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James Madison-Northeastern Postgame Notes - 1/23/21

NORTHEASTERN 72, JAMES MADISON 63
CABOT CENTER (SOLOMON COURT)
BOSTON
 
NORTHEASTERN (8-5, 7-0 CAA)
  • Northeastern is 7-0 in CAA play for just the second time in program history
    • 8-0 in 2012-13, finished 14-4 (won CAA regular season)
    • 7-0 in 2020-21
  • Bill Coen won his 249th game at Northeastern; one shy of the all-time record of 250 held by Hall of Fame Coach Jim Calhoun from 1972-86
  • The Huskies are riding a season-best seven-game winning streak
  • Northeastern is riding a nine-game winning streak inside Cabot
  • The Red and Black are 8-2 against mid-major opponents this season
  • NU improves to 6-0 in CAA play when leading at the half, 37-31 today
    • The Huskies are 7-1 when leading at the break this season
  • The Huskies shot 49% (27-for-55) from the floor and held JMU to 39% shooting (25-for-65)
    • Today was the third time NU has held a CAA opponent under 40% shooting
  • Jahmy Telfort went on a 13-1 run for the Huskies to give Northeastern a double-digit lead in the second half
    • Telfort scored all of his career-high 23 points in the final 20 minutes
  • Northeastern won the battle of the glass, 41-33, and improve to 4-1 when outrebounding its opponent
  • Shaquille Walters (15 pts, 11 rebs) and Chris Doherty (10 pts, 10 rebs) are the first duo to record double-doubles in a game since Donnell Gresham (16 pts, 11 asts) and Tomas Murphy (21 pts, 12 rebs) at Bucknell (11/28/18)
  • This marks the 101st season of basketball at Northeastern
  • The Huskies are 1,258-1,143 all-time
  • With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 232 straight games with at least one triple
    • Last game without a 3-pointer was at Fairfield (0-for-11) on Dec. 15, 2013
 
NU-JMU SERIES NOTES
  • Northeastern is 23-7 all-time against JMU
  • The Huskies have won 7 straight in the series
  • NU is 10-3 against the Dukes in Boston
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Sophomore Chris Doherty
  • Recorded his first double-double of his career
  • Finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench
  • Was an impressive +18 in the game
  • Grabbed 4 offensive rebounds and a career-best 6 defensive boards
  • Made a personal-best 5-of-6 field goals
     
Junior Jason Strong
  • Made 1-of-3 shots from behind the arc
  • Shooting 54% (14-for-26) from three over his last 5 games
  • Made a 3-pointer in every game this season
 
Freshman Jahmyl Telfort
  • Scored a career-high 23 points in the second half
  • Made a career-best 9-of-16 field goals
  • Went 2-for-8 from behind the arc
  • Grabbed 5 rebounds and blocked a shot
 
Sophomore Tyson Walker
  • Posted 10 of his 12 points in the first half
  • Reached double figures for the 10th straight game
  • Tallied his 30th career double-digit scoring game
  • Handed out a game-high 5 assists
  • Matched his career high with 5 steals
  • Led the team with a +22 on the court in 36 minutes
 
Junior Shaquille Walters
  • Tallied his second double-double in the last 3 games
  • Finished with 15 points and a season-high 11 rebounds
  • Matched his career-best with 10 defensive rebounds
  • Recorded his third double-double of his career (2 this season)
  • The Huskies are 6-1 this season when he reaches double figures
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