GAME #23 INFORMATION
Teams: BU (12-10, 6-3 PL) at Bucknell (9-13, 5-4 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, Feb. 1 | 2 p.m.
Venue: Lewisburg, Pa. | Sojka Pavilion
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB

BOSTON – Looking to carry momentum from a pair of 15-point victories, the Boston University men's basketball team will visit Bucknell on Saturday with tip-off slated for 2 p.m.

Though the Terriers completed their first sweep of the season this past Wednesday with a 92-77 win over Loyola Maryland, they will be facing the Bison for the first time this year. Bucknell posted a 98-83 win over the Greyhounds last Saturday and will be coming off a 68-59 loss at Army West Point.

With only nine conference games remaining, the contest has significance, as only two contests separate leader Colgate (7-2)  and the three No. 5 teams tied at 5-4, including the Bison, with BU in a three-way tie at 6-3.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU is 2-2 in road PL games this season with wins at Holy Cross (79-64) and Loyola (85-53) ... The Terriers came up just short at American (67-63) and Colgate (79-70).
• Senior Max Mahoney leads the Terriers in both scoring (15.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.5 rpg) after claiming his fourth double-double of the season against Loyola with 29 points and 10 boards.
• Sophomore Walter Whyte is second in both categories at 12.6 ppg and 7.1 rpg ... He had his personal-best streak of games with double-figure points snapped at 11 contests by the Greyhounds.
• Junior Javante McCoy (11.1 ppg) tallied a season-high 24 points on Wednesday, while sophomore Jonas Harper (7.5 ppg) flushed four 3-pointers for the third time this season en route to 14 points.
• BU has had a double-double in each of the last four contests and has had 10 men on the roster score in double figures.
• The Terriers are averaging 72.1 ppg and 46.0 FG% while holding opponents to 68.7 ppg and 44.2 FG%.

SCOUTING BUCKNELL

• The Bison have reached the last three PL tournament finals, winning in 2017 and 2018.
• Bucknell is 6-3 at home with a three-game win streak featuring double-digit victories over Holy Cross, Lehigh and Loyola.
• The teams shared one non-conference opponent with Bucknell coming up short at home to Vermont, 66-63 ... Both teams have close losses to American and Navy.
• Four of Bucknell's starters are averaging double figures with 6-foot-3 guard Jimmy Sotos averaging 12.0 ppg, 4.0 apg and 3.7 rpg.
• 6-foot-9 center Paul Newman is averaging a team-high 5.3 rpg with 5.2 ppg.
• Bucknell is averaging 69.2 ppg and 42.3 FG% while holding opponents to 73.7 ppg and 46.7 FG%.

SERIES HISTORY

• Bucknell leads the all-time series, 13-5, that dates back to 2005-06.
• Mahoney posted a double-double in both games last season, as the home team prevailed in each contest.
• BU pulled out an 87-80 victory at Case Gym with Mahoney tallying 26 points and 14 rebounds.
• The Bison rebounded with an 82-76 win at Sojka Pavilion.