Northeastern Huskies face the James Madison Dukes on 11-game skid

Published Feb. 3, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

James Madison Dukes (12-7, 3-5 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (6-15, 0-10 CAA)

Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Northeastern -1.5; over/under is 143.5

BOTTOM LINE: Northeastern looks to break its 11-game slide when the Huskies take on JMU.

The Huskies are 4-5 on their home court. Northeastern ranks seventh in the CAA with 22.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Chris Doherty averaging 5.0.

The Dukes are 3-5 against conference opponents. JMU is fourth in the CAA with 8.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Justin Amadi averaging 2.6.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. The Dukes won 89-66 in the last matchup on Jan. 12. Vado Morse led the Dukes with 20 points, and Jahmyl Telfort led the Huskies with 17 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Telfort is averaging 13 points for the Huskies. Nikola Djogo is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Northeastern.

Morse is shooting 35.7% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Dukes, while averaging 15.1 points. Takal Molson is shooting 44.5% and averaging 11.2 points over the past 10 games for JMU.

LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 0-10, averaging 65.2 points, 28.4 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 4.8 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.1 points per game.

Dukes: 5-5, averaging 77.8 points, 28.2 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 8.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.1 points.

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