Men's Basketball to Face Lehigh Sunday on CBS Sports Network

Sunday, January 29

Bethlehem, PA

12 PM

Boston University

Lehigh

Malcolm Chimezie pivots his foot to make a chest pass to the side.

Photo by: Cadey Spencer

Men's Basketball to Face Lehigh Sunday on CBS Sports Network

January 28, 2023 | Men's Basketball

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Boston University (10-12, 3-6 PL) at Lehigh (12-8, 7-2 PL)
Date & Time: Sunday, Jan. 29 | 12 p.m.
Venue: Stabler Arena | Bethlehem, Pa.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB

BOSTON – Making its second consecutive appearance on the CBS Sports Network, the Boston University men's basketball team will visit Lehigh on Sunday with tip-off slated for 12 p.m.

The Terriers split their most recent homestand last weekend with a 66-53 win vs. Loyola Maryland and 64-51 loss to Colgate. The Mountain Hawks are on a seven-game win streak following a 74-68 win at Holy Cross.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU is 4-7 in road games this season with a 1-3 mark in Patriot League play, posting a 69-61 win at Bucknell.
Averaging a team-high 14.0 ppg and 5.7 rpg graduate student Walter Whyte is 35 rebounds away from becoming the third Terrier in program history to reach 1,500 points and 800 rebounds.
Classmate Jonas Harper is the other Terrier in double figures at 10.0 ppg with senior Ethan Brittain-Watts close behind at 9.5 ppg.
Graduate student Fletcher Tynen (7.2 ppg) scored in double figures for the seventh time against Colgate this past Monday. He's leading BU in rebounding in PL play at 5.8 rpg.
The Terriers are 10-4 this season when outscoring opponents in fastbreak points. They are facing a Mountain Hawk squad that ranks 18th nationally in fastbreak points at 14.8 ppg.
BU is averaging 67.4 ppg and 40.9 FG% while holding opponents to 67.6 ppg and 43.2 FG%.

SCOUTING LEHIGH

The Mountain Hawks are 7-2 at home with a 76-60 loss to BU's most recent opponent, Colgate, and a 64-54 win vs. Marist, who BU beat on the road, 72-70.
A fellow All-PL preseason honoree alongside Whyte, Evan Taylor is averaging a team-high 14.8 ppg and 6.4 rpg with 12 blocks and 44.8 3FG%.
Both Keith Higgins Jr. (14.4 ppg) and Tyler Whitney-Sidney (13.4 ppg) are averaging over 41.5 3FG% to help Lehigh rank 22nd nationally at 38.3 3FG%.
The Mountain Hawks are averaging 71.7 ppg and 45.3 FG% while holding opponents to 69.7 ppg and 43.3 FG%.

SERIES HISTORY

BU leads the all-time series, 12-8, and is on a three-game win streak.
Last season, the Terriers won both contests with an identical score of 80-74 after eliminating the Mountain Hawks in the 2021 PL first round, 69-58.

UP NEXT

BU will wrap up the first go-round of Patriot League action by hosting Holy Cross on Wednesday (Feb. 1) at 7 pm.
The road team won both games last season with BU avenging a 75-70 loss with a 78-65 win.