BOSTON – The Northeastern men's basketball team is back in the Cabot Center on Thursday night when the Huskies host Elon. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on NESN+ and FloCollege.
 
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
 
1. SERIES HISTORY VS. ELON
Northeastern and Elon will be meeting for the second time this season and 23rd time overall, with the Huskies holding an 13-9 edge in the series. The Phoenix earned a victory over Northeastern earlier this season in Elon, 101-93.
 
In that game, Ty Francis (23) and William Kermoury (20) combined for 43 points and the Huskies shot 57% from the floor.
 
2. KER-MONEY
William Kermoury has it going from three-point range, shooting 56% in CAA play (24-of-43). He's one of just two players in the CAA to hit at least six threes in a game three times this season. He's also coming off a career-high 28 points on 9-of-16 shooting overall and 5-of-10 from three against Towson on Jan. 10.
 
As a team, the Huskies have hit 10 threes or more in a game three times this season including a season-high 14 at Elon on Dec. 29.
 
3. RISING ROOKIES
Northeastern's rookie class have seen their roles increase as the season's gone on, with a freshman either leading the team or tied for the team lead in scoring in six games so far this season:
• Xander Alarie at Harvard (23)
• Xavier Abreu at Princeton (17)
• Xavier Abreu vs. Duquesne (32)
• Miles Newton at Wake Forest (22)
• Ty Francis at Elon (23)
• Xavier Abreu at North Carolina A&T (22)