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

December 20, 2016

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.
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