GAME #24 INFORMATION
Teams: BU (13-10, 7-3 PL) at Army West Point (11-10, 6-4 PL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb. 5 | 7 p.m.
Venue: West Point, N.Y. | Christl Arena
Twitter: @BUGameDay |
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BOSTON – Riding a three-game win streak, the Boston University men's basketball team will visit Army West Point on Wednesday night with a 7 p.m. tip.
The Terriers are coming off dominating performances against Bucknell (77-57), Loyola Maryland (92-77) and Holy Cross (79-64) to set up a matchup with the hottest team in the Patriot League. Since suffering an 81-59 loss at BU back on Jan. 11, the Black Knights have reeled off six straight wins to move within one game of BU and two of No. 1 Colgate.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- In Saturday's road win, BU handed Bucknell its largest margin of defeat at home since a 69-45 loss to Holy Cross on Jan. 17, 2001.
- Senior Max Mahoney (15.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.5 apg) earned his second consecutive double-double against the Bison with 18 points and 11 rebounds … He just needs 12 more points to become the seventh Terrier ever to tally 1,400+ points and 600+ rebounds.
- Junior Javante McCoy (11.3 ppg, 3.6 apg) is averaging 14.2 ppg in conference play and is 79 points away from becoming the 39th Terrier to reach the 1,000-point milestone.
- Sophomore Walter Whyte is second in both points (12.6 ppg) and rebounds (7.1 rpg) … He also leads BU with 41 3-pointers, five more than sophomore Jonas Harper (7.4 ppg).
- The Terriers are 6-8 this season away from Case Gym and have won the last two games at Bucknell and Holy Cross … They have two PL losses at American and Colgate.
- BU ranks 35th nationally in turnovers per game (11.6) and 282nd in turnovers forced (12.2).
- The Terriers are averaging 72.3 ppg and 46.5 FG% while holding opponents to 68.2 ppg and 44.0 FG%.
SCOUTING ARMY WEST POINT
- The Black Knights are 5-4 at home following back-to-back wins against Bucknell (68-59) and Loyola (81-80).
- Army is averaging 71.1 ppg and 48.2 FG% while holding teams to 72.1 ppg and 44.2 FG% ... BU (46.5 FG%) is 12-1 when posting higher FG% than opponents ... In PL games, Army is No. 1 at 49.9 FG% with BU in second (48.3).
- Army's reigning PL Player of the Week Tommy Funk leads the PL at 6.7 apg while averaging 16.5 ppg after tallying 33 points against the Mountain Hawks ... Matt Wilson is fourth in the PL at 7.3 rpg while averaging 15.5 ppg and stellar 66.7 FG%.
- Army has the No. 2 defensive rebounding percentage in the PL and the lowest offensive rebounding percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
- BU is 18-11 all-time in a series that dates back to 1954-55 and are seeking their second sweep in three years vs. Army following an 81-59 home win on Jan. 11.
- The Terriers are 3-3 at Christl Arena since joining the PL in 2013-14 … Last year, they suffered a 71-61 defeat as Wilson and Funk combined for 32 points while helping Army finish ahead in FG%, 53.1-43.9.
- On Jan. 17, BU shot a season-high 60.7 FG% and became just the second opponent besides Villanova to hold the Black Knights (39.3 FG%) below 40 FG% ... The Terriers only led 55-50 with 10:23 remaining before going on an 18-3 run.
