WASHINGTON – Coming off a big win over league-leading Colgate on Saturday, American University men's basketball (15-8, 7-5 PL) heads to Boston University (11-14, 4-8 PL) on Wednesday for a midweek test. American won the last meeting earlier this season, 76-74, and are looking for the regular season series sweep of the Terriers.
QUICK FACTS
- Date/Time: Wednesday, Feb. 8; 7:00 PM
- Site: Case Gym (Boston, Mass.)
- Series History: Boston U. leads, 12-9
- TV: ESPN+
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Boston U. leads the all-time series, 12-9. The Terriers also lead the all-time series on their home court, 7-4.
- The last match up between the Eagles and Terriers was on Jan. 8, 2023 in Bender Arena. American won the meeting by a close two points, 76-74. A win on Wednesday would give the Eagles the regular season sweep of the Terriers.
- The Eagles last win over the Terriers in Boston was on Jan. 23, 2019. American won by a 16-points, 70-66.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN
- American enters Wednesday's game with a 7-5 mark in Patriot League play.
- The Eagles are coming off a big win over league leading Colgate on Saturday, 61-60, to end Colgate's nation-leading 26-game conference win streak and hand the program its first league loss since January 2022.
- Junior Johnny O'Neil and junior Matt Rogers lead the Eagles in scoring, both averaging in double figures. Rogers leads the way with 12.8 points per game and O'Neil is right behind him with 10.9 points per game. Rogers is also tied for ninth in the league in scoring.
- American leads the league in blocks, averaging 4.04 per game. O'Neil leads the Patriot League with 1.7 blocks per game. The junior has 36 blocks this season putting him in a tie for 10th in the record books for single season blocks.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT BOSTON U.
- Boston U. enters Wednesday's contest with an 11-14 overall record and a 4-8 mark in Patriot League play.
- The Terriers are coming off a close 68-67 win over Loyola Maryland on Saturday. Down 12 at the half, the Terriers rallied to complete the sweep of the regular season sweep of the Greyhounds. Graduate student Walter Whyte led all scorers in the game with 18 points and six rebounds in the Terriers win.
- Whyte is tied for sixth in the league in scoring (14.3 points per game) and tied for ninth in rebounding (5.8 per game). As a team, the Terriers are second in free throw percentage (73.6 percent) and are leading in rebounds (35.8 per game).
- The Terriers are led by head coach Joe Jones in his 12th season at the head of the program.
TICKETS
- Season tickets, mini-plans and individual game tickets for home games in Bender Arena in premium seating locations are still at AUeagles.com/Tickets.
- AU students are admitted FREE with a valid undergraduate, graduate, or WCL ID.
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