Navy Staves Off Late BU Rally to Spoil Senior Day, 79-74

Saturday, March 2

Boston, MA

12 PM

Boston University

14-17, 7-11PL

Navy

11-18, 8-10PL

Navy

Boston University

Navy Staves Off Late BU Rally to Spoil Senior Day, 79-74

March 2, 2019 | Men's Basketball

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BOSTON – Despite shooting over 50 percent from the field and junior Max Mahoney eclipsing the 1,000-point milestone, the Boston University men's basketball team fell to Navy, 79-74, on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.

The road team has now won the last eight meetings in the seesaw rivalry, as the Midshipmen moved to 11-18 and 8-10 in conference play with the wire-to-wire victory. Coming off Wednesday's win over two-time defending Patriot League champion Bucknell, Navy shot 61.7 percent to overcome a 21-11 deficit in points off turnovers and snap the Terriers' (14-17, 7-11 PL) three-game win streak. Junior Tyler Scanlon posted a game-high 18 points and seven rebounds with six assists, while Hasan Abdullah nearly had a double-double for Navy with nine assists, seven points and four rebounds.

THE FINAL STRETCH

Leading by as many as 17 points with 4:54 remaining in regulation, John Carter Jr. hit a layup at 1:47 for a 73-61 advantage.
Scanlon followed with a jumper to help spark a 11-2 run over the next minute.
During the rally attempt, the Terries converted on three steals with 3-pointers by freshman Jonas Harper, Scanlon and lastly sophomore Andrew Petcash at 38 seconds to cut the deficit to 75-72.
Navy avoided another turnover in the final 38 seconds and hit all four free throws to seal the victory.

THE SETUP

The Midshipmen opened the game with a 3-pointer by Dominick Antonelli and would hit their next six field goal attempts with treys by Abdullah and Kiernan (2x) for a 19-12 lead at 15:03.
Carter Jr. added another bomb at 9:18 for Navy's first double-digit lead (27-17), and Isaiah Burnett extended the lead to 41-24 four minutes later on a layup.
Redshirt-freshman Alex Vilarino banked BU's fourth 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut the deficit to 46-35 entering the locker room.
Sophomore Javante McCoy cut the deficit to 48-39 at 16:59 on a jumper, but the Terriers wouldn't get any closer until freshman Garrett Pascoe hit a 3-pointer at 9:57 to pull within eight (56-48).
Carter Jr. drained another of his three 3-pointers on the ensuing possession to push the lead back to double digits (59-48), and Luke Loehr later hit two free throws at 4:54 to extend lead to 67-50.

GAME NOTES

Tallying 14 points, Mahoney became the 37th Terrier to reach 1,000 points (now at 1,002) with Scanlon currently sitting at 998 points.
Haper went 4-of-6 from the field with two 3-pointers to reach double-digits (11 points) for the seventh time in conference play.
McCoy finished with 10 points and three steals, while Petcash tallied nine points off the bench.
Navy edged BU in the paint, 38-34, and in second-chance opportunities, 12-6.
The Terriers now lead the all-time series, 10-4.

NEXT UP: PATRIOT LEAGUE FIRST ROUND

BU will host a Patriot League First Round game on Tuesday night (March 5) at 7 p.m. and will await the result of tonight's Loyola Maryland-Lehigh game to learn its opponent.
If the Greyhounds beat Lehigh, the Terriers will host No. 9 Loyola as the No. 8 seed.
If the Greyhounds lose to Lehigh, the Terriers will host No. 10 Holy Cross as the No. 7 seed.
BU split with Loyola this season and won both games against the Crusaders.