How to watch Northeastern vs. Drexel basketball game
How to watch Northeastern vs. Drexel basketball game
Who’s Playing
Drexel Dragons @ Northeastern Huskies
Current Records: Drexel 11-8, Northeastern 10-9
How To Watch
- When: Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Matthews Arena — Boston, Massachusetts
- TV: FloSports
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
Drexel has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the Northeastern Huskies will face off in a Coastal Athletic battle at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Matthews Arena. The Huskies took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on the Dragons, who come in off a win.
Drexel is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 124.5, but even that wound up being too high. They came out on top against Hofstra by a score of 60-55 on Monday. The Dragons were down 38-26 with 19:45 left in the second half but they still came back for the handy five-point win.
Cole Hargrove was the offensive standout of the match as he almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. He had some trouble finding his footing against Elon on Thursday, so this was a step in the right direction.
Even though they won, Drexel struggled to work together and finished the game with only eight assists. That’s the fewest assists they’ve posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Northeastern scored the most points they’ve had all season on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough. They fell just short of Charleston by a score of 87-85. The Huskies have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Harold Woods, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. What’s more, he also racked up two threes, the most he’s had since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Rashad King, who had 22 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists.
Drexel’s victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-8. As for Northeastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Drexel beat Northeastern 73-59 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Drexel since the squad won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Series History
Drexel has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Northeastern.
- Mar 02, 2024 – Drexel 73 vs. Northeastern 59
- Feb 23, 2023 – Drexel 75 vs. Northeastern 48
- Jan 14, 2023 – Drexel 76 vs. Northeastern 55
- Feb 12, 2022 – Drexel 67 vs. Northeastern 51
- Jan 15, 2022 – Drexel 76 vs. Northeastern 68
- Mar 08, 2021 – Drexel 74 vs. Northeastern 67
- Feb 22, 2020 – Northeastern 77 vs. Drexel 68
- Jan 23, 2020 – Northeastern 85 vs. Drexel 52
- Mar 02, 2019 – Northeastern 90 vs. Drexel 66
- Dec 28, 2018 – Northeastern 93 vs. Drexel 83
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