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03/08 04:42 CDT Navy plays in Patriot Tournament against the Boston University Navy plays in Patriot Tournament against the Boston University By The Associated Press Boston University Terriers (11-19, 7-12 Patriot) at Navy Midshipmen (21-7, 15-2 Patriot) Annapolis, Maryland; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Navy and Boston University square off in the Patriot Tournament. The Midshipmen are 15-2 against Patriot opponents and 6-5 in non-conference play. Navy has a 2-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Terriers' record in Patriot games is 7-12. Boston University ranks fifth in the Patriot with 7.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Anete Adler averaging 1.9. Navy makes 41.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.2 percentage points higher than Boston University has allowed to its opponents (38.7%). Boston University averages 5.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Navy allows. The teams meet for the third time this season. The Midshipmen won 57-47 in the last matchup on Jan. 29. Zoe Mesuch led the Midshipmen with 13 points, and Adler led the Terriers with 23 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Zanai Barnett-Gay is averaging 16.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.8 steals for the Midshipmen. Mesuch is averaging 12.9 points over the last 10 games. Adler is scoring 14.7 points per game with 6.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Terriers. Bella McLaughlin is averaging 11.6 points and 3.7 assists over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 9-1, averaging 66.8 points, 33.4 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 8.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.3 points per game. Terriers: 4-6, averaging 61.1 points, 26.8 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 4.3 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.8 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.