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Northeastern-Hofstra Postgame Notes

NORTHEASTERN 67, HOFSTRA 56
CABOT CENTER ON SOLOMON COURT
BOSTON
 
NORTHEASTERN (5-5, 4-0 CAA)
  • Northeastern is 4-0 in CAA play for the first time since 2016-17 season
    • This is the fourth time NU has started CAA play 4-0
    • 8-0 in 2012-13, finished 14-4 (won CAA regular season)
    • 6-0 in 2008-09, finished 12-6 (4th place)
    • 5-0 in 2016-17, finished 8-10 (6th place)
    • 4-0 in 2020-21
  • The Huskies are riding a season-best four-game winning streak
  • The Red and Black have won eight straight inside the Cabot Center
  • NU is a perfect 4-0 at home this season and 15-1 on Solomon Court in the last 16
  • Northeastern took a season-high 37 shots from behind the arc and made a season-high 15
    • The Red and Black went 9-for-18 on the second half from 3-point range
    • The 37 attempts are the most since taking 36 in an OT game at Elon on Feb. 23, 2017
  • The Huskies are 4-1 this season when leading at the half, taking a 30-21 lead into the break today
    • Northeastern is 4-0 in CAA play when leading after 20 minutes
  • Hofstra began the second half on a 17-0 run (13:24)
    • Tyson Walker ended the scoring drought with three triples in a row
    • Walker finished 5-for-8 from 3 in the final 20 minutes
  • The Huskies countered with a 16-1 run from 9:48 to 2:54 to seize control of the game
  • The win gives NU its first sweep over Hofstra since the 2014-15 season
  • Bill Coen won his 246th game at Northeastern; four shy of the all-time record of 250 held by Hall of Fame Coach Jim Calhoun from 1972-86
  • This marks the 101st season of basketball at Northeastern
  • The Huskies are 1,255-1,143 all-time
  • With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 229 straight games with at least one triple
    • Last game without a 3-pointer was at Fairfield (0-for-11) on Dec. 15, 2013
 
NU-HOFSTRA SERIES NOTES
  • Hofstra leads the all-time series 26-25
  • The Huskies are 8-9 against the Pride in the last 17 games
  • Northeastern is 12-12 all-time vs. Hofstra in Boston
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Sophomore Chris Doherty
  • Played his first minutes in 5 games
  • Went 1-for-1 from the floor in 3-plus minutes
  • Grabbed 1 rebound
     
Sophomore Quirin Emanga
  • Made his first-ever start for the Huskies
  • Tallied a career-high 14 points
  • Played a career-high 37 minutes
  • Made a career-high 2-of-4 shots from behind the arc
     
Junior Jason Strong
  • Posted 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting
  • Went 4-for-9 from beyond the arc
  • Is 8-for-14 (57%) from 3-point range in last 2 games
  • Tallied 5 rebounds and a personal-best 2 blocked shots
  • Made a 3-pointer in every game this season
 
Freshman Jahmyl Telfort
  • Grabbed a career-high 9 rebounds
  • Finished with 7 points and 4 assists
  • Snapped an 0-for-14 streak from 3 with a big triple late in second half (3:34)
  • Had a strong offensive rebound and putback with just under 2 minutes left to push the lead back to 10 points
 
Sophomore Tyson Walker
  • Scored a game-high 23 points
  • Made a career-high 7 3-pointers
  • Reached double figures for the seventh straight game
  • Third 20-point game of the season
  • Dished out 5 assists and blocked his first shot of the season
 
Junior Shaquille Walters
  • Finished with a season-high 7 assists
  • Added 7 points and 2 rebounds
  • Had 2 steals and 1 blocked shot
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