Northeastern visits Towson following Tejada's 22-point game

Published Jan. 8, 2025 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Northeastern Huskies (9-6, 1-1 CAA) at Towson Tigers (6-9, 1-1 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Towson plays Northeastern after Tyler Tejada scored 22 points in Towson's 77-69 loss to the Charleston (SC) Cougars.

The Tigers have gone 3-1 at home. Towson is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Huskies have gone 1-1 against CAA opponents. Northeastern leads the CAA with 37.1 points per game in the paint led by Harold Woods averaging 9.2.

Towson is shooting 39.3% from the field this season, 3.3 percentage points lower than the 42.6% Northeastern allows to opponents. Northeastern has shot at a 44.8% clip from the field this season, 2.3 percentage points greater than the 42.5% shooting opponents of Towson have averaged.

The Tigers and Huskies face off Thursday for the first time in CAA play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Williamson is averaging 12 points for the Tigers.

Rashad King averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, scoring 17.5 points while shooting 35.0% from beyond the arc.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 3-7, averaging 63.0 points, 34.8 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 5.7 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 38.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.9 points per game.

Huskies: 5-5, averaging 66.7 points, 35.1 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.