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Northeastern-Elon CAA Postgame Notes

#6 NORTHEASTERN 68, #7 ELON 60
HERCULES TIRES CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
SEMIFINALS
ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS ARENA
WASHINGTON, D.C.
 
NO. 6 SEED NORTHEASTERN (17-15)
  • Northeastern is 18-11 all-time in the CAA tournament
  • NU is making its 3rd straight CAA title game appearance, and league-best 5th since 2013
    • Northeastern is just the 5th school in CAA history to make the title game in at least 3 consecutive seasons
  • NU is 4-1 in its last 5 semifinal games, including 3 straight wins
  • The Red and Black are riding a 5-game winning streak at the tournament
  • Northeastern is 11-3 at the CAA tournament since 2015
  • The Huskies are 4-3 all-time as the No. 6 seed
  • Northeastern held Elon scoreless for nearly 6 minutes to start the game (1st basket at 14:05)
  • The Huskies led 37-21 at the half and are now 14-6 this year when leading after 20 minutes
  • Northeastern shot 52% (13-for-25) from behind the arc and are now 8-2 when shooting better than 40% from 3-point range
  • Tonight was just the 2nd time in CAA history that a No. 6 and No. 7 seed met in semifinals
    • The only time a No. 6 and No. 7 seed matched up in the semifinals was 1993 when No. 7 East Carolina won the title
  • The Huskies improve to 5-4 all-time in CAA semifinal games
  • Northeastern led for the entire game
  • NU becomes just the 3rd No. 6 seed in CAA history to make the championship game
    • James Madison (1997) and George Mason (2007)
    • Both lost to No. 1 seeds
  • The Red and Black are now 16-4 when leading with 10 minutes remaining in the game
  • Today was the 2,387th game all-time, tallying a record of 1,250-1,137 (.524)
  • With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 217 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-ELON SERIES NOTES
  • Northeastern leads the all-time series 9-4
  • The Huskies have won 7 of the last 8 meetings
  • Tonight was the first-ever meeting in the CAA tournament
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Senior Bolden Brace
  • Made 6-of-10 shots from the floor
  • Scored 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds
  • Went 4-for-6 from behind the arc
  • Tied his career high with 2 blocked shots
  • NU improves to 11-5 this season when he reaches 10 points and 4 rebounds
  • The Huskies are 12-5 when he reaches double figures
  • Advanced into 25th all-time on the NU scoring list with 1,165 points
  • Moved into No. 4 all-time in 3-pointers made with 227
 
Junior Maxime Boursiquot
  • Finished with 8 points and 7 rebounds
  • Posted 2 assists in 30 minutes
 
Senior Jordan Roland
  • Scored a game-high 21 points, 13 in second half
  • Went 5-for-12 from 3
  • Made back-to-back 3-pointers late in the game to help secure the win
  • Now has 1,485 career points and 1,209 at Northeastern
    • Moved into a tie with assistant coach Manny Adako for 17th all-time on the NU scoring list
 
Freshman Tyson Walker
  • Finished with 10 points and 2 assists
  • Went 2-for-3 from behind the arc
  • Posted 2 steals in just over 28 minutes
 
Junior Shaquille Walters
  • Posted 8 points and a team-best 5 assists
  • Went 1-for-1 from long range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line
  • Added 3 rebounds and 1 steal
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