NORTHEASTERN 2014-15 men’s BASKETBALL 7 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 7 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLES GAME NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES (11-5, 3-1 CAA) vs. 2014-15 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS HOFSTRA PRIDE (13-4, 4-0 CAA) OVERALL RECORD 11-5 Jan. 14, 2015 | 7 p.m. | Boston, Mass. | Matthews Arena (5,066) CAA 3-1 NON-CONFERENCE 8-4 17 Officials: Bill Covington, Jr., Ron Tyburski, Andrew Marotta HOME 2-1 AWAY 6-3 THE RECORD THE MATCHUP STORY LINES NEUTRAL 3-1 • Northeastern and Hofstra will meet for the 36th time on Wednesday with the Huskies leading the all-time NOVEMBER (5-1) series by an 18-17 count. NU has won six straight Sun. 16 vs. Boston University # W, 71-65 meetings, including an 81-73 decision at Matthews TV: NESN Arena on Feb. 5, 2014. On that day, six Huskies scored Tues. 18 at Florida State ^ W, 76-73 TV: ESPN3 in double figures, led by David Walker and Reggie Sat. 22 vs. Navy ^ & W, 68-44 Spencer who each posted 15 points. TV: ESPN3 Sun. 23 vs. Manhattan ^ & W, 65-51 • Hofstra has not beaten Northeastern at Matthews TV: ESPN3 Arena since a 76-67 decision on Jan. 8, 2011–a span of Wed. 26 at Massachusetts ^ L, 54-79 four games on the Huskies’ home court. Sat. 29 Fairfield % W, 57-48 THE BASICS • The Huskies are coming off a 52-49 road win over Towson on Jan. 10. Senior Scott Eatherton led all DECEMBER (3-3) 11-5, 3-1 CAA ..... 2014-15 Record ......13-4, 4-0 CAA players with 21 points on a perfect 10-for-10 shooting Wed. 3 at Harvard L, 46-60 TV: NESN performance to help Northeastern pick up its fourth RV (College Insider) Nat’l Ranking RV (College Insider) Sat. 6 Western Michigan W, 81-69 straight road win. Wed. 17 vs. Cal Poly ! L, 58-60 Bill Coen .............. Head Coach ......... Joe Mihalich Sat. 20 at Santa Clara ! W, 78-72 • Eatherton’s 10-for-10 effort against Towson set a new 133-138 .............. Record at School ...................23-27 Mon. 22 at Saint Mary’s L, 68-72 (OT) program record for most field goals made on a perfect Wed. 31 at Richmond W, 58-57 133-138 .............. Career Record ...............288-230 shooting day. The previous record was held by Damon Singletary, who went 9-for-9 against Delaware on Jan. GoNU.com .......... Website ......GoHofstra.com JANUARY (3-1, 3-1 CAA) 13, 1996. Prior to Eatherton’s effort on Saturday, the Sat. 3 at Delaware * W, 72-53 last Husky to attempt and make at least eight field goals Mon. 5 UNCW * L, 68-75 in a game was Matt Janning, who converted all eight INSIDE THE SERIES shots in a 79-48 win at Drexel on Jan. 9, 2008. Thurs. 8 at James Madison * W, 65-59 Sat. 10 at Towson * W, 52-49 Overall ....................................................... 18-17 TV: CSN-MA, CSN-NE, TCN-P • Eatherton leads all CAA players and ranks 12th in the At Northeastern .............................................. 9-8 Wed. 14 Hofstra * 7 p.m. nation this season with a 60.2 percent shooting clip. At Hofstra ...................................................... 7-9 Sat. 17 College of Charleston * 7 p.m. The Hershey, Pennsylvania, native is one of only 14 .......................................................... 2-0 Mon. 19 Detroit 2 p.m. Neutral players in the country with a field goal percentage of Thurs. 22 James Madison * 7 p.m. Current streak ............................................Won 6 60 or better. First meeting ...................Feb. 4, 1950 (W, 55-53) Sat. 24 at William & Mary * 2 p.m. TV: NBCSN Last meeting ...................Feb. 5, 2014 (W, 81-73) • Northeastern earned its sixth true road win (6-3) of Last 10 meetings ............................................ 7-3 Wed. 28 at Drexel * 7 p.m. the season on Saturday at Towson, which is tied for the Sat. 31 Elon * 7 p.m. Last Northeastern win ...........Feb. 5, 2014 (81-73) second most in the NCAA this season. Only Hofstra has Last Hofstra win ...................Feb. 5, 2011 (78-75) won more games on the road (7-4) than Northeastern Coen vs. Hofstra ........................................... 11-6 FEBRUARY (0-0, 0-0 CAA) in 2014-15. Wed. 4 Towson * 7 p.m. Sat. 7 Delaware * 12 p.m. • Junior Caleb Donnelly knocked down a 3-pointer on TV: CSN-MA, CSN-NE, CSN-PHL MEDIA CENTER Saturday at Towson to improve his 3-point shooting Thurs. 12 at Hofstra * 7 p.m. percentage to 68.4 (13-of-19) on the year. Donnelly has TV: NBCSN TELEVISION converted at least one 3-pointer in each of his last four Sat. 14 at UNCW * 8 p.m. None games and is 8-for-10 from beyond the arc in four CAA TV: WECT, NESN contests. Wed. 18 William & Mary * 7 p.m. RADIO Sat. 21 Drexel * 4 p.m. WRBB (104.9 FM, wrbbsports.com) • Despite averaging 6.2 minutes per game, Donnelly TV: NBCSN Thurs. 