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.