McCoy, BU visit GW

Published Nov. 30, 2021 6:31 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Boston University (5-3) vs. George Washington (2-6)

Charles E. Smith Center, Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Javante McCoy and Boston University will battle Joe Bamisile and George Washington. The senior McCoy has scored 25 percent of the team's points this season and is averaging 17.8 over his last five games. Bamisile, a sophomore, is averaging 12 points over the last five games.

SUPER SENIORS: Boston University has benefited heavily from its seniors. McCoy, Sukhmail Mathon, Fletcher Tynen and Jonas Harper have combined to account for 59 percent of the team's scoring this year and 75 percent of all Terriers points over the team's last five games.MIGHTY MCCOY: McCoy has connected on 51.3 percent of the 39 3-pointers he's attempted and has gone 10 for 15 over the last three games. He's also made 78.3 percent of his foul shots this season.

WINLESS WHEN: George Washington is 0-6 this year when it scores 69 points or fewer and 2-0 when it scores at least 70.

PASSING FOR POINTS: The Terriers have recently created buckets via assists more often than the Colonials. George Washington has 33 assists on 77 field goals (42.9 percent) over its previous three matchups while Boston University has assists on 41 of 69 field goals (59.4 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Boston University is ranked second among Patriot League teams with an offensive rebound percentage of 32.6 percent. The Terriers have averaged 9.6 offensive boards per game.

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