Feb. 10, 2011
Box Score
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Playing in his first-ever game at Madison Square Garden, Bronx native and senior John Holland scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Boston University men's basketball team past Albany, 63-44. With the two-game sweep over the Great Danes, the Terriers improve to 13-13 and 8-4 in conference play.
With BU ahead just 40-36 with 13:20 remaining, Holland keyed a 17-0 run with 12 points over the next eight minutes. Named America East Player of the Game, he started the spurt with a dunk and then capped it with four straight free throws to give the Terriers a 57-36 lead with 3:16 left on the clock.
Moving into eighth-place all-time in the league record book for scoring with 2,053 points, he finished the game 8-of-14 and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. Junior Darryl Partin contributed 14 points, while classmate Patrick Hazel posted a game-high seven rebounds.
Shooting 52.4 percent in the first half to take a commanding 32-21 lead into the locker room, BU ended the game 22-of-48 (.458) and a blistering 9-of-17 (.529) in 3-point territory. The Terriers also missed just one free throw to go 10-of-11 (.909) at the charity stripe.
Led by AE Player of the Game Logan Aronhalt's 12 points and six rebounds, the Great Danes (12-14, 5-7 AE) shot 16-of-47 (.340) from the game, including 6-of-21 (.286) from beyond the arc. UA had a 30-28 edge in rebounds and had the same amount of turnovers, nine apiece.
However, the Terriers had a combined 12 points off the bench from junior Matt Griffin and freshman Mike Terry Jr., while UA recorded just four along with zero fast break points.
Improving to 2-2 all-time at MSG with its first win since a 1959 60-58 NCAA tournament victory over UConn, BU will next host Hartford on Saturday (Feb. 12) with action slated to begin at 7 p.m.
The Terriers will honor Holland and senior team manager Fran Brown before the start of the contest as part of the Senior Day festivities.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early as the first 600 will receive a free BU basketball pink t-shirt to help raise awareness about breast cancer. They can nominate a breast cancer survivor for a free ticket to the game HERE.
