Boston University (7-10, 2-2 PL) vs. Bucknell (5-12, 2-2 PL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Jan. 17 | 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym - "The Roof" | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB

BOSTON – Seeking a third straight win, the Boston University men's basketball team will host Patriot League foe Bucknell on Wednesday night with tip-off slated for 7 p.m. at Case Gym.

Both squads are currently 2-2 in the conference standings after the Terriers rallied to win at Loyola Maryland (60-58) and the Bison fell to Colgate, 84-73, this past Saturday. The contest marks the annual Club Sports Night celebration with all BU club teams represented in the stands.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU is 4-3 at home compared to its 3-7 road record with victories over American (72-68), defending NEC champion Merrimack (74-63), Bryant (95-79) and VTSU-Johnson (90-49).
• Senior Miles Brewster is the lone Terrier in double figures at 10.4 ppg with a team-high 21 made 3-pointers. He also leads BU at 3.0 apg alongside 24 steals.
• Brewster tallied a career-high 21 points against the Eagles last Wednesday after BU went without a 20+ point scorer for the first 15 contests.
• Senior Anthony Morales (7.6 ppg) followed up on Brewster's performance Saturday with 17 of his career-high 24 points in the final 8:20 to help BU overcome an 18-point deficit against the Greyhounds.
• Sophomore Otto Landrum (8.2 ppg) has a team-high 5.9 rpg and owns one of two double-doubles this year alongside junior Ethan Okwuosa (7.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg).
• The Terriers are averaging 64.7 ppg and 40.3 FG% while holding opponents to 65.2 ppg and 41.7 FG% with a positive rebounding margin of 2.9 rpg.

SCOUTING BUCKNELL

• The Bison are led by first-year head coach John Griffin and his younger brother, assistant coach Matt Griffin ('12), who was a former captain for the Terriers.
• Bucknell is 3-6 on the road compared to the 2-6 home mark with wins at Penn State (76-67), Lehigh (86-80) and Niagara (73-64).
• Four Bison are averaging in double figures with former Saint Joseph's transfer and 6-foot-5 guard Jack Forrest owning a team-high 16.0 ppg.
• 7-foot-0 center Noah Williamson is second at 10.9 ppg while leading Bucknell at 5.8 rpg.
• The Bison are averaging 64.5 ppg and 42.9 FG% while holding opponents to 72.2 ppg and 46.2 FG%.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Bison lead the all-time series, 14-11, with the Terriers winning six of the last seven contests.
• BU has won the last five games at Case Gym, including the 2020 PL semifinals, and last came up short in 2018.
• In 2023, the Terriers overcame a 35-31 halftime deficit by outscoring the Bison, 46-26, in the second for a 77-61 home victory.
• BU went 6-of-10 3FG and 16-of-18 FT during the final 20 minutes and ended the contest shooting 53.3 FG%.

UP NEXT

• The Terriers will visit defending Patriot League champion Colgate on Saturday (Jan. 20) at 2 p.m.
• The Raiders have won the last three meetings and have also won the last five contests in Hamilton, New York, since BU prevailed in the 2020 PL title game.