Terriers Deliver Payback with 72-65 Come-From-Behind Win over Loyola Maryland

Saturday, February 23

Boston, MA

4:30 PM

Boston University

13-16, 6-10PL

Loyola Maryland

10-19, 6-10PL

Loyola Maryland

Boston University

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Terriers Deliver Payback with 72-65 Come-From-Behind Win over Loyola Maryland

February 23, 2019 | Men's Basketball

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BOSTON – Highlighted by junior Max Mahoney's seventh double-double of the season and a game-changing 3-pointer from freshman Jonas Harper, the Boston University men's basketball team rallied from a 14-point deficit to defeat Loyola Maryland, 72-65, on Saturday evening at Case Gym.

Shooting 64.0 percent in the second half, the Terriers (13-16, 6-10 PL) moved to 7-0 all-time at home against the Greyhounds (10-19, 6-10 PL), who were seeking their first-ever sweep after rallying from a 13-point deficit for an 81-73 OT home win back on Jan. 16. Mahoney led BU with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Isaiah Hart posted 25 points and six assists for Loyola.

TURNING POINT

Facing a 63-61 deficit, BU finished the final 95 seconds on an 11-2 run with four different Terriers finding the hoop, as the Greyhounds went 1-of-5 with a costly turnover.
Mahoney tied the game for the sixth and final time with a layup at 1:35.
After Kenneth Jones missed an attempt from behind the arc on Loyola's next possession, redshirt-freshman Alex Vilarino found Harper near the corner for just BU's third 3-pointer of the game.
Harper then swiped the ball away from Patriot League leading scorer Andrew Kostecka and hit two free throws.
Kostecka followed with a layup, but Vilarino and junior Tyler Scanlon hit two free throws apiece over the final 22 seconds to seal the win.

THE SETUP

After nearly three minutes of scoreless action, Casmir Ochiaka scored the game's first basket to spark a 9-2 spurt capped by Hart's trey at 15:04.
Freshman Jack Hemphill drained a short jumper to cut the deficit to 9-6, but the Greyhounds went on a 13-2 run finished by Kostecka's two free throws at 7:34.
Facing a 28-16 deficit with 2:41 left in the half, Vilarino flushed a 3-pointer and later hit a layup before the buzzer to help the Terriers net 12 of the final 16 points to pull within four (32-28) entering the locker room.
Mahoney started the second half by finding Vilarino for a layup and free throw before giving BU its first lead of the game own bucket at 19:01 (33-32).
Hart completed a 3-point play at 16:50 to retake a 37-36 advantage, but Scanlon and Mahoney combined for the next eight points to pull back ahead, 44-37, at 13:05.
The Greyhounds trailed, 46-40, with 10:32 remaining before Hart heated up with a 3-pointer and 3-point play to give Loyola a 53-48 lead at 7:57.
Jones drained Loyola's fourth and final 3-pointer at 5:49 to grab a 56-52 advantage that was erased by back-to-back layups from Mahoney and Scanlon.
Scanlon found McCoy for a 3-pointer at 3:12 and 59-57 lead, but Kostecka hit two free throws on the next possession.
Ochiaka used a layup and then two free throws to give Loyola its final lead, 63-61, at 1:53 before the Terriers pulled away.

GAME NOTES

Mahoney earned back-to-back double-doubles for the first time in his career after totaling 11 points and 12 rebounds in Monday's 70-60 win at Holy Cross.
Scanlon netted 14 points with three steals and is now 31 away from the 1,000-point milestone, while Mahoney is 40 away from hitting the mark.
Vilarino and McCoy combined for 25 points, while Harper had seven of BU's 13 points off the bench.
Kostecka was held five points his season-scoring average at 16 off 6-of-12 FG (0-of-5 3FG) and 4-of-4 FT.
BU out-rebounded Loyola, 33-21, and limited the Greyhounds to just two second-chance points after allowing 18 in January's loss.
The Terriers finished 28-of-51 FG (.549) and 13-of-19 FT (.684), while the Greyhounds went 25-of-53 FG (.472) and 11-of-13 (.846).
BU now leads the all-time series, 10-6, with the home team winning each of the last three seasons.

NEXT UP: LAFAYETTE

Currently 2-3 this season in avoiding sweeps, the Terriers will have one more opportunity to avenge an earlier conference loss when they visit Lafayette on Wednesday (Feb. 27) at 4:30 p.m.
The Leopards shot 54.4 FG% and outscored the Terriers' bench, 34-10, to post a 79-72 win back on Feb. 6.
Scanlon netted a career-high 28 points in the loss.