Terriers to End Non-Conference Slate at UMass Lowell Wednesday Night

Wednesday, December 21

Lowell, MA

7 PM

Boston University

UMass Lowell

Photo by: Rich Gagnon

Terriers to End Non-Conference Slate at UMass Lowell Wednesday Night

December 20, 2016 | Men's Basketball

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Men's Basketball (5-6) at UMass Lowell (3-8)
Date & Time	Wednesday, Dec. 21 \| 7:00 p.m.
Venue	Tsongas Center \| Lowell, Mass.
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BOSTON – Following Sunday's 77-73 win over New Hampshire, the Boston University men's basketball team will end the non-conference schedule on the road against UMass Lowell with the tip-off slated for 7 p.m. at the Tsongas Center.

TERRIER TIDBITS

The Terriers are seeking their eighth straight win against the America East after going 4-0 last year and collecting home wins this season against Maine (102-78) and UNH.
BU is seeking its first road win after losing the first five games, including a 51-49 decision at UConn and 77-73 loss to NC State.
The Terriers are shooting 40.7 percent on the road compared to 49.4 percent from home ... They are also averaging 7.8 3-pointers on the road on 27.9 percent shooting compared to 10.3 made 3FGs and 41.6 3FG% at home.
Last year in an 80-60 win at UML, John Papale ('16) became the 34th Terrier to reach the 1,000-point milestone ... Leading scorer and senior Eric Fanning (13.8 ppg) needs 54 points to reach the mark as a Terrier, while No. 2 scorer and junior Cedric Hankerson (12.1 ppg) is 200 points away.
Sophomore Kyle Foreman has gone seven straight games with at least five assists and is one of six Terriers averaging at least six points per game.
Junior and leading rebounder Nick Havener (5.9 rpg) had eight points and eight rebounds on Sunday while adding a career-tying three blocks.
On Sunday, BU stopped a seven-game streak of using a different starting lineup ... Freshman Tyler Scanlon (6.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg) has started each of the last two games.
Junior Eric Johnson became the 12th Terrier to reach double figures this season after tallying 10 points against the Wildcats with the help of three 3-pointers.

SCOUTING UMASS LOWELL

The River Hawks are 3-8 overall with a 2-2 home record, featuring wins over Wagner (87-76) and Central Connecticut State (86-69).
UML shares one common opponent in LIU Brooklyn, who edged the River Hawks, 82-78, at the Tsongas Center.
Averaging 78.5 ppg, the River Hawks rank in the top 80 nationally in field goal percentage (.472) but have hurt themselves with an average of 17.6 turnovers per game.
Jahad Thomas leads UML in scoring (15.9 ppg), rebounding (8.1 rpg), assists (4.0 apg) and steals (1.6 spg) while shooting 57.8 percent from the field.
Matt Harris (12.8 ppg) and Tyler Livingston (11.9 ppg) are the other two River Hawks averaging double figures.

SERIES HISTORY

BU owns a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series after winning at Tsongas last year, 80-60.
In 2015, BU went 9-of-15 from three and limited UML to 23 percent shooting for a commanding 46-23 halftime lead.
Mosely drained five 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points while adding eight rebounds.
The River Hawks last defeated BU at Case Gym in 2014, 69-59.