Boston University (8-7, 1-1 PL) vs. Lafayette (2-13, 0-2 PL)
Date & Time: Thursday, Jan. 5 | 7 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym – "The Roof" | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB

BOSTON – Hosting its first game of 2023, the Boston University men's basketball team will welcome Lafayette to Case Gym on Thursday night with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.

The Terriers opened the new year this past Monday with a 69-61 come-from-behind win at Bucknell, while the Leopards dropped an 82-65 home decision to Army West Point.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU is 4-1 at The Roof this season with wins over Northeastern, Dartmouth, Hartford and Johnson & Wales alongside a conference-opening loss to Navy.
• Just 45 points away from the 1,500-point milestone and 64 rebounds away from 800 total, Whyte is averaging a team-high 14.5 ppg and 6.2 rpg.
• Senior Ethan Brittain-Watts (9.6 ppg) and graduate student Jonas Harper (9.5 ppg) have joined Whyte in hitting over 20 3-pointers this season. Brittain-Watts leads BU at 2.1 apg, while Harper has a team-high 23 steals.
• Senior Nevin Zink is second on the team in rebounds at 5.3 rpg after posting a season-high nine boards at Bucknell.
• BU has 10 Terriers who have scored in double figures this season after junior Caelan Jones (3.4 ppg) tallied 11 points against the Bison with the help of three 3-pointers.
• The Terriers are averaging 68.5 ppg and 40.7 FG% while holding opponents to 66.8 ppg and 41.8 FG%. They've been more efficient in 3-point territory, averaging 8.3 3FGs and 33.4 FG% with opponents averaging 6.9 3FGs and 32.2 3FG%.

SCOUTING LAFAYETTE

• Led by first-year head coach and former Colgate assistant Mike Jordan, the Leopards are 2-9 away from home with wins at La Salle (90-65) and against Central Connecticut State (55-50) in Baltimore.
• Lafayette has close losses against Penn (74-68 OT), Saint Joseph's (63-59) and Cornell (73-68).
• Leo O'Boyle (11.6 ppg), Kyle Jenkins (11.5 ppg) and CJ Fulton (11.0 ppg) are all scoring in double figures with Fulton owning a team-high 5.4 rpg.
• The Leopards are averaging 61.1 ppg and 40.5 FG% while holding opponents to 68.3 ppg and 45.5 FG%.

SERIES HISTORY

• BU leads the all-time series, 18-8, with a 15-3 conference regular season mark.
• The Terriers have won the last four contests, including last February's 76-60 decision at home.
• The Leopards owned a 33-31 halftime lead before BU pulled away in the second by shooting 67.9 percent.

UP NEXT

• BU will fly down to American on Sunday (Jan. 8) for a 2 p.m. start.
• The Terriers have won the last three meetings after the Eagles won five straight.