Navy Spoils Senior Day, 62-48

Saturday, February 17

Boston, MA

12 PM

Boston University

12-15, 8-8PL

Navy

19-10, 10-6PL

Navy

Boston University

February 17, 2018 | Men's Basketball

Box Score Box Score Highlights Coach Jones Postgame

BOSTON – After honoring seniors Cedric Hankerson, Nick Havener, Will Goff and Eric Johnson, the Boston University men's basketball team fell to Navy, 62-48, on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.

Winning their sixth-straight road conference game, the Midshipmen (19-10, 10-6 PL) held the Terriers (12-15, 8-8 PL) to 33.3 percent shooting in the second half, as the teams finished with a split for the third consecutive year.

TURNING POINT

BU battled back from an 11-point deficit late in the first half to take a 33-32 lead early in the second stanza.
That was the Terriers' last lead, however, as Navy went on a 24-10 run to grab a 54-43 lead with 7:17 left remaining in regulation.
Navy ultimately went on a 30-15 run over the final 16:32 to close out the contest.

THE SETUP

The Terriers led by four, 16-12, halfway through the opening half, with Hankerson scoring 10 of the team's 16 points.
Navy then went on an 18-3 run to create a 30-19 advantage with less than 2:30 to play in the half.
BU ended the half on a 7-1 run of its own thanks to 3-pointers from Goff and sophomore Tyler Scanlon.
That Terriers carried that momentum out of the break as they began the second half on another 7-1 run to take a 33-32 lead on a Kamali Chambers three.

GAME NOTES

Hankerson led the Terriers in scoring with 11 points, while sophomore Max Mahoney recorded 10 points.
Scanlon posted a game-high eight rebounds to go along with eight points, two assists and two steals.
The Terriers got 26 points from their bench to just 14 off the Navy bench.
The Midshipmen though outscored BU off turnovers (16-6) and in the paint (30-20).
Hasan Abdullah (13 pts.) and Shawn Anderson (13 pts.) were two of five Mids to reach double figures.
Mo Lewis (12 pts.) had eight rebounds to help Navy out-rebound the Terriers, 34-27.

NEXT UP: LAFAYETTE

The Terriers will remain at Case Gym to host the Leopards on Wednesday (Feb. 21) at 7 p.m.
BU rallied from a 16-point deficit to claim a 75-72 win at Lafayette on Jan. 24.