Boston University (14-16, 9-8 PL) at American (16-14, 9-8 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, Feb. 28 | 12 p.m.
Venue: Bender Arena | Washington, D.C.
X: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB
Date & Time: Saturday, Feb. 28 | 12 p.m.
Venue: Bender Arena | Washington, D.C.
X: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB
BOSTON – Wrapping up the common season, the Boston University males’s basketball group will go to American on Saturday with the CBS Sports Network broadcast slated for a 12 p.m. tip.
Both groups are at the moment tied-for-fourth within the PL standings at 9-8. The winner will subsequent host the PL quarterfinal towards the opposite squad on Thursday night.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- After setting a program report for made 3-pointers in a season, junior Michael McNair is now simply two away from changing into the fourth in PL historical past to attain 100. He at the moment leads BU at 16.9 ppg alongside 1.1 spg.
- Owner of six double-doubles, sophomore Ben Defty (14.8 ppg) is averaging a team-high 6.8 rpg alongside 1.7 bpg, whereas freshman Chance Gladden (13.8 ppg) directs the offense with 4.8 apg.
- Gladden’s 139 complete assists rank 63rd nationally and No. 10 amongst NCAA Division I rookies, and freshman Sam Hughes’ (9.6 ppg) 65 3-pointers rank tied-for-eighth.
- BU is 4-11 on the street with a 3-5 mark in convention play that features a 2OT loss at Bucknell and OT defeat at Colgate. The Terriers posted wins at Army (85-68), Holy Cross (72t8j0t and Lafayette
- The Terriers rank twenty sixth nationally taking pictures 49.2 p.c from the sector and fifth at 39.5 p.c in 3-point territory to common 76.3 ppg whereas holding opponents to 74.3 ppg, 46.2 FG% and 37.3 3FG%.
SCOUTING AMERICAN
- AU is 11-5 at house in contrast to its 5-9 street report with notable non-conference wins towards Penn (84-78), Maine (74-61) and Drexel (75-73).
- Three Eagles are averaging double figures in factors with 6-foot-5 freshman guard Madden Collins proudly owning a team-high 13.4 ppg and 1.2 spg.
- Both 6-foot-6 junior ahead Greg Jones (12.5 ppg) and 6-foot-6 sophomore ahead Julian Iturbe (10.2 ppg) are additionally in double figures with all three males averaging between 4.7-5.1 rpg.
- AU is averaging 75.0 and 45.0 FG% whereas holding opponents to 71.3 ppg and 45.9 FG%.
LOOKING AHEAD
- BU will open the PL match towards American with Saturday’s winner serving as host of the No. 4-5 seeded matchup.
- BU is 0-2 all-time within the postseason vs. AU with properties losses in 2014 and 2016.
- The Terriers are 0-2 all-time because the No. 5 seed within the PL with losses at Lafayette (2015) and Army (2023).
- They are additionally 0-1 at No. 4 following final 12 months’s 86-78 loss to No. 5 Navy.