Men's Basketball Rides Early Surge to 71-61 Win at Albany

Wednesday, November 14

Albany, NY

7:30 PM

Boston University

3-1

Albany

0-2

Boston University

Albany (NY)

Javante McCoy attempts 3FG against Vermont

Photo by: Rich Gagnon

Men's Basketball Rides Early Surge to 71-61 Win at Albany

November 14, 2018 | Men's Basketball

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ALBANY, N.Y. – Highlighted by 10 3-pointers and a strong all-around defensive effort, the Boston University men's basketball team rolled to a 71-61 victory at Albany on Wednesday night.

By shooting over 50 percent for the second consecutive game and holding the Great Danes (0-1) to 33.9 FG%, the Terriers (3-1) have now won their first two road games of a season for the first time since 2008.

Sophomore Javante McCoy hit three of BU's eight 3-pointers in the first half en route to a team-high 18 points. Juniors Max Mahoney and Tyler Scanlon tallied 11 points apiece, while sophomore Sukhmail Mathon and freshman Jordan Guest combined for 16 points and 12 rebounds to help the Terriers avenge last season's 88-74 home loss to Albany.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After Cameron Healy flushed a 3-pointer for early 10-6 lead, McCoy hit a jumper and the first of his four treys in response to spark a 15-1 run capped by freshman Jack Hemphill's tip-in at 10:31.
The Great Danes cut the deficit to six (24-18) at 6:27 on Rayshawn Miller's jumper, but Scanlon and McCoy hit back-to-back bombs to force Albany to burn its third timeout.
BU entered the locker room leading, 37-26, with an 8-of-11 performance from behind the arc.
Mathon opened the second-half scoring with a layup, and Scanlon put the Terriers ahead, 46-28, at 15:47 with one of his own.
BU grabbed its largest lead of the game, 56-35, five minutes later following freshman Jonas Harper's 3-pointer and redshirt-freshman Alex Vilarino's layup.
Cameron Healy heated up for Albany with a pair of 3-pointers and a jumper to key a 14-2 run that cut the Great Danes' deficit to single digits for the first time in the second half, 58-49, with 6:16 remaining.
Mathon stopped the rally with a turnaround jumper before the shot clock to put BU's lead at double digits for good.

GAME NOTES

BU improved to 20-9 all-time against the Great Danes and have now won 10 of the last 11 meetings.
Eleven Terriers played at least six minutes apiece and contributed at least one rebound with six contributing seven-plus points.
Mathon tied a career high with two blocks.
Healy led Albany with 20 points on 6-of-16 shooting, while Adam Lulka recorded 10 points and six rebounds.

NEXT UP: EASTERN MICHIGAN

The Terriers will continue the six-game road trip by visiting Mid-American Conference member Eastern Michigan for the first time since Dec. 22, 1990.
The Eagles lead the all-time series, 2-1, after pulling out a 72-69 win at the 1997 Arizona State Classic.