Men's Basketball Falls to UMass, 64-45
December 13, 2005 | Men's Basketball
BU trailed by three at halftime, and was within two, 39-37 with 12:07 remaining after Hassan hit a runner in the lane. However the Terriers would not score another basket for over eight minutes, and UMass exploded on a 21-2 run to put the game out of reach. James Life hit consecutive three-pointers and Maurice Maxwell also drained a trey to fuel the Minuteman run, as BU managed just two Brian Macon free throws.
âÂ?oeWe ran out of gas tonight,âÂ?Â? said BU head coach Dennis Wolff, whose team was playing its fourth game in seven days. âÂ?oeI take nothing away from UMass, they guarded us well and wore us down. We made some physical and mental mistakes, we just took some bad shots.âÂ?Â?
The Terriers started out the game on fire, jumping out quickly to a 16-6 lead. Kevin Gardner had a pair of strong post moves and Corey Hassan hit a three to spark BU in the early going. WynnâÂ?TMs three from the top of the key gave the Terriers their 10-point lead with 14:28 remaining. UMass inched its way back, scoring six straight points to cut the deficit to four, but Wynn and Hassan combined for the next six BU points, and the Terriers lead was 22-15 with 10:03 remaining. BU would then grow cold and not score another point for almost six minutes, enabling UMass to take the lead. Maurice MaxwellâÂ?TMs bucket put UMass ahead for the first time, 23-22 and closed out an 8-0 Minutemen run. Ben Coblyn ended the drought with a floater to reclaim the lead for BU, however Viggiano drained a three from the corner and the Minutemen took a 31-29 advantage into the halftime locker room.
BU returns to the court on Dec. 22 at Canisius after a 10-day break for final exams.
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