[6] Drexel 74, [2] Northeastern 67
Atlantic Union Bank Center
Hercules Tires CAA Men's Basketball Championship
Semifinals
Harrisonburg, Va.
 
NORTHEASTERN (10-9)

• For the second straight game, Northeastern trailed at the half, 34-29
  • The Huskies are 2-3 against CAA opponents this year when trailing at the break
• Drexel outrebounded NU 38-26 in the game
  • The Dragons scored 8 second-chance points
• The Dragons shot 52% (26-for-50) compared to the Huskies 41% (26-for-63)
• The loss snaps a three-game winning streak for Northeastern in the semifinals
• NU is now 5-5 all-time in CAA semifinal games
  • The Huskies are 4-2 over their last 6 semifinal contests
• Bill Coen is tied for the all-time record with 18 tournament wins
  • Coach Coen tied Jim Larrañaga's 18 tourney wins at George Mason from 1998-2011 for the most in league history
  • Coen is No. 2 all-time in CAA history with 172 regular season and postseason wins, trailing Larrañaga's 183
• The Red and Black fall to 20-14 all-time at the CAA tournament in their 16^th appearance
• Northeastern has made a CAA-best five CAA Championship Games since 2013
  • The Huskies are 8-3 (.727) over their last four CAA tournaments
• Northeastern is 7-3 all-time at the tournament as the No. 2 seed
• Northeastern won its fourth CAA regular-season championship with an 8-2 record
• This marks the 101^st season of basketball at Northeastern
• The Huskies are 1,260-1,147 all-time
• With a 3-pointer tonight, the Huskies extend their streak to 238 straight games with at least one triple
  • Last game without a 3-pointer was at Fairfield (0-for-11) on Dec. 15, 2013

 
NU-DREXEL SERIES NOTES

• With the win, Drexel leads the series in the tournament, 2-1
• Drexel leads the all-time series 40-28
• Northeastern leads the series since joining the CAA in 2005-06, 18-15
• Bill Coen is 7-2 against Drexel head coach Zach Spiker

 
PLAYER NOTES
 
Freshman Coleman Stucke

• Finished with 6 points
• Matched his career-high with 5 rebounds
• Went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line

 
Junior Jason Strong

• Made his return to the lineup after missing the quarterfinal game
• Played limited minutes, finishing with just 1:22

 
Freshman Jahmyl Telfort

• Scored a career-high 30 points
• The 30 points ties the most scored in a CAA tournament game for Northeastern
  • Vasa Pusica tallied 30 vs. Charleston (3/6/18)
• Made a tournament-best 11 field goals for the Huskies
  • Surpassing assistant coach Manny Adako's 10 vs. Towson (3/7/09) and Vasa Pusica's 10 vs. Charleston
• Made a career-best 4-of-6 shots from behind the arc
• Named CAA Sixth Man of the Year

 
Sophomore Tyson Walker

• Reached 20 or more points for the 8^th time this season
• Finished with 23 points
• Handed out 5 assists to go with 3 steals
• Reached double figures for the 16^th straight game
  • 36 career double-figure scoring games
• Named CAA Defensive Player of the Year
• Led the league with 19.3 points per game in league play