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Army Clamps Down on Men's Basketball, 73-62

February 22, 2017

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Despite senior Eric Fanning tallying a game-high 19 points and the defense recording 12 steals, the Boston University men's basketball team opened the final road trip of the regular season with a 73-62 loss at Army West Point on Wednesday night.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Army West Point, 73, Boston University 62
Records: Army (12-17, 6-11 PL), BU (16-13, 11-6 PL)
Venue: Christl Arena – West Point, N.Y.
Watch Replay: PatriotLeague.tv
BU Team Stats: 25-65 FG (.385), 7-21 3FG (.333), 5-13 FT (.385)
Army Team Stats: 28-54 FG (.519), 9-22 3FG (.409), 8-13 FT (.615)
BU Leaders: Fanning (19p, 7r), Foreman (7p, 5a, 4s), Alston (6p, 9r)
Army Leaders: Morrison (19p, 5 3FGs, 7r, 3a), Wilson (12p, 7r), Fox (15p, 3a), Edwards (8p, 7r, 2s)

THE TURNING POINT
  • After the Terriers missed an open go-ahead 3-point attempt at 4:02, the Black Knights found Luke Morrison in the corner for the trey during the midst of an 11-0 run.
  • Morrison banked another 3-pointer just before the buzzer at 2:21, and Mac Hoffman added a free throw to give Army a commanding 71-60 lead with 1:39 left.
THE SETUP
  • Freshman Tyler Scanlon opened the game with a successful drive to the hoop for a layup and added a 3-pointer following Army's first of 21 turnovers to spark a 23-6 run capped by junior Eric Johnson's trey at 11:46.
  • The Black Knights responded with a 10-2 spurt to cut the deficit to single digits, but junior Will Goff drained a 3-pointer at 8:01 to push the lead back to 28-16.
  • Held off the scoreboard for four minutes, sophomore Kyle Foreman and senior Eric Fanning hit back-to-back buckets to grab BU's final double-digit lead of the game, as Jordan Fox immediately responded with a 3-pointer at 3:17.
  • Tommy Funk and Luke Morrison both hit bombs in the final 70 seconds to give Army a 38-36 halftime after trailing by as many as 17 points early in the game.
  • BU started the second half missing a pair of free throw attempts but managed to overcome Morrison's second of five 3-pointers and tie the game, 41-41, at 18:16 on senior Justin Alston's 3-point play highlighted by a dunk and Scanlon's short jumper.
  • The Black Knights quickly regained the lead and pulled ahead by as many as seven (50-43) before the Terriers tied the game at 6:45 (58-58) and 4:37 (60-60), respectively.
  • Jordan Fox put Army up for good with a jumper after freshman Max Mahoney found the cutting Scanlon for an easy layup.
  • The Terriers then missed an open 3-point attempt and would never get another opportunity to either tie the game or retake the lead.
GAME NOTES
  • Fanning went 7-of-15 and hit two 3-pointers to finish with 19 points, as the Terriers only had one player reach double figures in a game for the third time this season.
  • After going 6-of-13 from three in the first half, BU went 1-of-8 in the second half while also going 5-of-12 at the charity stripe during the final 20 minutes of action.
  • The Terriers outscored Army in points off turnovers, 21-10, behind a 12-6 advantage in steals. 
  • BU saw the last two opponents (Army and Bucknell) shoot over 50 percent from the field for the first time since Canisius and Syracuse hit the mark back in December.
  • Army overcame a double-digit deficit for the second consecutive game after winning at Navy, 71-68, despite trailing by as many as 25 with little more than 12 minutes left in regulation.
  • With one game remaining, the Terriers are currently tied for second in the PL with Lehigh at 11-6 ... BU owns the tiebreaker over the Mountain Hawks due to an earlier sweep, but could potentially fall to fourth in the seeding due to Navy (10-7 PL) owning a tiebreaker over the Terriers. 
NEXT UP: HOLY CROSS
  • The Terriers will end the regular season at Holy Cross on Saturday (Feb. 25) with tip-off set for 2 p.m.
  • The game will be part of the Turnpike Trophy all-sports competition in which the Terriers currently own a 10-1 advantage against Holy Cross.
  • In the last meeting back on Dec. 30, the Terriers prevailed, 61-55, with Justin Alston posting 13 points and game-high 15 rebounds … Eric Fanning added 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
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