Terriers Unable to Overcome Slow Start in 86-67 Loss at Drexel

Wednesday, November 21

Philadelphia, PA

3 PM

Boston University

3-3

Drexel

2-2

Boston U.

Drexel

Max Mahoney drives toward the hoop at Miami

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Terriers Unable to Overcome Slow Start in 86-67 Loss at Drexel

November 21, 2018 | Men's Basketball

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Hitting the midway point of the six-game road trip, the Boston University men's basketball team was unable to overcome a slow start and eventually fell at Drexel, 86-67, on Wednesday afternoon.

The Dragons (3-2) scored the game's first six points and never once trailed against the Terriers (3-3), finishing the game 31-of-55 (.564) from the field and 17-of-19 (.895) at the charity stripe. Drexel had five men reach double figures while junior Max Mahoney became the first this season to reach 20 points for BU.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Camren Wynter netted the game's first two buckets on a pair of jumpers to give Drexel the lead for good.
Wynter later added a fastbreak layup at 14:20 to extend the lead to 13-4 and prompt head coach Joe Jones to burn his second timeout.
Junior Tyler Scanlon came out of the timeout with a floater to ignite a 10-2 run capped by his 3-pointer at 11:41 to cut the deficit to one.
BU had one opportunity to grab the lead after earning a defensive stop on the ensuing possession but missed on a long jumper.
Drexel slowly built up its lead to as high as 12 (42-30) with 2:51 remaining in the half.
Freshman Garrett Pascoe helped BU enter the locker room with some momentum after feeding both Mahoney and Scanlon under the hoop for easy layups to cut into Drexel's lead (44-38).
The Terriers had opportunities to pull closer at the start of the second but came up empty on three possessions before Trevor John buried a 3-pointer to extend the Dragons' advantage to nine points.
BU momentarily pulled within seven (56-49) at 11:38 on three straight buckets from freshman Jordan Guest, freshman Jonas Harper and Mahoney.
Drexel though went on a 21-6 run over the next five minutes to help pull away for the win.

GAME NOTES

Mahoney shot a near-perfect 9-of-10 and added two free throws on four attempts to reach 20+ points for the seventh time in his career.
Scanlon recorded 14 points and dished out a season-high six assists, one shy of his personal best.
Sophomore Javante McCoy (9 pts.) was unable to reach double digits in scoring for the first time this season against an NCAA Division I opponent but did lead BU with four rebounds, as Drexel won the battle at the boards, 40-21.
BU finished the contest 30-of-64 FG (.469) and 3-of-14 (.214) 3FG.
Wynter was one of five Dragons to reach double figures with a game-high 22 points while adding nine assists.
Drexel and BU met for the first time since both schools were members of the America East during the 2000-01 season.
The Dragons extended the win streak to seven games in the series and now lead the rivalry, 23-10.

NEXT UP: RUTGERS

The Terriers will remain on the road and visit Big Ten member Rutgers on Friday (Nov. 23) at 2 p.m.
Rutgers escaped with an 81-79 win in 2012 when still a member of the Big East and currently leads the all-time series, 13-5.
BU will face a Big Ten school for the first time since coming up just short to top-seeded Illinois (66-62) in the opening round of the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) at home.