Men's Basketball Rides Hot Shooting to 81-59 Win over Army West Point

Saturday, January 11

Boston, MA

1 PM

Boston University

9-8, 3-1PL

Army West Point

5-10, 0-4PL

Army West Point

Boston University

Photo by: David Arnold

Men's Basketball Rides Hot Shooting to 81-59 Win over Army West Point

January 11, 2020 | Men's Basketball

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BOSTON – Shooting a season-high 60.7 percent from the field with the help of sophomore Walter Whyte's double-double and senior Max Mahoney's near triple-double performance, the Boston University men's basketball team claimed an 81-59 victory over Army West Point on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym.

The bench played a key role too with with their highest offensive production (24 pts.) against a Division I opponent this season, as the Terriers (9-8, 3-1 PL) extended their home win streak to six games, BU's longest since 2012-13. Held below 40 percent shooting for just the second time this season, the Black Knights (5-10, 0-4 PL) entered the matchup dropping their first three Patriot League meetings by a combined 17 points, including a 67-65 loss at 2019 PL runner-up Bucknell and 70-65 loss to defending champion Colgate.

Whyte went 4-of-6 in 3-point territory en route to 16 points while adding a career-high 12 rebounds for his third career double-double. Mahoney shot 8-of-12 and added two free throws for a game-high 18 points. He dished out a personal-best eight assists, topping Wednesday's previous high of six in an 84-67 win over Lehigh, and added nine rebounds to help the Terriers win the battle at the boards, 39-22. Junior Javante McCoy (11 pts.) and sophomore Jack Hemphill (10 pts.) reached double figures as well.

TURNING POINT

Previously overcoming a double-digit deficit in the first half, Matt Willson hit a layup to pull Army within five (55-50) at 10:23 in the second.
Mahoney then set up McCoy for a 3-pointer that sparked an 18-3 run capped by Whyte's thunderous slam dunk with 4:16 remaining.
The Black Knights went 1-of-7 during the game-changing run with three turnovers.
Hemphill gave BU its largest lead of the game (81-59) with an offensive rebound and putback with 35 seconds left.

THE SETUP

The Terriers hit their first seven shot attempts with Hemphill flushing back-to-back 3-pointers for an early 17-9 lead at 14:12.
Hemphill shortly there after had a tip-in for BU's first-double digit lead (19-9) of the contest.
Mahoney later helped set up sophomore Fletcher Tynen's 3-pointer and then was repaid in kind on a layup for a 27-12 lead at 11:26.
The Black Knights fought their way back and scored the game's next 16 points over a seven minute stretch of time with the help of three 3-pointers.
After Tucker Blackwell went 1-of-2 at the line for the 28-27 advantage, sophomore Jonas Harper set up Whyte's 3-pointer and then forced a turnover on Patriot League assist leader Tommy Funk (6.4 apg) to help McCoy score on a layup.
Junior Sukhmail Mathon netted his own layup attempt on the Terriers' final possession to put BU ahead at the half, 36-31.
The Black Knights cut their deficit to three on six occasions but were unable to get closer, as BU shot 65.5 FG% during the final 20 minutes of action.

GAME NOTES

Whyte topped his previous high of 11 rebounds set against Lehigh his freshman year on Jan. 8, 2018.
With 18 points, Mahoney moved to 1,300 for his career, surpassing both John Papale ('16) and Cedric Hankerson ('18) for the No. 13 slot.
Mahoney averaged 20.5 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 7.0 apg and 70.8 FG% in a successful two-game homestand.
Hemphill reached double figures for the fourth time in his career and first time since tallying 10 points at home vs. Army one year prior.
BU finished above 50.0 percent from behind the arc for the first time this season, shooting 8-of-15 (.533).
The Terriers avenged last season's sweep to Army and improved to 18-11 all-time in the series.

NEXT UP: LOYOLA MARYLAND

The Terriers will have a quick turnaround and fly south to Baltimore for a 7 p.m. tip on Monday night against the Greyhounds on the CBS Sports Network.
BU eliminated the Greyhounds in the PL first round this past March, 71-63.
The home team has won the last eight meetings between the two schools.