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UMass-Northeastern Postgame Notes

NORTHEASTERN 78, UMASS 75
CABOT CENTER
BOSTON, Mass.
 
NORTHEASTERN (1-1, 0-0 CAA)
  • The Huskies shot 62% (13-for-21) in the second half
  • Northeastern went on a 16-3 run in just under six minutes (15:24 – 9:42) to lead by 14 points
  • The win snaps a six-game losing streak to UMass
  • The Huskies improve to 13-2 in the Bill Coen era in home openers
  • NU is riding a five-game winning streak inside the Cabot Center
    • The Huskies are 12-1 over their last 13 games on Solomon Court
  • The Red and Black dished out 19 assists on 24 made baskets
  • Northeastern and UMass tied on the boards, 35-35
  • This marks the 101st season of basketball at Northeastern
  • The Huskies are 1,251-1,139 all-time
  • With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 221 straight games with at least one triple
    • Last game without a 3-pointer was at Fairfield (0-for-11) on Dec. 15, 2013
 
NU-UMASS SERIES NOTES
  • Northeastern improves to 2-1 in home openers against UMass
  • The Huskies snapped a six-game losing streak and are now 18-39 against UMass
  • NU improves to 12-16 in Boston and have won three straight at home
  • Northeastern is 16-37 all-time against A-10 opponents
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Sophomore Chris Doherty
  • Grabbed 5 rebounds in 16 minutes
  • Tallied 4 points after going 1-for-1 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line
 
Junior Greg Eboigbodin
  • Posted 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting
  • Reached double figures for the fourth time in his career
  • Added 6 rebounds and one monster blocked shot
 
Junior Jason Strong
  • Scored 16 points on 6-of-14 shooting
  • Went 3-for-7 from behind the arc
  • Played a career-high 34 minutes
 
Freshman Jahmyl Telfort
  • Reached double figures for his second straight game
  • Finished with 11 points and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe
  • Went 1-of-2 from beyond the arc
  • Dished out 5 assists
 
Sophomore Tyson Walker
  • Tallied 20 or more points for the second straight game after posting just 20+ point games all of last season
  • Posted a game-high 20 points and went 12-for-15 from the free-throw line
  • Tallied a game-high 6 assists
  • Had 2 steals in 31 minutes
 
Junior Shaquille Walters
  • Led the Huskies on the glass with 9 rebounds
  • Finished with 12 points and went 2-for-4 from behind the arc
  • Tallied 3 assists and 3 steals
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