Northeastern (10-18 SU, 6-11 CAA) travels to Long Island to take on Hofstra (22-8 SU, 15-2 CAA) in the final regular season matchup in the CAA on Saturday at 2pmET.
The Huskies lost the first matchup at home to Hofstra 72-53 as an 8-point dog.
Northeastern was crushed in their previous game on Thursday at Drexel 75-48. The Huskies have now lost seven of their last nine games and five straight on the road. Their last road win took place on Long Island against Stony Brook (79-66) on Jan. 19. But in Philadelphia, Northeastern was a no-show offensively as they shot 31.6% from the field and 29.4% from beyond the arc (5-of-17). Jahmyl Telfort led the Huskies with 18 points on 7-of-18 overall. Meanwhile, Drexel shot 55.8% from the field and outrebounded Northeastern by nine.
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— Northeastern Men's Basketball (@GoNUmbasketball) February 24, 2023
This has been another rough season for Bill Coen and company. The problem for the Huskies for the second straight season is the lack of a point guard. They rank 13th in the CAA in turnover margin (-4.29) and 12th in assist/turnover ratio. Northeastern ranks 3rd in rebounding margin (+3.21), 9th in three-point defense (34.7%), 5th in 3-point shooting (34%), 10th in field goal percentage (42%) and 10th in field goal defense (46.2%).
Telfort leads the Huskies in scoring with 16.5 points per game with 4.4 rebounds on 46.4% shooting (34.7% 3pt). He's the only player averaging in double figures in scoring.
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