Childs Guides Terriers Past PL Frontrunner Bucknell, 52-48

Saturday, February 1

Boston, MA

2 PM

Boston University

11-10, 6-4PL

Bucknell

15-6, 8-2PL

BUCKNELL

Boston University

Photo by: Kevin Murray

Childs Guides Terriers Past PL Frontrunner Bucknell, 52-48

February 1, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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BOSTON – Behind Riley Childs' second double-double of the season, the Boston University women's basketball team topped Patriot League frontrunner Bucknell, 52-48, Saturday afternoon at The Roof.

Childs notched 18 points, including 12 straight between the end of the second quarter and the start of the third, and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Maggie Pina also was lights-out shooting the basketball, adding 15 points on a 6-of-9 clip from the floor, while Nia Irving poured in 11 points.

How It Happened

Irving worked the post before Pina roped back-to-back jumpers, forcing the Bison to burn an early timeout as the Terriers thrust ahead, 7-2.
Pina remained red-hot by drilling a 3-pointer, while Irving stayed aggressive by adding the next four points, guiding the Terriers to a 16-4 advantage at the end of the first.
BU continued to smother Bucknell, as Maren Durant slipped in a feed from Irving, and Childs added two from the key to push the score to 22-7.
Bucknell started to heat up, reeling off an 11-2 run to cut the gap to 24-18 with two minutes left in the half.
However, Childs countered with another triple as BU maintained a six-point command at the break.
Childs stayed in the zone to open the second half, knocking down another 3-pointer for her 12th straight point.
The Bison kept clawing back, using a 7-3 streak to make it a one-point game, 30-28, at the halfway point in the third.
Pina and Durant combined for the next seven points, while Irving connected again from the block as the score held at 39-34 in favor of the Terriers heading into the fourth.
Both defenses locked in until Childs got The Roof on its feet by taking a hit on a fast break layup, and followed with another drive to the basket to keep BU in front, 45-42, with four minutes to play.
Bucknell hit a pair of 3-pointers to take the lead, but Pina and Childs answered with two straight makes in the paint to put the Terriers back in front, 50-48, with 1:28 to play.
Durant iced the game with a pair of free throws with 8.1 seconds left as BU held on for its third straight win.

Game Notes

BU won its first home game against the Bison since the first game in the series in 2014.
The Terriers held Bucknell to its lowest scoring output in a quarter all season with a four-point showing in the first.
Additionally, BU held the Bison to their lowest point total (48) and shooting percentage (32.6) of the season.
Pina and Irving combined for BU's first 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting.
The Terriers took care of the ball as they had single-digit turnovers (9) for the first time this season.

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