Northeastern University Athletics

Northeastern-Towson CAA Tourney Postgame Notes

3/8/2020

#6 NORTHEASTERN 72, #3 TOWSON 62
HERCULES TIRES CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
QUARTERFINALS
ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS ARENA
WASHINGTON, D.C.

NO. 6 SEED NORTHEASTERN (16-15)

Northeastern is 17-11 all-time in the CAA tournament
The Huskies are 3-3 all-time as the No. 6 seed
NU has a league-best 4 championship game appearances since 2013, including the last 2
The Huskies led by 10 at the half, 33-23
- Northeastern is 13-6 this year when leading after 20 minutes
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
- No. 7 seed Elon upset No. 2 seed William & Mary in the game before Northeastern-Towson
The Huskies are making their 7^th appearance in the semifinals in the last 8 years
Northeastern led for nearly 38 minutes of the game
The Huskies shot 53% tonight (27-for-51) and improve to 11-0 this season when shooting at least 50%
The Red and Black are now 15-4 when leading with 10 minutes remaining in the game, 51-44 tonight
The Huskies led by as many as 16 points in the game (14:42 in the 2^nd half)
NU is 6-1 in its last 7 CAA quarterfinal games
Today was the 2,386^th game all-time, tallying a record of 1,249-1,137 (.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 100^th season of men's basketball at Northeastern University

NU-TOWSON SERIES NOTES

Northeastern leads the all-time series 26-17
The Huskies are now 2-2 against the Tigers in the tournament
NU won 2 of 3 games with Towson this season

PLAYER NOTES

Senior Bolden Brace

Made his 80^th start tonight
Scored 15 points and made 3-of-6 shots from behind the arc
Tallied a team-best 8 rebounds
NU improves to 10-5 this season when he reaches 10 points and 4 rebounds
Advanced into 26^th all-time on the NU scoring list with 1,149 points
Moved into a tie for No. 4 all-time in 3-pointers made with 223 in 128 games with Matt Janning (2006-10)

Junior Maxime Boursiquot

Went 7-for-10 from the floor
Scored a team-best 16 points
Grabbed 5 rebounds and blocked one shots
Reached double figures for a personal-best 15^th time this season (4^th straight game)

Senior Jordan Roland

Did not score in the first half
Posted 8 points in the second half
Had 4 fouls just 2 minutes into the second half
Now has 1,439 career points and 1,188 at Northeastern
- Moved up to 20^th all-time on the school scoring list

Freshman Tyson Walker

Returned to the floor after missing the last 2 regular season games
Scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting
Dished out 4 assists and had 3 steals
Played just over 29 minutes
Reached double figures for the 17^th time this season

Junior Shaquille Walters

Tallied 14 points and 2 assists
Was a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line
Reached double figures for the 9^th time this season
- 9 of 10 career double-figure scoring games have come this season

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