21-10) vs. No. 3 Charleston (24-8)
When Monday, March 11 | 8:30 p.m.
Where N. Charleston, S.C. | N. Charleston Coliseum
Television CBS College Sports
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N. CHARLESTON, S.C.– The Northeastern men's basketball team is on to the CAA Semifinals for the sixth time in the last seven seasons and will face off against the College of Charleston on Monday night at 8:30 p.m. on CBS College Sports.  (Details at the bottom)
 
The two teams will square off in a rematch of last season's CAA Championship game. Northeastern enters on a five-game win-streak while the Cougars have won three-straight. 
 
Here is what you need to know about Monday's game:
 
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
 
  1. Quick Hits
 
  • A win would move NU on to the CAA Championship for the second-straight season and third time in the last five years
  • With one more block, Anthony Green will move into a tie for seventh all-time on the NU Career blocks list (more on page 4)  
  • Vasa Pusica is just one point shy of Scott Eatherton's record 1,021 point total for two-year players at NU (more on page 3)
  • Jordan Roland is five treys shy of tying the Northeastern single season record (97) set by David Walker in the 2015-16 season (more on page 3)
 
  1. A familiar foe
 
  • Charleston enters Monday night's game on a three-game win-streak including a 73-61 victory over Drexel in the CAA Quarterfinals last night
  • The Cougars have now won 10 of their last 12 heading into their game with the Huskies
  • Charleston is 24-8 overall, and 14-2 in the cities of Charleston/N. Charleston this season
 
LEADING THE WAY 
  • The two-headed snake of Charleston junior guard Grant Riller and Jarrell Brantley lead the way for the Cougars
  • Riller leads the team with a 22.3 ppg average while also dishing out 130 assists this season while senior forward Jarrell Brantley has added 19.4 ppg and 8.3 rpg this season
    • Brevin Galloway adds 7.8 ppg to the starting lineup
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
  • This will be the 14th meeting between the two teams in a series that Charleston barely leads 7-6, since it began in the 2013-14 season
  • The two teams have split the season series in four of the previous five seasons with the Huskies coming away with a sweep in the 2014-15 campaign
  • The Huskies are looking for a win in regulation tonight as they have fallen to the Cougars the three times they faced them in overtime
 
LAST TIME VS. CHARLESTON 
  • The Huskies connected on a season-high 15 three-pointers, but came up just short in an 88-79 overtime setback at Charleston
  • Vasa Pusica led the Huskies with 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including 5-for-10 from beyond the arc, while Bolden Brace added a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds
  • Charleston's Grant Riller led all scorers with 33 points, including 10 in overtime, as the Cougars outscored the Huskies by a 19-10 margin during the extra session
  • Jarrell Brantley was the only other Charleston player in double-figures as he added 27 points and 11 rebounds
  • Northeastern led 38-36 at halftime and pulled out to a 10-point lead on a Pusica three, 48-38, with 14:09 to play
  • The Cougars turned the tides with a 13-0 run to claim a 55-52 lead with 7:24 remaining
  • With Charleston ahead 69-65 with one minute to go in regulation, the Huskies battled back to force OT on two clutch free throws by Anthony Green (10 points) and a tying layup by Jordan Roland with 29 seconds on the clock
 
  1. Get that outta here
 
  • Senior Anthony Green has swatted away 95 of his opponents shot attempts during his four year career at NU
  • That number ranks eighth all-time among Husky shotblockers entering the final two games of the regular season
 
Name (Yrs.) Total GP
1.  Shawn James (2004-06) 332 55
2. Bennet Davis (2003-07) 170 123
3. Reggie Lewis (1983-87) 155 122
4. Nkem Ojoughboh (2007-10) 121 96
5. Quincy Ford (2011-16) 113 130
6. Scott Eatherton (2013-15) 100 67
7. Steve Carney (1987-91) 96 108
8. Anthony Green (2015-pres.) 95 115
9.  Dan Callahan (1990-95) 91 87


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