Northeastern Huskies at Boston University Terriers
Final · ESPN+
85–93Last shot · Brayden Young misses layup
At lock: projected NE 73.37–75.40 BU
How close was our sim?
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Pre-game sim locked Nov 2, 2:47 AM CT · 10,000 sims · seed 2615649300
- Winner: Boston U (57%)
- Spread: BU -1.5 covers (53%)
- Total: Under 150.5 (57%)
- Score error (both teams)28
Final from ESPN final. Sims are locked before start and never edited.
The model
How this number was built
NE 73.37–75.40 BU · Low confidence
Gaussian scoring from shrunk offensive/defensive ratings plus a market prior.
- Attack / defenseBU +0.0 off · NE +0.0 off, shrunk 0%
- Home field+3.4 pts to BU
- Market priorBlended 72% toward BU -2.5 / total 148.5
Line score
| Q1 | Q2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 36 | 49 | 85 |
| BU | 46 | 47 | 93 |
Scoring plays
- FT2nd Half 4:0078–83
Kyrone Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
- LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 3:0380–83
Brayden Young makes layup (Dorian Grosber assists)
- LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 2:4280–85
Michelangelo Oberti makes layup
- LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 2:1280–87
EJ Vernon makes layup
- FT2nd Half 1:3980–88
Azmar Abdullah makes free throw 1 of 2
- FT2nd Half 1:3980–89
Azmar Abdullah makes free throw 2 of 2
- FT2nd Half 0:4180–90
Azmar Abdullah makes free throw 1 of 2
- JUMPSHOT2nd Half 0:3483–90
Rashad King makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dorian Grosber assists)
- FT2nd Half 0:2283–91
Azmar Abdullah makes free throw 1 of 2
- FT2nd Half 0:2283–92
Azmar Abdullah makes free throw 2 of 2
- FT2nd Half 0:1383–93
Matai Baptiste makes free throw 2 of 2
- LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 0:0785–93
Rashad King makes layup
Player stats
Full box — every player, every category.
| NE | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 L. Koelsch C · #54 | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 D. Grosber G · #8 | 36 | 18 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 L. Bond G · #23 | 34 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 M. Loughnane G · #4 | 37 | 10 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
 R. King G · #9 | 29 | 21 | 8-14 | 1-7 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 S. Baptiste F · #24 | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 B. Young F · #30 | 16 | 13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 P. Pinter C · #13 | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 D. Houlihan G · #11 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 R. Williams G · #2 | 17 | 12 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 D. Jung F · #1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 J. Icitovic F · #7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 J. Goodwin G · #0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 M. Newton G · #10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Team | 85 | 31-59 | 6-23 | 17-23 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 |
Team stats
Every official team number from this game. The better side is highlighted.
| NE | BU | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 31-59 | 32-59 |
| FG% | 53 | 54 |
| 3PT | 6-23 | 6-19 |
| 3P% | 26 | 32 |
| FT | 17-23 | 23-30 |
| FT% | 74 | 77 |
| REB | 25 | 36 |
| OR | 7 | 12 |
| DR | 18 | 24 |
| AST | 10 | 10 |
| STL | 6 | 5 |
| BLK | 4 | 3 |
| TO | 11 | 11 |
| TTO | 0 | 1 |
| ToTO | 11 | 11 |
| TECH | 0 | 0 |
| TECH | 0 | 0 |
| FLAG | 0 | 0 |
| PTS OFF TO | 16 | 13 |
| FBPs | 8 | 12 |
| PIP | 48 | 50 |
| PF | 22 | 19 |
| LL | 2 | 17 |
| LC | 8 | 8 |
| LPCT | 5 | 88 |
At lock NE 73.37–75.40 BU · 1.7 pts under 150.5 · 52% is the confidence saved at lock
MissL. Koelsch · NE
12 MIN · 0-0 FGS. Hughes · BU
33 MIN · 15 PTSRashad King · NE
STAT · 29 MIN · 21 PTS · 8-14 FG · 1-7 3PTAzmar Abdullah · BU
STAT · 35 MIN · 21 PTS · 6-12 FG · 2-6 3PTKyrone Alexander · BU
STAT · 37 MIN · 19 PTS · 4-10 FG · 2-5 3PTDorian Grosber · NE
STAT · 36 MIN · 18 PTS · 6-14 FG · 3-7 3PT
Player props
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Northeastern vs Boston U pick result · Nov 2, 2026
The OVERLINE computer pick is Under 150.5, with a 52% model probability — it lost. Lines are DraftKings prices; picks lock at the start of the game and are graded off the official final.
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