TOWSON, Md. – After a brief break to enjoy the Christmas holiday, the Towson University men's basketball team returns to the hardwood to start its 18-game Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) slate against Northeastern.
 
The visiting Huskies will be the third opponent in the Tigers' last five games that participated in last season's NCAA Tournament. The Huskies have appeared in the last two CAA Tournament championship games, capturing last season's title with a win over Hofstra.  
 
Towson's first three CAA games are against the three teams that won at least 20 games last season. Northeastern, Hofstra and College of Charleston combined to win 74 games during the 2019-20 season. Northeastern (NCAA) and Hofstra (NIT) competed in the postseason. On a bright note, five of Towson's first seven CAA contests are at home.

 

When:	Saturday, December 28, 2019
Where	SECU Arena -- Towson, Md.
Time:	2 p.m.
Records:	Towson (6-6, 0-0); Northeastern (6-6, 0-0)
Television/Internet:	FloSports.com (Brent Harris & John Feinstein)
Radio:	CBS Sports Radio 1300AM with Spiro Morekas
Series History:	Northeastern, 24-16
Streak/Last Meeting:	Last meeting: Northeastern, 75-58, 2-23-19/ Northeastern W1
Social Media Updates:	@Towson_MBB

Promotion

• Tickets are $5. You can order online and enter the promo code "Holidays."
• Fans are asked to bring non-perishable items for collection at the door. This is sponsored by CAN CAN Make a Difference.
• It's also Family Day where fans can get their photos taken with Santa Claus.

 
Starting Five

• Towson (65.4 points per game) and Northeastern (66.8) are the top two scoring defenses in the CAA.
• Northeastern has won seven consecutive CAA openers.
• Towson has won four of its last six contests.
• The Tigers have scored at least 70 points in each home game this season.
• Brian Fobbs has made 12 of his 18 3-pointers over Towson's last three games.

 
Towson Update

• Towson defeated Tulane, 86-82, in overtime, last Saturday in the consolation game of the D.C. Holiday Hoops Fest.
• Fobbs recorded his first double-double this season and third of his career in the win over Tulane with 24 points and 12 rebounds (career high).
• Fobbs led Towson with an 18.5 point per game and 7.0 rebound per game average in the two games over the D.C. Holiday Hoops Fest. Fobbs also shot 52.4 percent (11-for-21).
• Fobbs is ninth overall in the CAA in scoring (16.6) and seventh in free-throw percentage (83.6). Fobbs has scored at least 20 points in two of Towson's last three games.
• Nicolas Timberlake scored 13 of his career best 15 points in the second half and overtime.
• Allen Betrand scored 18 points, the eighth time this season he scored in double figures.
• Betrand (12.5 ppg.), Jason Gibson (10.0) and Timberlake (9.5) all had double digit performances in at least one game of the D.C. Holiday Hoops Fest.
• Betrand is fourth in the CAA in free-throw percentage (86.2) and 19th in scoring (11.8).
• Nakye Sanders in ninth in the CAA in rebounding (6.5).
• Dennis Tunstall is tied for sixth in blocked shots (1.0), 12th in rebounding (6.3) and 15th in steals (1.2).
• Charles Thompson is 12th in the conference in blocked shots (0.7).
• The Tigers have three of the top 12 offensive rebounders in the conference: Tunstall (second, 2.8), Sanders (fourth, 2.3) and Thompson (12th, 1.8).

 
A Look At Northeastern

• Bolden Brace scored 18 second-half points and finished with a team-high 22, while Maxime Boursiquot posted his second straight double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead Northeastern over Detroit Mercy, 74-61, on Thursday, Dec. 19inside of historic Calihan Hall.
• The Huskies outrebounded the Titans 43-29 and scored 19 second-chance points.
• Boursiquot tallied back-to-back double-doubles during the Detroit road swing with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Eastern Michigan (12/17) and Detroit Mercy (12/19). It was his first-ever double-doubles at Northeastern.
• Brace leads the team with 10 career double-doubles, including one this season at UMass (11/12) with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
• Senior Jordan Roland was named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List by the USBWA.
• Roland leads the CAA in scoring with a 22.4 point per game average. Roland is eighth in field goal percentage (51.4). Roland scored 81 points, including a school record 42 in a win over Harvard, in the Huskies' first two games.
• Northeastern is No. 2 in the NCAA in FT percentage (81.9) and fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (41.2). The Huskies are 6-0 when leading with 10 minutes remaining.

 
Sound Smart With Your Friends

• Five different Tigers have made at least one 3-pointer during their last two games.
• Betrand has scored at least 10 points in the second half four times this season (13 vs. George Washington, 12 at Florida, 10 at Morgan State, 14 vs. Tulane).
• Towson is 6-1 this season when scoring at least 70 points.
• In its last five wins against Northeastern, Towson has scored at least 70 points.
• Towson has scored 70 or more points in the last 17 games against Northeastern six times.
• The Tigers are 4-0 when they make at least nine 3-pointers.

 
Up Next

• Towson hosts Hofstra at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 30.
• It will be the Tigers final contest of the decade.