Boston University Terriers at Brown Bears

PROVIDENCE (Interstat) — Boston University will visit Brown on Friday for a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game at Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence. Boston University, known as the Terriers, is the visiting team and carries a 1-0 record. Brown, known as the Bears, is the home team and is 0-1. The Terriers enter after a 93-85 home win over Northeastern in their most recent previous result. Guard Azmar Abdullah led Boston University with 21 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes. Guard Kyrone Alexander added 19 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one block in 36 minutes, and center Michelangelo Oberti had 13 points, four rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes. Abdullah is a player to watch for Boston University. The Terriers’ most productive players in the Northeastern win were Abdullah, Alexander and Oberti. Brown’s most recent previous result was a 55-59 home loss to New Hampshire. Guard Jeremiah Jenkins paced the Bears with 17 points, five rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes. Forward N’famara Dabo had eight points and nine rebounds with one block in 26 minutes, and guard Brady Loughlin had 12 points, five rebounds and one assist in 36 minutes. Jenkins is a player to watch for Brown. The Bears’ most productive players in the New Hampshire loss were Jenkins, Dabo and Loughlin. Boston University will seek to improve to 2-0, while Brown will seek its first win of the season. The game is the second scheduled contest of the season for both teams. Boston University’s upcoming schedule, in order, includes a game at Northwestern, home games against JWU (Providence), Dartmouth and Columbia, road games at Merrimack and Harvard, a home game against New Hampshire, and road games at Fordham, Saint Joseph’s and Maine. Brown’s upcoming schedule, in order, includes games at Lehigh, home against Canisius, at Siena, at Holy Cross, at Vermont, home against JWU (Providence), at Air Force, at Rhode Island, at Bryant and against Central Connecticut in Springfield, Mass. The Terriers’ next 10 opponents are Northwestern, JWU (Providence), Dartmouth, Columbia, Merrimack, Harvard, Fordham, New Hampshire, Saint Joseph’s and Maine. The Bears’ next 10 opponents are Lehigh, Canisius, Siena, Holy Cross, Vermont, JWU (Providence), Air Force, Rhode Island, Bryant and Central Connecticut. Abdullah’s recent performance came against Northeastern, and Jenkins’ recent performance came against New Hampshire. The Terriers and Bears each have played one game this season. Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Boston University 75, Brown 69. Interstat’s ELO system gives Brown a 53 percent probability to win. Brown has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -5, and the over-under is 155.