diff --git a/espn_api/basketball/box_score.py b/espn_api/basketball/box_score.py
index 949f78c9..cf0f1999 100644
--- a/espn_api/basketball/box_score.py
+++ b/espn_api/basketball/box_score.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ def __init__(self, data, pro_schedule, by_matchup):
         self.home_team = data['home']['teamId']
         self.home_projected = -1 # week is over/not set
         roster_key = 'rosterForMatchupPeriod' if by_matchup else 'rosterForCurrentScoringPeriod'
+        # TODO combine home and away logic into common function
         home_roster =  data['home'].get(roster_key, {})
         if 'totalPointsLive' in data['home'] and by_matchup:
           self.home_score = round(data['home']['totalPointsLive'], 2)
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ def __init__(self, data, pro_schedule, by_matchup):
         if 'away' in data:
           self.away_team = data['away']['teamId']
           away_roster = data['away'].get(roster_key, {})
-          if 'totalPointsLive' in data['away']:
+          if 'totalPointsLive' in data['away'] and by_matchup:
             self.away_score = round(data['away']['totalPointsLive'], 2)
             self.away_projected = round(data['away'].get('totalProjectedPointsLive', -1), 2)
           else:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b790a0a9..5be14b99 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 setup(
     name='espn_api',
     packages=find_packages(),
-    version='0.16.0',
+    version='0.16.1',
     author='Christian Wendt',
     description='ESPN API',
     install_requires=['requests>=2.0.0,<3.0.0', 'pandas>=0.11.0,<=0.25.3', 'numpy>=1.15,<=1.17.5'],