2022 PATRIOT LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
#3 Boston University (21-11, 11-7 PL) at #2 Navy (20-10, 12-6 PL)
Date & Time: Sunday, March 6 | 4 p.m.
Venue: Alumni Hall | Annapolis, Md.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB

BOSTON – Remaining on the hunt for its second conference title in three years, the No. 3-seeded Boston University men's basketball team will visit No. 2 Navy with the PenFed Credit Union Patriot League semifinal matchup set for a 4 p.m. tip Sunday afternoon on the CBS Sports Network.

The Terriers earned their 26th semifinal appearance in a conference tourney with a 76-64 home win over No. 6 Loyola Maryland on Wednesday night, while the Midshipmen eliminated No. 10 American, 71-64, at home. They will be meeting for the third time ever in postseason play after BU defeated Navy in the 1959 NCAA Sweet 16 and in the 2020 PL quarterfinals.

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT HISTORY

• Avoiding the first round for the seventh time in nine years, BU is 53-34 (.609) all-time in conference tourneys and 10-7 (.588) in the PL with a pair of title game appearances (2014, 2020).
• The Terriers are 17-8 (.680) all-time in semifinal games and 2-4 in road PL matchups, most recently falling in the 2021 PL quarterfinals to Colgate. They last played a road semifinal game (as the No. 2 seed) in 2011, posting 55-49 win at No. 6 Hartford.
• While BU owns wins over No. 1 seeds in 2020 and 2010, the Terriers are seeking their first win against a No. 2 seed since 1997 (beat Drexel as No. 1).
• Outside becoming the first team in both program and Patriot League history to win a title as the No. 3 seed in 2020, BU has not had a lot of success in the No. 3 slot, posting a 11-10 overall record with a 3-3 mark in semifinal meetings. Team last played in (and won) a true road semifinal game in 1987 at Niagara, 84-82.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• On Wednesday, BU saw all three of its active 1,000-point scorers reach double figures.
• Graduate student Javante McCoy (17.3 ppg) netted 20+ points for the third straight game to move to No. 4 all-time BU with 1,876 points. 
• Senior Walter Whyte (13.0 ppg) tallied 19 points to move up to No. 19 at 1,221 points.
• Graduate student Sukhmail Mathon (15.1 ppg, 10.3 rpg) claimed his third straight double-double with 17 points and 12 boards to move up to No. 34 at 1,029 points. His 331 rebounds this season are No. 6 all-time and are just 11 shy of the No. 3 spot occupied by BU Hall of Famer James Garvin ('73).
• Senior Jonas Harper (7.3 ppg) dished out a career-high five assists against the Greyhounds.
• BU is 11-0 this season when outscoring a team's bench and is also 16-2 when hitting more free throws.
• The Terriers are averaging 71.0 ppg and 45.9 FG% while holding teams to 66.9 ppg and 44.8 FG% with a +5.0 

SCOUTING NAVY

• Navy is 8-6 in home games with a 5-4 record vs. PL teams. In one of the victories, the Mids handed BU its first-ever Alumni Hall loss and first double-digit defeat of the season with an 83-71 win back on Jan. 4.
• The Mids joined BU in entering the PL tourney on a loss. Both teams are an identical 3-2 in their last five games.
• Navy ranks fifth nationally in scoring defense (59.0), 29th in FG% defense (40.1) and 37th in rebound margin (5.4).
• 2022 All-PL 2nd Team member John Carter Jr. leads at 13.2 ppg with Tyler Nelson next at 8.6 ppg. Richard Njoku and Greg Summers earned PL All-Defensive honors.
• Navy is averaging 5.7 made 3FGs and 33.0 3FG%. The Mids went a combined 14-of-30 (.467) vs. BU this year.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Terriers lead the all-time series, 12-7.
• Before BU's home quarterfinal win in 2020 and Navy's sweep this season, the road team won 10 straight contests in the series.

UP NEXT

• The winner will advance to Wednesday's championship game and either visit No. 1 Colgate or host No. 4 Lehigh.
• Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. on the CBS Sports Network.