Men's Basketball Welcomes Dartmouth to The Roof Saturday Afternoon

Saturday, November 16

Boston, MA

1 PM

Boston University

Dartmouth

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Men's Basketball Welcomes Dartmouth to The Roof Saturday Afternoon

November 15, 2024 | Men's Basketball

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

BOSTON – Opening a two-game homestand, the Boston University men's basketball team will host Ivy League foe Dartmouth on Saturday with tip-off slated for 1 p.m.

TERRIER TIDBITS

Sophomore Kyrone Alexander, graduate student Miles Brewster, sophomore Michael McNair and senior Malcolm Chimezie have started all three games with sophomore Matai Baptiste starting the last two games.
Besides owning a team-high five steals apiece, Alexander (9.3 ppg) and Brewster (9.0 ppg) lead the team in points with McNair close behind at 8.7 ppg.
Chimezie (7.7 ppg) leads BU in rebounds at 7.0 rpg with a team-high 10 offensive boards so far.
McNair has drained a team-high seven 3-pointers with Alexander second at five treys.
BU is hosting its second game of the season after opening the year with an 80-72 loss to Northeastern.
Overall, the Terriers are averaging 57.3 ppg and 37.9 FG% while holding opponents to 75.0 ppg.

SCOUTING DARTMOUTH

Dartmouth started the season with three home games, posting wins over Sacred Heart (81-76) and VTSU-Lyndon (129-47) before dropping an 87-73 decision to UAlbany this past Wednesday.
The Big Green went 6-21 last season with a 0-14 road record and 6-7 home mark. Dartmouth has lost its last 18 road games with the previous win coming against Harvard on Jan. 16, 2022.
Cade Haskins is one of five averaging double figures in points with a team-high 19.0 ppg thanks to 14 3-pointers off 26 attempts.
Ryan Cornish is second at 13.7 ppg, while Connor Amundsen and Jackson Munro are tied for third at 11.3 ppg
Amundsen leads the Big Green at 4.0 apg, and Munro is tied with Romeo Myrthil at 7.0 rpg.
Overall, Dartmouth is averaging 94.3 ppg and 52.5 FG% while holding opponents to 70.0 ppg and 40.5 FG%. The Big Green average 10.3 more made free throws per game so far.

SERIES HISTORY

The Big Green lead the all-time series, 23-10, as the teams meet for the sixth time since 2018 after previously facing off in 2002.
Last season in New Hampshire, Dartmouth owned a 33-28 halftime lead and held on for a 63-56 victory by limiting the Terriers to 36.8 FG% and shooting 46.8 FG% with a 7-4 advantage in made free throws.
BU won the last contest at Case Gym in 2022 by eight (67-59) to extend its home win streak in the series to three games.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Terriers will remain home and host defending NEC champion Wagner on Tuesday (Nov. 19) at 7 p.m.
Last season, BU claimed a 73-59 road victory in the program's first matchup since the 1981-82 season.
BU is 0-3 all-time at home, having dropped the three contests by a combined eight points, including a 74-70 decision during the 1980-81 campaign.