BOSTON – Despite shooting 48.1 percent from the field, the Boston University men's basketball team fell to American, 69-58, on Wednesday night at Case Gym. 

The Eagles (5-13, 2-5 PL) snapped the Terriers' (9-9, 5-2 PL) three-game win streak with the help of 15 steals and by hitting four more made 3-pointers and seven extra free throws. Both teams finished an identical 25-of-52 (.481) from the field.

TURNING POINT

• Following freshman Javante McCoy's game-tying layup at 10:42, American had three different individuals hit a 3-pointer over the next two minutes to give the Eagles the lead for good.
• BU cut the deficit to five at 6:52 (50-45) and 3:21 (54-49), but each time, Sam Iorio flushed a 3-pointer in response each time to keep the Terriers at bay.
• Iorio added one more at 1:59 to extend American's lead to double digits for the first time in the contest.

THE SETUP

• The teams went back and forth to start with Marvin Bragg giving American an early 14-12 lead at 11:45.
• Senior Cedric Hankerson found sophomore Tyler Scanlon for a jumper and then hit his lone 3-pointer to spark a 12-2 run capped by senior Will Goff's trey at 7:26.
• Unfortunately for BU, the offense fell out of sync, as the Terriers went 0-of-6 the rest of the half while committing six turnovers.
• American charged back to enter the locker room ahead, 29-24, and started the second half with a layup to make it a 15-0 run.
• James Washington kept the Eagles' lead at seven (41-34) with 13:45 remaining before the Terriers tried to mount a rally.
• Senior Eric Johnson hit a 3-pointer and was followed by layups from sophomore Max Mahoney and McCoy, as BU tied the contest for the fifth and final time at 10:42. 

GAME NOTES

• Hankerson had a season-high seven rebounds with four assists and 14 points to move past Tony Simms ('83) for sole possession of the No. 16 slot in the BU all-time scoring list at 1,221 career points.
• Freshman Walter Whyte had 11 points and seven rebounds, while Mahoney contributed 10 points.
• Scanlon finished one point and one rebound shy of his fourth double-double of the season.
• The Terriers' 21 turnovers marked the most this season, topping the 20 set in a 78-69 win at Maine.
• Even though BU committed nine more turnovers, the Eagles only outscored the Terriers by two (18-16) off the miscues.
• Iorio led the Eagles with 26 points, seven rebounds, six steals and four assists, while Sa'eed Nelson totaled 18 points, five assists and four steals.
• BU had its seven-game regular-season win streak against American snapped tonight and is now 7-4 overall since joining the Patriot League with two conference tournament losses.

NEXT UP: NAVY

• After playing four games in the state of Massachusetts, the Terriers will open a two-game road trip at Navy on Saturday (Jan. 20) with tip-off slated for 2 p.m.
• BU is 6-2 against the Midshipmen since joining the Patriot League but has split the last four meetings with the road team winning each time.
• The Terriers are currently in second place alone in the PL at 5-2, one game behind Bucknell and one ahead of Navy, Army and Colgate.