Army faces Boston University following Roberts' 20-point showing

Published Jan. 14, 2023 3:22 a.m. ET

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Army Black Knights (10-8, 4-1 Patriot) at Boston University Terriers (9-9, 2-3 Patriot)

Boston; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Boston University -3.5; over/under is 142.5

BOTTOM LINE: Army visits the Boston University Terriers after Ethan Roberts scored 20 points in Army's 72-60 win over the American Eagles.

The Terriers are 5-1 on their home court. Boston University is 1-1 in one-possession games.

The Black Knights are 4-1 against conference opponents. Army ranks second in the Patriot scoring 35.9 points per game in the paint led by Jalen Rucker averaging 10.0.

The Terriers and Black Knights square off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Walter Whyte is scoring 14.5 points per game with 6.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the Terriers. Jonas Harper is averaging 10.1 points and 1.9 rebounds while shooting 40.8% over the past 10 games for Boston University.

Rucker is scoring 16.0 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Black Knights. Coleton Benson is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Army.

LAST 10 GAMES: Terriers: 5-5, averaging 68.7 points, 34.0 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points per game.

Black Knights: 7-3, averaging 71.7 points, 31.3 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 5.1 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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