BOSTON – Currently in a seven-way tie for first in the Patriot League standings, the Boston University men's basketball team will host Lehigh on Monday night with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.
The contest marks the first meeting between the two schools since the Mountain Hawks escaped Case Gym with a 91-88 double-overtime win in the Patriot League semifinals last March. Lehigh returns just 16 points from the contest, while the Terriers return only 44 points.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- Head coach Joe Jones is one win away from 200 total ... He ranks second all-time at BU with 113 victories and seventh at Columbia with 86 wins.
- Currently 17 points away from becoming the 17th Terrier to reach 1,200 points, senior Cedric Hankerson (14.7 ppg) is averaging 18.7 ppg over the last six contests.
- Sophomore Tyler Scanlon (8.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg) leads BU in both assists (2.5 apg) and steals (1.6 spg) ... Last week, he posted his first two-career double-doubles with 10 rebounds at Bucknell (14 pts.) and Loyola Maryland (16 pts.).
- Both sophomore Max Mahoney (11.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg) and senior Nick Havener (8.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg) own a double-double this season as well ... Havener has missed the last three games since suffering a leg injury at Harvard.
- BU entered Patriot League play with the nation's worst free throw shooting percentage (.547) ... In three PL contests, the Terriers have shot 69.9 FT%.
- The Terriers are 2-3 at home with victories over Army West Point (90-82) and Wheaton College (83-48) ... The victory over the Black Knights snapped a four-game home losing streak to Division I opponents started by the Lehigh loss last March.
- THe Terriers are averaging 73.4 ppg and 45.9 FG% while holding opponents to 74.8 ppg and 45.8 FG%.
SCOUTING LEHIGH
- The Mountain Hawks are 3-5 on the road compared to 4-2 at home ... They own key wins at defending Ivy League champion Princeton (85-76) and Marist (84-76 OT) with a conference win at Lafayette (79-74) as well.
- Coming off a 78-66 loss at Navy, Lehigh faced an early 19-3 deficit at Holy Cross before rallying for an 83-77 home victory.
- Lance Tejada is one of four Mountain Hawks averaging double figures at 15.2 ppg, while Kyle Leufroy is averaging 11.5 ppg and 5.6 rpg.
- All-PL preseason honoree Kahron Ross (12.9 ppg) directs the offense with a team-high 4.9 apg while James Karnik (7.9 ppg) is the team leader in rebounds at 6.6 rpg.
- Lehigh ranks 65th nationally in made 3FGs per game (9.0) and is 48th in free throw percentage (.748) ... The Mountain Hawks also rank 25th in fewest turnovers and 96th in fewest fouls.
- Lehigh is averaging 75.9 ppg and 43.7 FG% while holding opponents to 78.1 ppg and 46.2 FG%.
SERIES HISTORY
- The Terriers lead the all-time series, 6-4, after Lehigh snapped a three-game losing streak in the series and at BU last March.
- BU swept the Mountain Hawks during the regular season for the first time since joining the PL with a 75-61 home win and 76-59 road victory.
- Seeking its first road win since an 84-81 OT victory in 2014, Lehigh used a 31-point and 13-rebound performance from two-time PL Player of the Year Tim Kempton to edge the Terriers in double OT (91-88) after leading by as many as 16 with 10:41 left in regulation.
- Two years ago at Case Gym, video coordinator John Papale ('16) hit a last-second shot to claim a 75-73 victory and the No. 1 spot in the SportsCenter Top 10 list.
