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Northeastern-Towson Postgame Notes

TOWSON 75, NORTHEASTERN 72
MATTHEWS ARENA (attendance: 1,803)
BOSTON, Mass.
 
NORTHEASTERN (15-15, 9-9 CAA)
  • The Huskies earn the No. 6 seed and will take on Towson in the quarterfinals on Sunday, March 8 (8:30 p.m.)
  • The game featured 11 ties and 10 lead changes
  • Neither team led by double figures in the game
    • Towson's largest lead was 7 (55 secs in first half); NU's largest lead was 5 (11:32 in first half)
  • NU trailed 34-27 at halftime and are now 2-9 when down at the break
  • Towson's bench outscored the Huskies' bench, 17-5
  • The Tigers made 18 free throws and the Huskies made 9
  • Northeastern drops to 1-6 in CAA play in one-possession games
    • 6 of 9 league losses have been by a total of 12 points
  • The loss today snapped a 3-game home court winning streak
  • Northeastern ends the year 7-6 at home and is now 30-10 (.750) in its last 40 games inside Matthews Arena
  • NU falls to 14-4 when leading with 10 minutes remaining, 51-49 today
  • Northeastern leads the country in free-throw percentage, making 9-of-12 tonight (75%)
  • Today was the 2,385th game all-time, tallying a record of 1,248-1,137 (.523)
  • With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 216 straight games with at least one triple
    • Last game without a 3-pointer was at Fairfield (0-for-11) on Dec. 15, 2013
  • This is the 100th season of men's basketball at Northeastern University
 
NU-TOWSON SERIES NOTES
  • Northeastern leads the all-time series 25-17
  • The Tigers split the season series with the Huskies
  • Northeastern has won 7 of the last 11 meetings
  • The Huskies are now 8-3 against the Tigers inside Matthews Arena
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Senior Bolden Brace
  • Started in his 79 game at Northeastern on Senior Day
  • Today was his 128th game for the Huskies
  • Tallied 14 points and 7 rebounds
  • Made 4-of-9 shots from behind the arc
    • The 4 triples matched his season high
  • Advanced into 27th all-time on the NU scoring list with 1,135 points
  • Made a season-best 4 triples today to push his career total to 220 (No. 5 all-time in school history)
 
Junior Maxime Boursiquot
  • Scored 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting
  • Fouled out with 1:55 left in the game
  • Matched his career high with 3 steals
  • Reached double figures for a personal-best 14th time this season
 
Senior Jordan Roland
  • Led the team with 25 points
  • Went 4-for-10 from beyond the arc
  • Reached double figures for the 14th straight game
  • Now has 1,431 career points and 1,180 at Northeastern
    • Moved up to 22nd all-time on the school scoring list
 
Graduate Guilien Smith
  • Made his 2nd straight start for the Huskies
  • Grabbed 5 rebounds in 27 minutes
  • Went 1-for-4 from the floor
 
Junior Shaquille Walters
  • Dished out a career-high 9 assists
  • Finished with 12 points and 4 rebounds
  • Reached double figures for the 8th time this season
    • 8 of 9 career double-figure scoring games have come this season
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