Boston University men's basketball will host Bucknell on Saturday at 12 p.m. at Case Gym on the Patriot League Network.

Terriers to Honor Two Seniors, Host Bucknell Saturday at Noon

February 28, 2020

GAME #31 INFORMATION
Teams: BU (17-13, 11-6 PL) vs. Bucknell (12-18, 8-9 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, Feb. 29 | 12 p.m.
Venue: Boston, Mass. | Case Gym – "The Roof"
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BOSTON – After honoring seniors Max Mahoney and Adam Mikula, the Boston University men's basketball team will host Bucknell on Saturday with tip-off slated for 12 p.m.

Currently in a tie for second in the Patriot League standings with one game left, the Terriers need a win over the Bison and for American to lose to Holy Cross to grab the No. 2 seed for next week's conference tournament. BU has already clinched a home quarterfinal game set for Thursday (March 5) against either the No. 3 seed or the No. 7/10 game.

TERRIER TIDBITS
  • A two-time All-PL honoree, Mahoney will graduate from BU as the record holder in career field goal shooting percentage ... He currently sits at 60.5 FG%, well ahead of Jim Hayes' 56.3 FG%, while also ranking No. 4 in made field goals (620) and No. 8 in points (1,492).
  • Mahoney (15.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg) leads the Terriers during league play in scoring (15.2 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg), assists (3.2 apg) and steals (1.4 spg) while adding a team-high 11 blocks.
  • Previously named to the NABC Honors Court and the PL Academic Honor Roll for owning a GPA above 3.20, Mikula worked his way from team manager his freshman year to taking a roster spot as a sophomore.
  • Sophomore Walter Whyte (12.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg) joined Mahoney in posting a double-double on Wednesday with his fourth in six contests ... The Terriers are 0-3 this season when both men post a double-double in the same game following 57-55 OT loss to Lehigh.
  • Ranking second on the team in PL games at 14.1 ppg while adding team-high 3.3 apg, junior Javante McCoy became the 39th Terrier to reach the 1,000-point milestone at Lehigh.
  • The Terriers are 9-3 at The Roof this season following last Sunday's come-from-behind win over American.
  • As a team, BU is averaging 71.3 ppg and 45.8 FG% while holding opponents to 67.1 ppg and 43.8 FG%.
SCOUTING BUCKNELL
  • The Bison have reached the last three PL tournament finals, winning in 2017 and 2018.
  • Bucknell is 8-9 in conference play but has won three of the last four games with a 71-70 home wins over regular season champion Colgate and American (72-68).
  • Four of Bucknell's starters are averaging double figures with 6-foot-3 guard Jimmy Sotos averaging 11.4 ppg, 3.9 apg and 3.6 rpg.
  • 6-foot-6 forward John Meeks is averaging a team-high 11.8 ppg with 5.5 rpg, while 6-foot-9 center Paul Newman is averaging 4.9 ppg with 4.7 rpg.
  • Bucknell is averaging 67.9 ppg and 41.6 FG% while holding opponents to 71.9 ppg and 46.0 FG%.
SERIES HISTORY
  • Bucknell leads the all-time series, 13-6, that dates back to 2005-06.
  • The Terriers never trailed back on Feb. 1 and with a 39-33 halftime lead started the second on 11-0 run to hand the Bison their worst home loss (77-57) since Jan. 17, 2001.
  • Mahoney has claimed a double-double in each of the last three games against Bucknell and will try to help BU earn its first-ever sweep against the Bison, who was without John Meeks in the first matchup.
  • Last season, BU posted an 87-80 at Case Gym before dropping an 82-76 road decision.
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