Djogo leads Northeastern against William & Mary after 27-point game

William & Mary Tribe (5-24, 4-12 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (7-20, 1-15 CAA)

Boston; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northeastern faces the William & Mary Tribe after Nikola Djogo scored 27 points in Northeastern's 83-72 loss to the Charleston (SC) Cougars.

The Huskies are 5-7 in home games. Northeastern averages 13.5 turnovers per game and is 1-1 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Tribe are 4-12 against conference opponents. William & Mary is seventh in the CAA scoring 29.2 points per game in the paint led by Ben Wight averaging 2.6.

The teams meet for the 10th time in conference play this season. The Tribe won 71-70 in the last matchup on Dec. 31. Julian Lewis led the Tribe with 14 points, and Jahmyl Telfort led the Huskies with 21 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Djogo averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, scoring 12.1 points while shooting 42.7% from beyond the arc. Telfort is averaging 12.9 points over the past 10 games for Northeastern.

Wight is scoring 11.5 points per game and averaging 5.8 rebounds for the Tribe. Brandon Carroll is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for William & Mary.

LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 1-9, averaging 62.9 points, 28.1 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 4.3 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points per game.

Tribe: 1-9, averaging 63.7 points, 28.7 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.1 points.

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