{"id":397060,"date":"2026-01-07T08:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/397060\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T08:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:12:10","slug":"mens-basketball-heads-to-lafayette-for-wednesday-night-pl-tilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/397060\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Basketball Heads to Lafayette for Wednesday Night PL Tilt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston University (5-10, 0-2 PL) at Lafayette\u00a0(4-11, 1-1 PL)

\nDate & Time: Wednesday, Jan. 7 | 7 p.m.
\nVenue: Kirby Sports Center | Easton, Pa.
\nX:\u00a0@BUGameDay<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0@TerrierMBB<\/a><\/p>\n

BOSTON \u2013 Hitting the road, the Boston University men’s basketball team will visit Lafayette Wednesday night for a 7 p.m. tip.<\/p>\n

The Terriers started off Patriot League play with two tightly-contested losses to the 2025 conference tournament finalists, first falling at preseason favorite Navy (82-77) and then at home to defending champion American (64-62). The Leopards rebounded from an 85-77 home loss to Colgate with 79-64 victory at Loyola Maryland.<\/p>\n

TERRIER TIDBITS
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\n\tThree Terriers are currently averaging 12+ pts. with junior Michael McNair<\/a> leading the way at 15.0 ppg with the help of a team-high 47 3-pointers.
\n\tFreshman Chance Gladden<\/a> (12.6 ppg) earned BU’s first in-season honor as the Patriot League Rookie of the Week after scoring a season-high 26 against the Midshipmen and then 19 vs. the Eagles.
\n\tSophomore Ben Defty<\/a> leads BU in rebounding (6.5 rpg) and blocks (1.6 bpg) after earning his third double-double of the season against American with 10 points and career-high 12 boards.
\n\tBU is 2-7 away from Case Gym, earning a 76-75 OT victory at Northeastern and 75-74 win over Harvard at the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase in Connecticut.
\n\tBU is averaging 73.8 ppg and 47.9 FG% while holding opponents to 75.3 ppg and 47.8 FG%. <\/p>\n

SCOUTING LAFAYETTE<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Leopards are 3-4 at home compared to 1-7 road mark with wins vs. Ball St. (55-37), Mercyhurst (79-71) and Dickinson (79-44). Their win over\u00a0Loyola Md. on Saturday snapped a four-game losing streak.
\n\tTwo Leopards are averaging double figures in points with 6-foot-0 guard Caleb Williams leading the way at 17.3 with 6-foot-4 wing\u00a0Andrew Phillips next at 15.1 ppg. They are a combined 83-214 (.388) from behind the arc.
\n\t5-foot-10 guard Mark Butler (9.9 ppg) owns a team-high 4.1 apg, while Shareef Jackson (9.7 ppg) leads at 6.1 rpg.
\n\tLafayette is averaging 71.3 and 42.7 FG% while holding opponents to 76.6 ppg and 45.3 FG%. <\/p>\n

SERIES HISTORY<\/p>\n


\n\tBU leads the all-time series, 21-11, with a 10-5 record at Lafayette.
\n\tBoth home teams won last season with the Terriers posting a 66-64 win and coming up short, 60-46, after the road team won both contests in 2024.
\n\tJunior Kyrone Alexander<\/a> was the lone Terrier to reach 10+ points in both contests. <\/p>\n

LOOKING AHEAD<\/p>\n


\n\tBU will return home to host Army West Point on Saturday (Jan. 10) at 1 p.m.
\n\tBoth home teams won last season with the Terriers earning a 71-63 victory at Case Gym and the Black Knights posting a 68-62 win\u00a0at Christl Arena.
\n\tSenior Ben Roy<\/a> was the lone Terrier to score 10+ pts. in both games with career-high 17 pts. on the road. <\/p>\n