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Men's Basketball Set to Host Army West Point Saturday Afternoon
January 9, 2026 | Men's Basketball
Boston University (6-10, 1-2 PL) vs. Army West Point (9-7, 1-2 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, Jan. 10 | 1 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym – "The Roof" | Boston, Mass.
X: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB
BOSTON – Back home for two Patriot League contests, the Boston University men's basketball team will host Army West Point on Saturday with a 1 p.m. start time.
The Terriers enter the matchup looking to carry momentum from Wednesday's 83-67 victory at Lafayette, while the Black Knights are hoping to bounce back from their 84-76 overtime loss to Loyola Maryland. Both squads are currently tied with five other Patriot League programs at 1-2.
TERRIER TIDBITS
Date & Time: Saturday, Jan. 10 | 1 p.m.
Venue: Case Gym – "The Roof" | Boston, Mass.
X: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB
BOSTON – Back home for two Patriot League contests, the Boston University men's basketball team will host Army West Point on Saturday with a 1 p.m. start time.
The Terriers enter the matchup looking to carry momentum from Wednesday's 83-67 victory at Lafayette, while the Black Knights are hoping to bounce back from their 84-76 overtime loss to Loyola Maryland. Both squads are currently tied with five other Patriot League programs at 1-2.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- Three Terriers are in double figures with junior Michael McNair averaging a personal-best 15.9 ppg thanks in part to 52 3-pointers, which rank 18th nationally.
- Owner of three double-doubles, sophomore Ben Defty is second on the team at 12.9 ppg while averaging a team-high 6.5 rpg with 23 blocks, 92nd most in the NCAA.
- Freshman Sam Hughes (9.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg) claimed his first career double-double at Lafayette with 10 points and career-high 10 rebounds.
- Classmate Chance Gladden (11.9 ppg) is shooting 88.0 percent at the charity stripe and leads BU at 3.9 apg
- The Terriers are 3-3 at home after missing a go-ahead shot in the final seconds of a hard-fought 64-62 loss to defending Patriot League champion American back on Jan. 3.
- BU is averaging 74.5 ppg and 48.3 FG%, which is just 0.1 away from tying the 1983-84 squad's team record of 48.4 FG%. The Terriers are currently holding opponents to 74.8 ppg and 47.7 FG%.
- Army has competed in overtime in three of the last four games and four of the last eight contests, posting a 3-1 record.
- The Black Knights are 3-4 away from home with wins at Fairleigh Dickinson (81-73), UMBC (63-60) and Lehigh (85-78 OT).
- Four Black Knights are averaging double figures in points with Ryan Curry leading the away at 15.1 ppg alongside 5.3 rpg and 4.9 apg.
- Jackson Furman (10.6 ppg), Jaxson Bell (10.3 ppg) and Jacen Holloway (10.2 ppg) are all bunched up together.
- Posting a 6-3 record after starting 1-6, the Black Knights are currently averaging 74.8 ppg and 41.6 FG% while holding opponents to 77.4 ppg and 44.7 FG%.
- BU leads the series, 23-20, after both home teams won last season.
- In the 71-63 home victory, McNair flushed five 3-pointers to become of four Terriers to score in double figures at a game-high 17 points.
- Army recorded the series split with a 68-62 victory at Christl Arena.
- Down by 21 at the half, senior Ben Roy totaled 17 points to help BU rally to within single digits at 11:07 and later four points with a couple of minutes remaining.
- BU will conclude the brief homestand by hosting Lehigh on Wednesday (Jan. 14) at 6 p.m.
- The Terriers earned the sweep last season with a 63-58 home victory and 79-68 road win.
- Last year at Case Gym, BU more than doubled the Mountain Hawks in made 3-pointers, 9-4, to help overcome 15 turnovers against Lehigh's nine miscues.
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