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CAA Championship Game Postgame Notes

#1 HOFSTRA 70, #6 NORTHEASTERN 61
HERCULES TIRES CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIP
ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS ARENA
WASHINGTON, D.C.
 
NO. 6 SEED NORTHEASTERN (17-16)
  • Northeastern is 19-13 all-time in the CAA tournament
  • The Huskies are 2-3 all-time in CAA championship
    • CAA Championship Game appearances (2013, '15, '18, '19, '20)
    • 2013 | #3 James Madison 70, #1 Northeastern 57 | Richmond, Va.
    • 2015 | #3 Northeastern 72, #1 William & Mary 61 | Baltimore, Md.
    • 2018 | #1 Charleston 83, #2 Northeastern 76 (OT) | Charleston, S.C.
    • 2019 | #2 Northeastern 82, #1 Hofstra 74 | Charleston, S.C.
    • 2020 | #1 Hofstra 70, #6 Northeastern 61 | Washington, D.C.
  • Tonight's loss snapped a 5-game winning streak in the tourney for NU
  • Northeastern falls to 11-4 at the CAA tournament since 2015
  • The Huskies are 4-4 all-time as the No. 6 seed
  • Tonight's loss snapped a 6-game winning streak when leading at the half, 30-28 tonight
    • Last loss was at Hofstra where NU led 30-20
  • Hofstra went 16-of-17 from the free-throw line, while NU went 1-of-2
  • The Pride grabbed 13 offensive rebounds and had 14 second-chance points
  • NU is now 16-5 when leading with 10 minutes remaining, 42-41 tonight
  • Tonight was the 3rd time a No. 6 seed made the title game, and are now 0-3 vs. 1 seeds
    • 1997 | #1 Old Dominion def. #6 James Madison, 62-58 (OT)
    • 2007 | #1 VCU def. #6 George Mason, 65-59
  • Today was the 2,388th game all-time, tallying a record of 1,250-1,138 (.523)
  • With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 218 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-HOFSTRA SERIES NOTES
  • Hofstra leads the all-time series 26-23
  • The Pride won all 3 meetings this year
  • The Huskies are 2-1 all-time against the Pride in the CAA tournament, 1-1 in championship games
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Senior Bolden Brace
  • Tallied 13 points and 5 rebounds
  • Went 3-for-7 from 3-point range
  • Dished out 4 assists
  • Ended his career 23rd all-time on the NU scoring list with 1,178 points
  • Finished 4th all-time in school history with 230 treys
 
Junior Maxime Boursiquot
  • Led the team with 15 points
  • Made 7-of-11 shots from the floor
  • Went 1-for-1 from behind the arc
  • Added a team-best 9 rebounds
  • Matched his career-high assists with 5
 
Senior Jordan Roland
  • Scored 11 points, 8 in the second half
  • Moved ahead of the late great Reggie Lewis on the single-season scoring list with 718 points
    • Reggie Lewis is No. 1 with 748 points (1884-85) and No. 3 with 714 (1985-86)
  • Has 95 triples this season which is 3rd all-time in school history
    • Roland holds the school record with 99 in 2018-19
  • Pushed his career total to 1,496 career points and 1,220 at Northeastern
    • Moved ahead of assistant coach Manny Adako for 17th all-time on the NU scoring list
 
Freshman Tyson Walker
  • Restricted to 19 minutes in the game
  • Went 1-of-6 from the floor and 1-of-3 from beyond the arc
  • Had 4 points and 1 assist
  • Pushed his season total to 104 and is the 6th freshman to surpass 100 assists in their rookie season
 
Junior Shaquille Walters
  • Tallied 11 points and 3 assists
  • Went 5-for-9 from the floor
  • Made 1-of-3 shots from 3-point range
  • Grabbed 6 rebounds
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