Boston University men's basketball will host Army on Wednesday with tip-off set for 7 p.m. on the Patriot League Network. Admission is free for BU students with ID.

Terriers to Host Army West Point Wednesday Night at The Roof

January 8, 2019

Men's Basketball (8-7, 1-1 PL) vs. Army West Point (6-9, 1-1 PL)
Date & Time Wednesday, Jan. 9 | 7:00 p.m.
Venue Case Gym "The Roof" | Boston, Mass.
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BOSTON – Looking to carry momentum from a thrilling win over two-time defending Patriot League champion Bucknell, the Boston University men's basketball team will host Army West Point on Wednesday with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.

TERRIER TIDBITS
  • With the wire-to-wire 87-80 win over the Bison, the Terriers snapped a six-game home losing streak to Bucknell and improved to 4-2 this season in Case Gym with earlier wins against Nicholls State, UMass Lowell and Emerson.
  • Junior Max Mahoney is averaging a team-high 16.8 ppg and 6.2 rpg while shooting 67.5 FG%, eighth-best mark in the country ... With the help of three double-doubles, he is on a personal-best seven-game active streak of scoring in double figures and is averaging 20.1 ppg during that stretch.
  • Sophomore Javante McCoy matched his season high with 18 points against Bucknell and is third on the team at 11.1 ppg with junior Tyler Scanlon in second at 13.7 ppg. 
  • Redshirt-freshman Alex Vilarino is averaging an identical 5.7 ppg alongside freshmen Jack Hemphill and Jordan Guest after tallying a season-high 11 points on Saturday.
  • BU ranks 56th nationally at 47.8 FG% while averaging 72.2 ppg ... Opponents are being held to 43.9 FG% and 69.5 ppg.
  • The Terriers are second in the PL in rebounding margin at +2.9 after out-rebounding the Bison by eight boards on Saturday.
SCOUTING ARMY WEST POINT
  • The Black Knights are 1-1 in conference play so far following 77-69 home win over Lafayette and 64-63 loss to Bucknell ... The Bison trailed 37-13 at the half but rallied in the second to escape with a 64-63 win.
  • Army is 1-7 away from home compared to its 5-2 Christl Arena record with the lone win occurring at Air Force ... Four of the losses were by single-digits, including 77-72 defeat at NJIT.
  • 6-foot-9 forward Matt Wilson averages a team-high 14.7 ppg and 8.1 rpg while shooting 59.7 percent from the field, 31st-best mark nationally.
  • 6-foot-0 guard Tommy Funk is the second Black Knight in double figures at 11.2 ppg while also ranking 13th in assists (6.6 apg).
  • BU's perimeter defense will be tested, as Army ranks 13th in 3-point field goal attempts ... The Black Knights also rank 24th in assists (17.1 apg) and assist-turnover ratio (1.40).
  • Army averages 71.9 ppg and 41.6 FG% while holding opponents to 73.5 ppg and 45.4 FG%.
SERIES HISTORY
  • The Terriers lead the all-time series, 17-9, with the first meeting occurring in 1954-55 ... Last season, BU claimed its first sweep over the Black Knights since 2014 with a 90-82 home win and 61-59 road victory.
  • In the previous matchup, Army led by one with 30 seconds left and had the ball, but Scanlon swiped it away on the in-bounds, and Walter Whyte hit a layup with the free throw to help the Terriers escape with the win ... BU shot 51.3 FG% compared to Army's 31.4 FG% but had 24 turnovers to keep the game close.
  • In the last meeting at Case Gym, clinging to a 61-60 lead with 7:07 remaining in regulation, Cedric Hankerson ('18) reeled off 10 straight points in 1:42 to create enough distance for the Terriers for the 90-82 win ... Army pulled within nine at 3:52 (74-65) and 37 seconds (85-76), but the Terriers hit 11 of their 18 FTs during the final 74 seconds to seal the win ... Hankerson had 33 pts., one shy of his career high.
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