Navy Midshipmen face the Boston University Terriers on 5-game win streak

Boston University Terriers (7-12, 3-5 Patriot) at Navy Midshipmen (12-6, 6-1 Patriot)

Annapolis, Maryland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Navy heads into a matchup against Boston University as winners of five games in a row.

The Midshipmen are 7-3 in home games. Navy ranks second in the Patriot in rebounding averaging 32.3 rebounds. Zanai Barnett-Gay paces the Midshipmen with 8.7 boards.

The Terriers are 3-5 in Patriot play. Boston University ranks fourth in the Patriot with 30.3 rebounds per game led by Anete Adler averaging 6.3.

Navy's average of 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 7.9 per game Boston University allows. Boston University has shot at a 43.6% rate from the field this season, 4.5 percentage points higher than the 39.1% shooting opponents of Navy have averaged.

The Midshipmen and Terriers square off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Barnett-Gay is averaging 17.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.5 steals for the Midshipmen. Zoe Mesuch is averaging 14.3 points over the past 10 games.

Adler is scoring 14.0 points per game with 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Terriers. Anastasiia Semenova is averaging 10.7 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 54.7% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 7-3, averaging 74.1 points, 28.9 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.9 points per game.

Terriers: 4-6, averaging 62.6 points, 32.1 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 5.1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.2 points.

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