GAME #30 INFORMATION
Teams: BU (17-12, 11-5 PL) at Lehigh (8-20, 5-11 PL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb. 26 | 7 p.m.
Venue: Bethlehem, Pa. | Stabler Arena
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB

BOSTON – Looking to maintain possession of the No. 2 seed for the upcoming Patriot League tournament with two games remaining, the Boston University men's basketball team will visit Lehigh on Wednesday night with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.

While the Terriers are still alive to clinch a share of the PL regular season title, defending champion Colgate (13-3 PL) has already claimed the top seed due to owning the potential tiebreaker. BU is one game ahead of American (10-6) with both Army West Point and Lafayette looming at 9-7.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• Last week, BU made two epic comebacks and came up just one 3-point attempt short of collecting two victories ... The Terriers were down by as many as 16 to Lafayette and eventually fell, 61-59, before overcoming an 18-point first half deficit in Sunday's 64-60 win over American.
• Senior Max Mahoney (15.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg) averaged a double-double in both games at 14.5 ppg and 11.5 rpg ... He is currently 20 points away from becoming the eighth Terrier to reach 1,500 points and also 42 rebounds away from becoming the ninth to reach 700 total.
• Hampered by illness last week, junior Javante McCoy (12.0 ppg, 3.3 apg) is just one layup or two free throws away from becoming the 39th Terrier to hit the 1,000-point milestone ... He is second on the team in scoring in PL play at 14.6 ppg.
• Sophomore Walter Whyte is second for BU for the season in both points (12.6 ppg) and rebounds (7.2 rpg) while leading the team in made 3-pointers (51).
• Sophomore Jonas Harper (7.1 ppg) and junior Andrew Petcash (4.7 ppg) have combined for 78 3-pointers to help lead the long-range attack.
• BU is 15-4 this season when out-rebounding teams, and junior Sukhmail Mathon has played a key role in that stat averaging 4.8 rpg alongside 4.9 ppg.
• Overall, BU is averaging 71.9 ppg and 46.5 FG% while holding opponents to 67.5 ppg and 44.1 FG% ... In league play, the defense has been even more impressive, lowering the averages to 65.2 ppg and 43.9 FG%.

SCOUTING LEHIGH

• Though the Mountain Hawks are 5-11 in conference play, now healthy, they have proven to be a dangerous team the last two weeks, posting a 3-2 record with wins over Bucknell (69-60), Lafayette (62-59) and Holy Cross (89-82) while coming up just short at Colgate, 70-67.
• Lehigh is 6-6 at home compared the 2-14 road mark with PL wins against Loyola Maryland (78-71) and American (82-73).
• Jordan Cohen averages a team-high 14.5 ppg, 4.1 apg and 1.3 spg.
• James Karnik missed the first meeting with the Terriers but is back after totaling 32 points against Bucknell and Colgate ... Overall, he is averaging 12.2 ppg and 7.0 rpg with Nic Lynch averaging 10.2 ppg and 5.3 rpg after missing the non-conference schedule due to injury.
• Lehigh is averaging 68.0 ppg and 44.7 FG% while holding opponents to 73.4 ppg and 44.4 FG%.

SERIES HISTORY

• BU leads the all-time series, 9-7, with the first meeting taking place in 1968-69.
• After the Terriers eliminated Lehigh in the 2018 Patriot League quarterfinals, the Mountain Hawks won both meetings in 2019 at Case Gym (84-79) and Stabler Arena (94-78).
• BU trailed for over 10 minutes in the first half back on Jan. 8 before rallying for a 45-37 halftime lead and eventual 84-67 victory ... Mahoney had a stellar performance with 23 points, 15 rebounds and six assists, while Cohen led Lehigh with 19 points and six helpers.