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Men's Basketball Renews Rivalry at Drexel Wednesday Afternoon

November 20, 2018

Men's Basketball (3-2) at Drexel (2-2)
Date & Time Wednesday, Nov. 21 | 3:00 p.m.
Venue Daskalakis Athletic Center | Philadelphia, Pa.
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BOSTON – Making its first visit to the city of Philadelphia in five years, the Boston University men's basketball team will continue the six-game road trip at Drexel on Wednesday afternoon with tip-off slated for 3 p.m.

TERRIER TIDBITS
  • BU's six-game road trip is the program's longest since 2004-05.
  • The Terriers are currently 1-0 against the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) following the season-opening win at win at Northeastern and still has a trip planned to Elon on Dec. 1.
  • Junior Max Mahoney became the first Terrier this season to lead BU in scoring more than once by tallying 18 points at Eastern Michigan ... He now leads the team in scoring at 14.8 ppg while shooting 62.5 percent from the field.
  • Both sophomore Javante McCoy (13.0 ppg) and junior Tyler Scanlon (12.5 ppg) are also averaging double figures with Scanlon posting a team-high 6.8 rpg.
  • Freshmen forwards Jack Hemphill and Jordan Guest are averaging a combined 14.0 ppg and 7.4 rpg to help provide depth to the roster ... 12 Terriers are currently averaging at least 11 minutes of playing time.
  • BU's bench has outscored opponents' bench in all five games ... The Terriers were 4-of-4 in outscoring teams in the paint before EMU posted a 34-28 advantage.
  • The Terriers are averaging 75.2 ppg and 49.2 FG% while holding opponents to 70.0 ppg and 41.4 FG%. 
SCOUTING DREXEL
  • The Dragons are on a two-game win streak following an 118-41 win over Bryn Athyn and 89-84 win at La Salle.
  • Drexel came up just short in the 65-62 season-opening loss at Eastern Michigan before falling at Rutgers, 95-66.
  • 6-foot-3 guard Trevor John is a transfer from Cal Poly averaging a team-high 14.5 ppg with the help of a combined 17 3-pointers on 35 attempts (.486).
  • 6-foot-9 forward Alihan Demir also averages 14.5 ppg and a team-high 6.8 rpg.
  • Overall, Drexel is averaging 83.8 ppg and 48.5 FG% while holding opponents to 71.5 ppg and 42.6 FG%.
  • The Dragons are also averaging 18.3 assists and 10.0 made 3-pointers per game.
SERIES HISTORY
  • Drexel leads the all-time series, 22-10, that dates back to 1980-81 with the teams last facing off as members of the America East in 2000-01 ... BU eventually left the AE for the Patriot League in the summer of 2013.
  • The Dragons are on a six-game win series after sweeping the home-and-away series in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
  • BU last won during the 1998 AE semifinals after the claiming the 1997 AE title against the Dragons.
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