BOSTON – The Northeastern men's basketball team returns to the Cabot Center for the first time in a month this weekend, beginning on Thursday night against defending CAA Champion UNCW (7 p.m.). The Huskies will then host Towson on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Both games will be aired on FloCollege and the NESN networks.
 
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
 
1. SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THIS WEEKEND'S OPPONENTS
Northeastern and UNCW will be meeting for the 36th time, with the Seahawks holding an 18-17 edge in the series, including wins in each of the last five meetings.
 
Saturday's game against Towson will mark the 53rd meeting between the two teams, with the Huskies leading the series 29-23. The Tigers have won each of the last three meetings, with Northeastern earning wins in two of the last three games in Boston.
 
2. SCORING DEPTH
Northeastern has had nine different players lead the team in scoring in a game this season, tied with VCU for the most in the nation.
 
• Xavier Abreu – at Princeton (17), vs. Duquesne (32), at North Carolina A&T (22)
• Xander Alarie – at Harvard (23)
• Ty Francis – at Elon (23)
• Youri Fritz – at Colgate (21), vs. Vermont (16)
• William Kermoury – vs. CCSU (18), at North Carolina A&T (22)
• Mike Loughnane – at Holy Cross (15), at Campbell (23)
• Miles Newton – at Wake Forest (22)
• LA Pratt – vs. Boston University (26)
• Ryan Williams – at Syracuse (20), at Rhode Island (21)
 
3. LOUGH'D IN
Junior Mike Loughnane joined the Huskies as a transfer from Davidson, playing in every game this season, including six straight starts. He had a career day at Campbell on Jan. 3, going for 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting along with two steals and two blocks. He leads the team with 47 assists and is third in the CAA in assist/turnover ratio (2.4).