BOSTON – Featuring three Terriers with 19 or more points, the Boston University men's basketball team used an early second-half surge to roll past New Hampshire, 84-70, on Saturday afternoon at The Roof.

BU (2-2) shot 54.4 percent from the field to claim their fifth straight win against a UNH (2-2) squad that entered the matchup holding their previous three opponents to 33.7 FG% with a positive 11.3 rebounding margin. The Terriers posted a 34-30 advantage in rebounds while outscoring the Wildcats in the paint, 50-28, and off turnovers, 19-6.

Senior Max Mahoney was one rebound shy of a double-double with 20 points and three assists, while junior Javante McCoy tallied 20 points. Sophomore Walter Whyte was one point short of giving the Terriers three men with 20+ points in a game for the first time since March 22, 2010. UNH also had three men reach double figures with the help of 10 3-pointers, as Jayden Martinez and Sean Sutherlin combined for 39 points and 13 boards.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Martinez opened the contest by hitting the first of his five bombs to give UNH its largest lead of the game that was quickly answered by Whyte's 3-pointer at 17:06.
• With an 11-9 advantage, Whyte found freshman Ethan Brittain-Watts for his first-career 3-pointer to spark a 9-3 spurt capped by McCoy's layup at 8:43.
• In a half featuring five ties and three lead changes, the Wildcats hit back-to-back treys to tie the game, 20-20, at 6:19 and grabbed their final lead on another at 1:52 (32-30).
• McCoy quickly tied the game for the final time on a layup, and Mahoney netted four points in the final minute to grab a 36-32 halftime lead.
• The Wildcats started the second half with a free throw, but sophomore Alex Vilarino assisted on Whyte's next two buckets to spark a 20-5 run that ended with junior Andrew Petcash finding Whyte for the slam dunk at 13:52 and 56-38 lead.
• Facing a 67-50 deficit with 9:30 minutes remaining, the Wildcats clawed their way back and pulled within eight at 5:41 (71-63) on Martinez's fifth 3-pointer and at 3:09 (76-68) on Sutherlin's layup.
• The Wildcats had a defensive stop on the next possession and the opportunity to move even closer, but Whyte forced a turnover, which led to Mahoney finding McCoy for the back-breaking 3-pointer at 2:23.
• McCoy scored three points over the next two offensive possessions to seal the victory.

GAME NOTES

• Mahoney went 8-of-10 from the field to reach 20 points for the first time this season and 16th time in his career while also moving up two slots to No. 28 all-time at BU with 1,079 points.
• McCoy reached double digits for the first time this year on 8-of-15 shooting and 20 points for the fifth time ever.
• With 19 points, Whyte missed out on leading the team in scoring for the first time this year.
• Junior Sukhmail Mathon had six points and four rebounds in 10 minutes, while Harper had seven points and three steals.
• Hosting UNH for the first time since a 73-69 win in 2016, BU improved to 101-39 all-time in the series that dates back to 1908-09.
• The Terriers scored the most points against the Wildcats since a 94-64 road victory on Jan. 22, 2003 and most at home since an 84-49 win on Jan. 12, 1999.
• Sutherlin finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists, while Martinez had 19 points and six boards.
• Blondeau Tchoukuiengo was the third Wildcat in double figures at 13 points.
• The victory put BU at 1-1 against the America East following Wednesday's road loss to defending champion Vermont with two games remaining in December at UMass Lowell and Merrimack.

NEXT UP: CANCUN CHALLENGE

• The Terriers will open their six-game road trip with the Cancun Challenge that will start on Tuesday (Nov. 19) at SEC member South Carolina.
• BU will then visit West Virginia on Friday (Nov. 22) before flying south to Cancun for two more contests on Nov. 26-27.
• The Gamecocks are 2-0 all-time against BU with seven-point victories in 1979-80 (Boston) and 1980-81 (Columbia).