{"id":46671,"date":"2025-02-22T20:13:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T01:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=46671"},"modified":"2025-02-22T20:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T01:13:57","slug":"mens-basketball-terriers-hope-to-carry-patriot-league-mojo-into-contest-vs-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2025\/02\/22\/mens-basketball-terriers-hope-to-carry-patriot-league-mojo-into-contest-vs-american\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Basketball: Terriers Hope to Carry Patriot League Mojo into Contest vs. American"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Featured image by Matthew Wuschke<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>By Avery Kreitler<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston University\u2019s Men\u2019s Basketball (14-14, 8-7 PL) heads into a matchup against American University (17-11, 11-4 PL) on Saturday, Feb. 22. The opponents will be fighting for favorable postseason standings in a competitive conference game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Terriers have had an inconsistent season thus far, but they remain a dangerous team, particularly at home with an impressive 11-3 record. However, being 2-11 on the road, BU will need to overcome its struggles on the road to secure a win and achieve a winning record.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Eagles have been a dominant force in the Patriot League this season, fueled by a strong 10-1 home record. They will look to use their home-court advantage to defeat the Terriers as they seek revenge for a 60-54 loss to Boston earlier this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two key matchups will define this contest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AU\u2019s leading scorer, Matt Rogers, excels offensively, averaging 17.3 points per game on 56.1% shooting. He outperforms BU\u2019s Kyrone Alexander, who completes 12.7 points per game on 40.6% shooting. However, Alexander presents a stronger defensive performance, with 1.1 steals per game in comparison to Rogers\u2019 0.6. Their leadership will be crucial in determining which team gains the upper hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the backcourt, American\u2019s Elijah Stephens\u2013with 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game\u2013will also challenge BU with his playmaking and defensive pressure. He poses a threat to Boston\u2019s Michael McNair, who completes 44.6% of his scoring attempts and goes 42.7% from three.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To pull off an upset, BU will need to limit turnovers and capitalize on scoring opportunities. Attention to details\u2013like rebounding and second-chance points\u2013could determine the outcome of this game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boston Terriers\u2019 matchup against the American Eagles will take place at Bender Arena and it will be streamed live on ESPN+. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured image by Matthew Wuschke By Avery Kreitler Boston University\u2019s Men\u2019s Basketball (14-14, 8-7 PL) heads into a matchup against American University (17-11, 11-4 PL) on Saturday, Feb. 22. The opponents will be fighting for favorable postseason standings in a competitive conference game.\u00a0 The Terriers have had an inconsistent season thus far, but they remain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23099,"featured_media":46116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1026,1027,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23099"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46672,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46671\/revisions\/46672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}