The Boston University men's basketball team is shooting the ball around in practice at the Cancun Challenge court at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya.

Terriers to Face Northern Colorado in Cancun Challenge's Mayan Division Tuesday Afternoon

November 25, 2019

GAMES #7-8 INFORMATION
Dates: Tuesday, Nov. 26 and Wednesday, Nov. 27
Day 1: UT Martin (2-3) vs. Gardner-Webb (0-5), 12:30 p.m.; BU (3-3) vs. Northern Colorado (2-3), 3 p.m.
Day 2: Third-Place Game, 12:30 p.m.; Title Game, 3 p.m.
Venue: Cancun, Mexico | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB

CANCUN, Mexico – After opening the Cancun Challenge with a pair of road games against Power 5 schools, the Boston University men's basketball team will now compete for the Mayan Division title starting Tuesday afternoon against Northern Colorado at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. Gardner-Webb (0-5) and Tennessee-Martin (2-3) will open the bracket competition at 12:30 p.m. with the Terriers (3-3) and Bears (2-3) to follow at 3 p.m.

TERRIER TIDBITS
  • The Terriers were the only Mayan Division participant to earn a win against the Riviera Division (South Carolina), which includes West Virginia, Wichita State and Northern Iowa ... BU posted a 78-70 victory over the Gamecocks before falling to the Mountaineers this past Friday, 69-44.
  • BU is competing in regular season competition outside the U.S. since going 1-2 at the 2009 Puerto Rico Tip-Off with a win against Indiana ... The Terriers went 4-0 in August in Spain against four different clubs.
  • Sophomore Walter Whyte leads the Terriers in scoring at 15.8 ppg with junior Javante McCoy (9.8 ppg) and senior Max Mahoney (9.7 ppg) nearing double figures ... Sophomore Jonas Harper (8.3 ppg) was the lone Terrier to average double figures last week on the road at 11.5 ppg.
  • Mahoney (7.0 rpg) and Whyte (6.2 rpg) are combining for 13.2 rpg with the Terriers facing a slight -1.0 rpg margin.
  • McCoy leads BU at 3.5 apg, while Whyte owns a team-high 10 steals.
  • Overall, BU is averaging 68.5 ppg and 43.5 FG% while limiting opponents to 67.7 ppg and 44.1 FG%.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
  • GWU (23-12) had a 166 NCAA NET ranking last year ahead of UNC (167 / 21-11), BU (229 / 15-18) and UTM (310 / 12-19).
  • Owner of wins against Incarnate Word (83-61) and Colorado College (104-38), UNC is averaging 10 3FGs per game and  73.0 ppg, while holding teams to 4.8 3FGs and 62.8 ppg ... The Bears' three losses were at West Virginia (69-61), Texas (69-45) and Northern Iowa (77-72 OT) ... 6-foot-6 guard Bodie Hume leads at 17.6 ppg, while 6-foot-3 guard Jonah Radebaugh averages 11.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg and 4.2 apg ... 6-foot-9 forward Kai Edwards leads at 8.0 rpg with 8.4 ppg.
  • GWU is averaging 60.8 ppg and 38.5 FG% while holding teams to 73.2 ppg and 44.2 FG% ... GWU opened the year with a 70-63 home loss before falling on the road at Western Carolina (71-59), North Carolina (77-61), Wichita State (74-52) and South Carolina (74-69) ... 6-foot-6 forward Eric Jamison leads at 14.0 ppg with 6-foot-5 guard Jose Perez next for the Runnin' Bulldogs at 12.0 ppg.
  • Owner of wins against Western Illinois (98-91) and St. Louis College of Pharmacy (106-48), UT Martin is averaging 81.6 ppg and allowing 84.2 ppg ... The Skyhawks have losses to Wichita State (103-62), Northern Iowa (87-67) and East Tennessee State (92-75) ... 6-8 F Quintin Dove leads at 18.8 ppg & 7.4 rpg ... G Parker Stewart & G Derek Hawthorne Jr. are 15.4 ppg.
SERIES HISTORY
  • BU has never met Northern Colorado (Big Sky) or Gardner-Webb (Big South).
  • BU edged UT Martin (Ohio Valley), 67-64, at a 1991 tourney hosted by Indiana.
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