Men's Basketball Welcomes Emerson to The Roof Sunday Afternoon

Sunday, November 11

Boston, MA

1 PM

Boston University

Emerson

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Men's Basketball Welcomes Emerson to The Roof Sunday Afternoon

November 10, 2018 | Men's Basketball

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Men's Basketball (1-1) vs. Emerson (0-0)
Date & Time	Sunday, Nov. 11 \| 1:00 p.m.
Venue	Case Gym "The Roof" \| Boston, Mass.
Tickets	Ticketmaster.com
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Promotions	Youth Day // Military Appreciation // Food Drive
Twitter	@BUGameDay \| @TerrierMBB

BOSTON – After recording a split against a pair of conference preseason favorites, the Boston University men's basketball team will wrap up the first week of the regular season by hosting Emerson on Sunday at 1 p.m.

As part of Military Appreciation and Youth Day promotions, there will be free admission for military with ID and kids 8th grade and below. Other fans can also receive a discounted ticket by bringing a nonperishable food item to the game.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU opened the season with a 77-74 win at CAA preseason favorite Northeastern and then went back-and-forth in a 78-72 home loss America East favorite Vermont on Friday ... Following Sunday's game against NCAA Division III member Emerson, the Terriers will face two more 20+ win D1 squads in Albany (Wednesday) and Eastern Michigan (Saturday, Nov. 17) on the road.
Juniors Tyler Scanlon and Max Mahoney are averaging a combined 31.5 ppg and 13.5 rpg after combining for 14.0 ppg and 7.5 rpg in the first two games of last season.
Sophomore Javante McCoy is also averaging double figures at 11.5 ppg while owning a team-high seven assists.
The team has demonstrated its depth so far this season with 11 Terriers averaging at least 9.0 minutes per game, and that list doesn't include the currently injured 2018 All-PL Rookie Team honoree Walter Whyte.
Freshman Fletcher Tynen is coming off the bench averaging 7.0 ppg and 4.0 rpg with redshirt-freshman Alex Vilarino next at 6.0 ppg.
Through two games, BU is shooting 46.7 percent from the field and holding opponents to 44.8 FG%, though teams are averaging 4.0 more made free throws a game.
The Terriers own a positive 4.5 rebounding average with opponents forcing 2.5 more turnovers.

SCOUTING EMERSON

Located approximately three miles away from BU, the Lions are an NCAA Division III member who went 10-15 last season with a 5-8 road record.
Emerson posted a 4-10 conference mark to finish sixth in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) standings and just miss out on the five-team conference tournament.
The Lions averaged 74.0 ppg while shooting 43.8 FG% and held opponents to 73.0 ppg and 44.5 FG%.
6-foot-2 guard Geoffrey Gray led Emerson last season at 21.1 ppg, 9.4 rpg and 4.1 apg while shooting 49.5 FG%.
6-foot-6 guard Jack O'Connor also averaged double figures at 14.3 ppg and added 4.9 rpg.

SERIES HISTORY

BU is facing the Lions for the first time in program history.
For the second consecutive year though, the Terriers will be hosting a squad from the NEWMAC following last year's 83-48 win over Wheaton College.