Boston University will try to get back on the winning track on Tuesday and it'll do it on national television. The Terriers travel to Philadelphia and to face Villanova at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. The game will also be broadcast online at ESPN3 and WatchESPN mobile apps. ESPN's top NBA broadcast team of Mike Breen (play-by-play) and Jeff Van Gundy (analyst) will have the call.
The Terriers have won four of their last six games but have also dropped two straight. Harvard shot 55 percent from the floor including 9-of-15 from three-point land and handed Boston U. a loss Saturday. Darryl Partin was held to a season-low 12 points but still leads America East and ranks fifth nationally averaging 22.7 points per game. Boston U. is shooting 47 percent in wins this season, compared with just 36 percent in losses.
This is the second straight season Boston U. will face Villanova. The seventh-ranked Wildcats beat Boston U., 82-66, on Nov. 17, 2010. The Terriers are by no means a strange opponent for the Wildcats' coach Jay Wright, who coached at Hofstra from 1994-2001. He is among a group of elite coaches who got their start in America East. Wright, Mike Brey (Delaware), Jim Calhoun (Northeastern), Mike Jarvis (Boston U.) and Rick Pitino (Boston U.) have combined to win over 2,500 games as head coaches, made nine Final Four appearances and won four national titles.
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Tuesday, December 13
Boston U. at Villanova, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | ESPN3 Video | Live Audio