26 at Elon * 7 p.m. • David Kroopnick, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, has made the most of his playing time with a team- Sam Davidovich Sat. 28 at College of Charleston * 8 p.m. leading 23.2 points per 40 minutes this season. TV: WMMP, NESN.COM LIVE STREAM • Northeastern is allowing just 61.6 points per game GoNU.com/xstream MARCH (0-0, 0-0 CAA) • Alex Faust (PxP), Bill Spaulding (Color) this season, which ranks first in the CAA and 67th in CAA Men’s Basketball Championship the nation. The Huskies have conceded less than 60 March 6-9 Baltimore, Md. LIVE STATS points in seven of 16 games and are 7-0 this year when GoNU.com/LiveStats holding opponents to 59 or fewer points. # at TD Garden % at Cabot Center (Northeastern campus) • The Huskies lead all CAA teams in free throw shooting ^ Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff SOCIAL MEDIA & at Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) Twitter: @GoNUathletics | @GoNUmbasketball this season with a 74.1 percent clip. The figure is also ! Cable Car Classic (Santa Clara, Calif.) Facebook: GoNUathletics | GoNUmbasketball good for the 28th-best FT percentage in the nation this * Colonial Athletic Association game Instagram: GoNUathletics season. Home games at Matthews Arena unless noted All times Eastern and subject to change Join the conversation on Twitter: #GoNU Athletic Communications | 111 Matthews Arena | 238 St. Botolph St. | Boston, Mass. 02115 | Phone: (617) 373-2691 | Fax: (617) 373-3152 Men's Basketball Contact: Asha Michener | Email: [email protected] | Web: GoNU.com Northeastern Men’s Basketball GAME 17 | VS. HOFSTRA | JAN. 14, 2015 LAST TIME OUT A WIN WOULD... CARDIAC CANINES STRIKE AGAIN • Give NU its seventh straight win over Hofstra The Huskies notched their third double-digit NORTHEASTERN 52 • Give NU its 12th victory of the season, surpassing comeback of the season on Jan. 8 at JMU, rallying TOWSON 49 last season’s win total (11-21). from a 10-point second half deficit to win 65-59. Jan. 10, 2015; Towson, Md. (SECU Arena) • GIve NU five victories in its last six games. Earlier this year, NU came back from 11 down to • Snap Hofstra’s six-game winning streak. defeat Boston University by a 71-65 count on Nov. TOWSON, Md. – Senior Scott Eatherton scored 21 points on a perfect 10-for-10 shooting effort to lead the 16, before rallying from a 13-point deficit to top Northeastern men’s basketball team to its fourth straight LAST TIME VS. HOFSTRA Richmond, 58-57, on Dec. 31. Since the start of road win in a 52-49 victory at Towson on Saturday at SECU David Walker and Reggie Spencer each scored 15 the 2012-13 season, Northeastern has posted 13 Arena. points to lead six Huskies in double-figure scoring as double-digit comebacks. Northeastern knocked off Hofstra, 81-73, on Feb. The Huskies scored 38 of their 52 points in the paint and 5, 2014 at Matthews Arena. The Huskies shot 55 Bill Coen’s Huskies earned the nickname “Cardiac shot 50 percent (23-for-46) to move to 3-0 in CAA road Canines” two years ago after registering seven games this season. percent and made 23 free throws en route to their sixth straight victory over the Pride. double-digit comebacks to claim victory. The Freshman Devon Begley scored six points off the bench comeback kids completed the largest rally in nearly and hit a pair of big second-half 3-pointers to help BEGLEY STEPS UP 100 years of Northeastern basketball when they Northeastern (11-5, 3-1 CAA) equal its win total from all of Freshman Devon Begley stepped up with two huge erased a 24-point deficit to beat George Mason in last season (11-21). 3-pointers in the Huskies’ 52-49 win at Towson on the CAA semifinals. Jan. 10. The Pearland, Texas, native knocked down Junior Zach Stahl compiled seven points, eight rebounds Northeastern’s double-digit comebacks and a career-high five assists, while redshirt junior Quincy his first triple to put NU in front, 39-34, with 14:53 Ford added seven points and seven rebounds. to play, before hitting another three to make it 46-37 2014-15 Huskies with 10:01 remaining. The two 3-pointers set Nov. 16 ...... vs. Boston University (71-65) * ........ -11 John Davis led Towson (8-9, 1-3 CAA) with 11 points and a new single-game high for Begley, who had not hit Dec. 31 ..... at Richmond (58-57) *..................... -13 six rebounds, but was limited to just 16 minutes of action a three since Dec.