Terriers to Host American Wednesday Night at The Roof

Wednesday, January 17

Boston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

American

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Terriers to Host American Wednesday Night at The Roof

January 16, 2018 | Men's Basketball

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Men's Basketball (9-8, 5-1 PL) vs. American (4-13, 1-5 PL)
Date & Time	Wednesday, Jan. 17 \| 7:00 p.m.
Venue	Case Gym "The Roof" \| Boston, Mass.
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Promotions	Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night

BOSTON – Riding a three-game win streak, the Boston University men's basketball team will host American on Wednesday night with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.

TERRIER TIDBITS

The Terriers have opened conference play 5-1 for the second consecutive season and are looking for their first 6-1 start since 2014.
On Sunday, BU claimed its third straight victory to tie earlier season-high win streak and move above .500 for the first time this season.
After winning a 92-81 shootout against Lehigh, the Terriers relied on the defense to win the next two ... They first held Colgate to 29.5 FG% in a 72-58 win and then limited Holy Cross to just 40 points for the Crusaders' lowest offensive output in a Patriot League game since 2008.
Highlighted by his third career double-double against Colgate, sophomore Tyler Scanlon (9.5 ppg) averaged 12.7 ppg, 9.3 rpg and 3.3 apg last week, while classmate Max Mahoney (12.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg) posted a team-high 14.7 ppg.
Senior Cedric Hankerson (14.4 ppg) recorded 10 points on Sunday at Holy Cross to become the 17th-ever Terrier to reach 1,200 career points.
Freshman Walter Whyte (7.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg) has increased his point and rebound totals to 9.5 ppg and 5.7 rpg in conference play.
The Terriers rank 52nd nationally in 3-point field goal shooting percentage (.384) and 64th in steals (7.5 spg).
In PL action, BU is averaging 76.2 ppg and 48.3 FG% while holding opponents to 68.0 ppg and 41.1 FG%.

SCOUTING AMERICAN

Five of American's losses have been by six points or fewer, including a 71-70 defeat at Wagner and 58-54 home loss to Army West Point.
The Eagles are 1-10 on the road compared to their 3-3 home mark ... The lone road win came against New Hampshire (74-70), who also dropped a 70-69 decision to the Terriers.
American snapped a six-game losing streak on Jan. 11 with a 76-65 home win over Loyola Maryland, who handed the Terriers their lone Patriot League defeat so far this season.
Sa'eed Nelson leads the Eagles in both scoring (18.2 ppg) and assists (4.9 apg), while Sam Iorio (11.5 ppg) owns a team-high 6.5 rpg.
Larry Motuzis is the third Eagle in double figures at 15.8 ppg with a team-high 1.6 spg.
American ranks 337th nationally in scoring offense (64.5 ppg) and 338th in rebound margin (-6.9) ... On the flip side, the Eagles rank t-85th in steals (7.2).

SERIES HISTORY

BU leads the all-time series, 9-3, in a rivalry dating back to 1997-98.
Since joining the Patriot League in the summer of 2013, BU is 7-1 vs. the Eagles in conference play but is 0-2 in PL tournament action.
Facing a 12-point deficit in the first half, the Terriers rallied at American for a 67-64 victory ... The score was tied, 58-58, with 4:01 remaining when Mahoney put BU ahead for good ... Justin Alston ('17) had a game-high 21 points, while Scanlon owned 16 points.
In the last meeting at BU, Terriers opened on 20-4 run but American responded with 12-0 spurt ... BU was ahead, 64-59, with 3:25 left when Hankerson drained his fifth 3-pointer to help create enough distance for the 76-66 victory.