Boston University (5-4) at Notre Dame (6-2)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Dec. 7 | 7 p.m.
Venue: Purcell Pavilion | South Bend, Ind.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB

BOSTON – Continuing a seven-game road trip, the Boston University men's basketball team will visit ACC member Notre Dame on Wednesday night with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.

The Terriers most recently earned a 68-54 win at NEC preseason favorite Merrimack, while the Fighting Irish are coming off a 62-61 home loss to Syracuse.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU is seeking its third win against the ACC under head coach Joe Jones following wins at Boston College in 2011 and at Maryland in 2013. The Terriers last claimed a victory against a Power 5 school at SEC member South Carolina back in 2019.
• The Terriers are 2-2 on the road this season with wins at New Hampshire and Merrimack alongside losses to current No. 5 UConn and Milwaukee.
• Graduate student Walter Whyte leads BU in both scoring (13.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.3 rpg) while ranking 15th all-time in the program record book at 1,356 points and 11th at 702 rebounds.
• Classmate Jonas Harper is second at 11.8 ppg and is averaging 18.0 pts. over the last two contests with the help of a team-high 13 3-pointers and 27 free throws.
• Nine Terriers have scored in double figures this season with six hitting the mark multiple times after senior Ethan Brittain-Watts netted 12 at Merrimack.
• Overall, BU is averaging 69.7 ppg and 41.1 FG% while holding teams to 65.3 ppg and 40.2 FG%.
• The Terriers have committed fewer turnovers than their opponents in all nine games so far.

SCOUTING NOTRE DAME

• The Irish went 24-11 last season, posting a 14-1 mark at home and advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
• This year, ND owns a notable 70-52 win over then-No. 20 Michigan State and an earlier defeat to St. Bonaventure (63-51) in New York.
• ND has had the same starting lineup for all eight games with all five men averaging at least 10.6 points a game.
• Nate Laszewski averages a team-high 15.0 ppg and 8.4 rpg while Trey Wertz averages 4.3 apg alongside 10.6 ppg.
• ND averages 72.4 ppg and 47.6 FG% while holding opponents to 66.9 ppg and 45.6 FG%.
• The Irish commit just 8.9 turnovers per game but are only forcing 7.9 per game.

SERIES HISTORY

• ND leads the all-time series, 3-0, having won all three meetings at home.
• BU fell in 2008-09 to the then-No. 12 Irish, 74-67, after ND finished on a 10-1 run over the final 2:48.
• The Irish also won in 1987-88 (74-49) and 1980-81 (89-63).

UP NEXT

• BU will end its longest road trip since 2005-06 at Marist on Saturday (Dec. 10) at 7 p.m.
• The Red Foxes won in OT last season at Case Gym, 84-79.