WASHINGTON, D.C. - For the third straight season, the Northeastern Huskies (17-15) will play for the automatic NCAA tournament berth as they take on No. 1 seed Hofstra (25-8) in the Hercules Tires Men's Basketball Championship Game tonight on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. inside the Entertainment and Sports Arena. This is just the third time in CAA history there has been a rematch in the title game.
NCAA BERTH ON THE LINE
The Huskies are looking to earn their 10th NCAA tournament bid and second straight with a win tonight. Hofstra is looking to make its fifth appearance, and first since the 2001 season.
ROLAND RECORD SETTING SEASON
Senior Jordan Roland became the third-fastest Northeastern player to reach 1,000 points, doing so in 56 games and his 711 points this season ranks third all-time, behind Reggie Lewis' 748 (1984-85) and 714 (1985-86). Roland was named to the All-CAA first team after leading the conference in scoring average and currently ranks seventh in the country with 22.2 points per game. He has made 92 threes this season, third all-time in school history, behind his record-setting 99 triples last season. Roland set a new single-game scoring record earlier this season in a win over Harvard (11/8) with 42 points.
BO CAPS STRONG CAREER
Senior Bolden Brace is playing in his final CAA tournament game tonight. A native of Santa Barbara, Calif., Brace earned the CAA's inaugural Sixth Man of the Year in 2018 and is currently fourth all-time in school history with 227 3-pointers made. He ranks 25th all-time with 1,165 points and the Huskies are 12-5 this season when he reaches double figures.
CAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
The Huskies are trying to become the first-ever No. 6 seed to win the CAA tournament. Only two other schools have made the title game as the No. 6 seed, James Madison in 1997 and George Mason in 2007, both falling to the No. 1 seed that season. Northeastern is 2-2 all-time in CAA title games, winning in 2015 and '19, and falling in 2013 and '18.
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