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James Madison-Northeastern Postgame Notes - 1/24/21

JAMES MADISON 79, NORTHEASTERN 72
CABOT CENTER (SOLOMON COURT)
BOSTON
 
NORTHEASTERN (8-6, 7-1 CAA)
  • The loss today snaps a season-high seven-game winning streak
  • JMU snaps a seven-game losing streak to the Huskies
  • Northeastern drops to 5-1 at home this season
  • The loss ends a nine-game home court winning streak inside Cabot Center
    • The Huskies are 16-2 over their last 18 games on Solomon Court
  • NU is now 9-1 in Cabot under head coach Bill Coen
  • The Huskies trailed 43-29 at the half; Largest halftime deficit since being down 46-29 at Hofstra (Won that game 81-78 in OT)
  • Northeastern falls to 1-5 when trailing at the half
  • The Dukes shot 48% (12-for-25) from behind the arc; That is the best a team has shot against Northeastern from the three-point line all season
  • The Huskies shot 30% (9-for-30) from behind the arc
  • The Red and Black drop to 8-3 against mid-major opponents this season
  • This marks the 101st season of basketball at Northeastern
  • The Huskies are 1,258-1,144 all-time
  • With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 233 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 23-8 all-time against JMU
  • JMU snaps a seven-game losing streak to the Huskies
  • NU is 10-4 against the Dukes in Boston
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Junior Jason Strong
  • Went 1-for-5 from behind the arc
  • Shooting 48% (15-for-31) from three over his last 5 games
  • Made a 3-pointer in every game this season
 
Freshman Jahmyl Telfort
  • Reached double figures for the second straight game
  • Finished with 10 points and 6 rebounds
  • Went 2-for-6 from beyond the arc
 
Sophomore Tyson Walker
  • Scored 18 of his season-best 30 points in the second half
  • Reached double figures for the 11th straight game
  • Has 31 career double-figure scoring games
  • Posted a career-best 5 steals in back-to-back games
  • Went 10-for-19 from the floor
  • Set a new career-high with 19 field goal attempts
  • Finished with 5 assists
 
Junior Shaquille Walters
  • Posted 16 points and a team-high 6 rebounds
  • Dished out 4 assists
  • Has made 13 consecutive free throws after going 3-for-3 today
    • Last missed FT vs. Elon (1/3/21), going 3-for-4 that game
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