Match Information: No. 2 Northeastern (22-10) vs. No. 1 Hofstra (27-6)
When	Tuesday, March 12 | 7 p.m.
Where	N. Charleston, S.C. | N. Charleston Coliseum
Television	CBS College Sports
Broadcast & Statistics	Live Stats | WRBB
Game Notes	Northeastern (PDF)
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N. CHARLESTON, S.C.– The Northeastern men's basketball team is back in the CAA Championship for the second-straight season and looking for the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament when the Huskies face off against the Pride Tuesday night at 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.  
 
Each of the teams came away with the victory on their home courts earlier this season, Hofstra used a 42-point game and a buzzer beating three from Justin Wright-Foreman to come away with a win over the Huskies in January while Northeastern trounced Hofstra 75-61 at Matthews Arena at the beginning of February. 
 
The two teams will meet for just the second-time ever in the CAA Tournament and the first time since the 2009-10 season, a quarterfinal double OT victory in favor of the Huskies. 
 
Here is what you need to know about Tuesday's championship game:
 
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
 

1. XV of XVII

 

• Northeastern has been on a tear as of late winning 15 of their last 17 games and seven-straight at home to close out the Matthews and regular season
• After starting the conference season 1-2 with a victory over Drexel to begin the CAA year, followed by a couple tough losses to Delaware and Hofstra, the Huskies went on to win their next four games before faltering to a bruising Towson squad
• Northeastern bounced back later that weekend with a decisive victory over James Madison, and then captured a revenge win over Hofstra on Saturday followed by Thursday night's season sweep of William & Mary 
• 12 of the Huskies' 14 conference victories came by double-digits and Northeastern averaged a 15.4 margin of victory in conference play
• In their last three games, the Huskies have averaged a 16.0 margin of victory, eerily similar to last season 

 

	2018-19	2017-18
RS Finale	at Drexel (90-66)	at Elon (81-59)
CAA Quarters	vs. UNCW (80-59)	vs. Delaware (74-50)
CAA Semis	vs. Charleston (70-67)	vs. UNCW (79-52)

 

• Overall, in 2018-19, when holding their opponent to under 70 points the Huskies are 14-0

 

2. Dogs vs. Cats

 

• Hofstra enters Tuesday night's championship game with the Huskies on a four-game win-streak, winning eight of the Pride's last 10
• Hofstra has posted a 27-6 record this season and is 2-0 at neutral sites, both wins coming in the CAA Tournament 
• The Pride only fell three times in conference play this season, one of those losses coming against the Huskies back at the beginning of February

 
LEADING THE WAY 

• Hofstra senior guard and CAA Player of the Year Justin Wright-Foreman continues his stellar senior season and the team with a 27.0 ppg average, which ranks second in the nation, while also dishing out 96 assists
• Coupling with Wright-Foreman to provide one of the top scoring duos in the country is Eli Pemberton who is putting up 15.4 ppg this year
• Desure Buie is averaging 10.7 ppg in 2018-19 while dishing out a team-high 174 assists this season

 
ALL-TIME SERIES

• This will be the 46th meeting between the two teams in a series that the Huskies lead 23-22
• Hofstra took the first meeting between the two teams earlier this season on a buzzer beater that Justin Wright-Foreman threw up with a prayer as time expired
• But, the Huskies avenged that victory, with a decisive 14-point win at Matthews Arena ending the Pride's nation-leading 16-game win-streak

 
LAST TIME VS. HOFSTRA 

• Controlling the game from start to finish, Northeastern ended the nation's longest win-streak with a 75-61 victory over Hofstra on Feb. 2 
• With the win, the Huskies avenged Hofstra's buzzer-beating victory from early January, while also putting a halt to the Pride's 16-game win-streak and handing them their first CAA loss of the year
• Vasa Pusica led the way from start to finish, finishing with a game-high 24 points while pulling down eight rebounds and making two steals and was 8-for-10 from the free throw line on the night
• Donnell Gresham stepped up big time finishing with 18 points while knocking down four 3-pointers and adding five boards
• Gresham drew the assignment against Hofstra point guard Justin Wright-Foreman and held the senior, who entered the game averaging 26.0 ppg, third best in the nation, to just 15 points
• Desure Buie led the way for the Pride with 22 points, while Eli Pemberton chipped in nine.

 

3. This Week For the Huskies 

 

• Northeastern started the tournament off in decisive fashion picking up a 21-point wire-to-wire victory over UNCW in the CAA Quarterfinal round 
• With the 80-59 win over the Seahawks, the Huskies moved on to the CAA Semis for the sixth time in the last seven seasons
• The 21-point win was also the second-largest of the season for Northeastern.... the first? The Huskies' regular season finale against Drexel (24 points)
• Leading the way was junior Jordan Roland who finished with 21 points on 5-of-10 shooting from deep while Vasa Pusica added 16 points, 7 assists and six rebounds and Bolden Brace had 17 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals
• The Seahawks were once again led by Devontae Cacok who finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds
• Monday night's contest with Charleston was the complete opposite with eight ties and 17 lead changes in the Semifinal round as the Huskies avenged last year's CAA Championship with a 70-67 victory over Charleston 
• Shawn Occeus, back in just his second game after returning from injury, put up 17 points, while holding All-CAA First Teamer Grant Riller to just 10 points on the night
• With the Huskies trailing 65-64 with less than 40 seconds to play, Pusica took things upon himself, driving to the bucket for the lay-in despite All-CAA First Team selection Jarrell Brantley on his back to put NU ahead by a point
• Pusica and Donnell Gresham sealed the victory making their free throws down the stretch, while staving off a late foul call to earn the victory

 
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