It will be a battle between Colonial Athletic opponents when the Northeastern Huskies (15-14) welcome the Charleston Cougars (16-11) to Matthews Arena. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The Huskies lost to Hofstra 65-60 on Sunday. Caleb Donnelly played well for Northeastern, finishing with 12 points, six rebounds, and two assists. The Cougars are coming off a 59-55 loss to UNC Wilmington on Saturday. Marquise Pointer had a team-high 16 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Cougars won the first game 68-61. Cameron Johnson was a standout player in the game, producing 21 points, one rebound, three assists, four steals, one block, and two three-pointers.
Notes
The Charleston Cougars have a defensive rating of 94.6 (ranked 16th), while the Northeastern Huskies have an offensive rating of 106.2 (ranked 171st).
The Northeastern Huskies average a field goal percentage of 43.5% this season. The Charleston Cougars have a losing record of 4-7 when opponents have a FG% of 43.5% or greater.
The Northeastern Huskies and the Charleston Cougars both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Northeastern is 206th and 119th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Charleston is 259th and 252nd in these categories.
Northeastern ranks 82nd in assists, registering 14.9 per game. Charleston performs worse at 260th with 12.1 assists per game.
Charleston is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TO% of 22.2% (ranked 19th). Northeastern has a losing record of 1-4 SU this season when its TO% reaches 22.2% or greater.
