Boston University (0-3) vs. Bryant (1-2)
Date & Time: Thursday, Nov. 16 | 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym - "The Roof" | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB

BOSTON – After closing out a three-game road stretch to start the season, the Boston University men's basketball team will face Bryant in its home opener on Thursday (Nov. 16). Game time at Case Gym is set for 7 p.m.

This contest is part of the Scarlet Knight Classic. Both teams have dropped road games to event host Rutgers with the Bulldogs coming off a 66-57 loss to the Scarlet Knights on Sunday. BU most recently played on Tuesday and fell at Howard by a score of 64-53. Howard will visit Rutgers (Nov. 18) and Bryant (Nov. 20) to close out the round-robin.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU opened a season with three straight true road games for the first time since 1975-76.
• In the opener, the Terriers led Northeastern at the half, 34-31, before ultimately coming up short, 67-58. They then led Big 10 member Rutgers for nearly eight minutes during the first half and were only down at the half, 28-21. The Scarlet Knights though pulled away for the 69-45 decision.
• Following the graduation of 10 Terriers, four of BU's five top scorers are newcomers with freshman Matai Baptiste leading at 8.3 ppg, while classmate Kyrone Alexander is second at 7.7 ppg.
• Senior captain Miles Brewster has added 7.0 ppg and sophomore Otto Landrum leads in the way in rebounds with 5.0 per contest and had nine against Howard on Tuesday, one off his career best.
• Brewster and Baptiste each have seven steals on the young season.
• Overall, nine Terriers are averaging double-digit minutes through the first three games. Both senior Anthony Morales and sophomore Malcolm Chimezie have yet to take the court due to injury.

SCOUTING BRYANT

• The Bulldogs are in their second year as member of the America East Conference and they were picked third in the preseason coaches' poll.  
• Bryant opened the year with a narrow 61-59 home loss to Manhattan before rolling past Fisher, 140-79, for its first win.
• Fifth-year guard Sherif Gross-Bullock, who led America East in scoring last year and was named the conference's Newcomer of the Year, is averaging a team-best 17.1 ppg this season.
• Saint Louis transfer Daniel Rivera is off to a good start with 13.0 ppg and 7.7 rpg.
• Sophomore guard Earl Timberlake has a team-best 10.0 rpg thus far this fall.

SERIES HISTORY

• This is the first-ever meeting between the two schools and Bryant is the first of four America East opponents on BU's schedule.

UP NEXT

• BU will next travel to North Carolina to face Davidson on Tuesday (Nov. 21).
• The teams will be meeting for the first time in 68 years as the Terriers earned an 87-69 victory over the Wildcats at the 1955 Charlotte Invitational.