Hoops Showdown: Saturday Showdown at UMass Lowell Awaits Men’s Basketball!

Boston University (5-6) at UMass Lowell (9-4)

Date & Time: Saturday, Dec. 21 | 2 p.m.
Venue: Costello Athletic Center | Lowell, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMBB

BOSTON – As part of a four-game road stretch, the Boston University men’s basketball squad will compete against UMass Lowell on Saturday with a scheduled start of 2 p.m.

The Terriers are set to encounter their third America East rival, following an 80-74 overtime victory over UAlbany and a 75-71 win at UMBC. They will now take on a River Hawk team that is on a 13-game home winning streak, which is tied for the 11th longest nationally, alongside a four-game overall winning streak due to Wednesday’s 78-67 triumph against Stonehill.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• Nine Terriers have recorded double-digit scoring so far this season, with sophomore Kyrone Alexander achieving this seven times, including three performances exceeding 20 points, leading the team with an average of 13.4 points per game. Freshman Ben Defty (5.4 ppg) currently holds the longest active streak with three consecutive games in double figures.
• Graduate student Miles Brewster ranks second in scoring at 9.8 ppg, adding 2.1 apg and 1.6 spg, while sophomore Michael McNair follows closely at 9.5 ppg.
• Last Friday at Merrimack, junior Otto Landrum became the fifth Terrier to accumulate at least five assists in a game this season with a career-best seven assists. Junior Ben Roy leads BU with 2.4 apg thanks to a seven-assist performance versus Thomas College.
• BU is ranked 51st nationally with a favorable 6.6 rebound margin, as five Terriers average at least four rebounds per game. Senior Malcolm Chimezie (8.5 ppg) tops BU with 5.8 rpg, followed by Alexander (5.1 rpg) and sophomore Matai Baptiste (4.3 rpg).
• BU holds a record of 2-3 on the road, with victories at the UMBC multi-team event against the Retrievers and two-time defending MEAC champion Howard.
• The Terriers share two common opponents with the River Hawks so far. BU boasts a 78-50 victory against Dartmouth and is aiming to recover from last Friday’s 64-61 defeat at Merrimack, whereas UML secured a 2-0 record against them with a 92-83 win over the Big Green and an 81-74 triumph against the Warriors.
• The Terriers have an average of 70.1 ppg and 44.4 FG%, while restricting their opponents to 68.5 ppg and 42.8 FG%.

SCOUTING UMASS LOWELL

• The same five River Hawks have started all 13 contests, with 6-foot-6 guard Quinton Mincey leading the team in scoring with an average of 16.5 ppg and 3.0 apg.
• A 6-foot-7 forward, Max Brooks, is just shy of a double-double, averaging 15.3 ppg alongside a team-best 7.8 rpg and 2.6 bpg.
• 6-foot-3 guard Martin Somerville (12.9 ppg) and 6-foot-1 guard Yuri Covington (11.3 ppg) also score in double digits, with 6-foot-8 forward Cam Morris III closely trailing at 9.5 ppg.
• UML holds a 4-0 record against in-state rivals, highlighted by a 96-83 victory over UMass and an 81-74 win against Merrimack.
• In addition to defeating the Warriors, UML has notable home victories over Quinnipiac (80-70) and Dartmouth (92-83), along with a 69-62 win over LIU.

SERIES HISTORY

• BU leads the all-time series, 6-5, with a 5-5 record since the River Hawks took the place of the Terriers in the America East in 2013.
• UML has secured victories in the last two encounters, winning 71-63 at BU in 2023 and 68-60 at home in 2022.
• In 2023, the River Hawks had a 46-25 lead at halftime and managed to fend off a BU comeback for the eight-point victory, aided by a 10-4 edge in made three-pointers and a 17-11 advantage in successful free throws.
• Yuri Covington and Cam Morris III shot a combined 18-for-26, including 9-for-13 from beyond the arc, contributing a total of 53 points, while Brewster and Landrum led BU with a total of 30 points.

LOOKING AHEAD

• BU will wrap up non-conference play by heading to Maine on Sunday, Dec. 29, at 2 p.m.
• The Terriers command the all-time series, 61-42, stretching back to 1903.
• The Black Bears claimed victory last year at BU, finishing 74-65.