Terriers, Midshipmen to Clash at The Roof Wednesday Night

Wednesday, January 28

Boston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

Navy

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Terriers, Midshipmen to Clash at The Roof Wednesday Night

January 27, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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Boston University (8-13, 3-5 PL) vs. Navy (15-6, 7-1 PL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Jan. 28 | 7 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym | Boston, Mass.
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BOSTON – Coming off its fifth overtime contest of the season, the Boston University men's basketball team will host Navy Wednesday night with a 7 p.m. tip.

The Terriers are currently tied-for-fifth with three other programs in the Patriot League standings, while the Midshipmen currently lead the conference at 7-1.

TERRIER TIDBITS

With a 1-2 OT record in conference play following Saturday's 80-79 loss at Colgate, BU has required extra time in three of four games for the first time since the 2006-07 season. Competing in at least five OT contests for the first time since 2008-09, the Terriers are 2-3 with wins over Lafayette (77-73) and Northeastern (76-75).
Junior Michael McNair leads the Terriers at 16.4 ppg by shooting 45.8 3FG%, NCAA's sixth-best mark, and averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers.
Ranking second on the team at 14.2 ppg, sophomore Ben Defty owns five double-doubles with a team-high average of 6.9 rpg.
Freshman Chance Gladden is the third Terrier averaging double figures in points at 13.1 ppg and dishing out an average of 4.5 assists per game.
BU ranks 36th nationally shooting 48.9 FG% and 19th at 38.4 3FG% to average 75.9 ppg while holding opponents to 76.6 ppg and 47.3 FG%.

SCOUTING NAVY

The Midshipmen are riding a three-game win steak with 17+ point home wins over Army (84-56) and Holy Cross (85-68) following an 82-79 double overtime victory at Lehigh.
They are 10-1 at home compared to the 5-5 away record with the lone PL loss occurring at American (65-51). Navy also earned notable road wins at Delaware State (66-59) and Presbyterian (76-55)
Navy and BU shared one non-conference opponent with Penn State beating the Terriers, 96-87, and the Mids, 80-71.
Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year and 5-foot-11 guard Austin Benigni leads Navy at 18.7 ppg with 4.3 apg, while 6-foot-11 center Aidan Kehoe is averaging a double-double at 15.0 ppg and 10.6 rpg helped by a 72.6 field goal shooting percentage.
Navy is averaging 73.9 ppg and 46.1 FG% while holding opponents to 64.1 ppg and 40.5 FG%. The Mids only average 6.6 made 3FGs per game but make up for it with 5.6 more free throws than opponents, 17.1-11.5.

SERIES HISTORY

BU leads the all-time series, 15-14, after dropping an 82-77 decision on the road back on Dec. 31.
Benigni tallied 27 points and Kehoe posted a double-double (15 pts., 15 rebs.) for Navy, while Gladden totaled a team-high 26 points. The Mids earned a 22-10 advantage in made free throws and 10-9 edge in made 3-pointers alongside a 37-28 win in rebounds.
Last season, both home teams won during the regular season by 15+ points before Navy eliminated the Terriers in the PL tournament, 86-78, at Case Gym.
During the 2023-24 campaign, both home teams won again during the regular season, and BU prevailed in the PL tournament matchup, 70-61.
The Terriers won the first-ever meeting in the 1959 NCAA tournament to reach the Elite Eight.

LOOKING AHEAD

BU will hit the road with a visit to Bucknell on Saturday (Jan. 31) at 2 p.m.
Both home teams won last season with the Terriers posting an 85-82 OT victory and the Bison earning a 76-60 win.