BU Men Head to Nationally Ranked Pittsburgh on Tuesday
November 26, 2007 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 26, 2007
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Boston University men's basketball team is looking to bounce back from a loss to Marshall as the Terriers (1-4) meet No. 17 Pittsburgh (5-0) for the first time in program history on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Petersen Events Center. The game will be televised in the Pittsburgh area by ESPN Regional/FSN.
The Panthers are looking to improve to 6-0 for the sixth straight year with a win over BU. Pitt was ranked No. 17 in last week's AP and ESPN/USA Today national top 25 polls. Pittsburgh is coming off a 92-45 win over Buffalo on Nov. 23 where Sam Young started the Panthers on a 22-point run that put the game out of Buffalo's reach early. He ended the game with 20 points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes. Pitt has yet to leave the confines of the Petersen Events Center, hosting and winning the Hispanic College Fund Challenge by defeating Houston Baptist, North Carolina A&T, Saint Louis and Mississippi Valley State.
The Panthers are out-scoring opponents by an average of 31.8 ppg and 15.8 rpg. Young is Pitt's leading scorer with 19.0 ppg and 9.4 rpg. He is followed by DeJuan Blair's 10.4 ppg and 8.2 rpg and Mike Cook and Levance Fields who are each averaging 9.2 ppg.
Boston University is led by sophomore guard Corey Lowe's (Newton, Mass.) 14.8 ppg. Classmate and forward Scott Brittain (Oakville, Ont.) has stepped up this season for the Terriers, averaging 11.2 points per game and a team-best 5.0 rpg in 30.0 mpg. He is shooting 55.3 percent (21-for-38) in his five starts to rank fourth in the America East.
The Terriers are coming off a 70-47 loss to Marshall in BU's first meeting with the Herd in program history. Turnovers plagued the Terriers, as BU committed 19 for the game and gave up 22 points off those errors. Brittain led Boston University with 13 points and four rebounds in 24 minutes. He was followed by freshman guard/forward John Holland (Bronx, N.Y.) who added 11 points in the loss. The Herd had a 38-22 halftime lead after going on a 20-9 run over the last eight-and-a-half minutes in the first frame. Marshall took as much as a 24-point lead in the second half as BU went scoreless for five minutes in the middle of the period. MU's defense was on display as the Herd blocked six shots and made eight steals.
Boston University returns home to Case Gym to host Manhattan on Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. and Harvard on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. before beginning a five-game road swing.
