Northeastern hosts N.C. A&T following Horton's 23-point game

Published Dec. 29, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

North Carolina A&T Aggies (5-8) at Northeastern Huskies (4-7)

Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Northeastern -6; over/under is 134.5

BOTTOM LINE: N.C. A&T visits the Northeastern Huskies after Demetric Horton scored 23 points in N.C. A&T's 85-76 loss to the New Mexico State Aggies.

The Huskies are 2-1 in home games. Northeastern is sixth in the CAA with 29.6 points per game in the paint led by Jahmyl Telfort averaging 7.6.

The Aggies are 0-5 in road games. N.C. A&T is 3-7 against opponents over .500.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Telfort is averaging 16 points for the Huskies. Jared Turner is averaging 6.9 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 51.1% over the past 10 games for Northeastern.

Kam Woods is shooting 36.3% from beyond the arc with 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, while averaging 17.3 points and 1.7 steals. Marcus Watson is averaging 14 points over the past 10 games for N.C. A&T.

LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 4-6, averaging 63.9 points, 35.1 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.4 points per game.

Aggies: 4-6, averaging 70.5 points, 31.8 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.8 points.

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