Men's Basketball Rolls to 85-61 Win over Gordon College

Friday, November 12

Boston, MA

5 PM

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Men's Basketball Rolls to 85-61 Win over Gordon College

November 12, 2021 | Men's Basketball

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BOSTON – Highlighted by 11 3-pointers and eight blocks, the Boston University men's basketball team rolled to an 85-61 win over Gordon College on Friday evening at Case Gym.

Graduate student Javante McCoy flushed four treys to lead all players with 19 points, while both classmate Sukhmail Mathon and senior Walter Whyte recorded 13 points apiece. Mathon also hauled in a career-tying 14 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, as BU improved to 1-1.

Led by Michael Makiej's 14 points, the Fighting Scots kept the game close with the help of seven 3-pointers and 14 total points off 15 BU turnovers, but the Terriers were able to pull away in the second by converting in transition for 32 fast break points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Parker Omslaer followed Michael Makiej's layup with a putback at 17:59 for the early 4-0 lead.
Garrett Sattazahn's layup gave Gordon a 17-14 advantage with 10:49 remaining, but on the next possession, senior Fletcher Tynen set up junior Garrett Pascoe for a 3-pointer to ignite a 20-3 run capped by Mathon's layup at 5:26.
The Terriers went into the locker room with a 45-32 advantage and momentarily pushed the lead to 48-34 at 18:38 on a McCoy 3-pointer.
Facing a 52-41 deficit, Gordon used Makiej's jumper and Tebbs' 3-pointer to pull within six, 52-46, at 14:03.
The Fighting Scots never got any closer though, as Pascoe assisted on Whyte's 3-pointer and then used his own steal to set up an emphatic two-handed slam dunk to put BU's lead back at double-digits (59-48) with 11:11 remaining.
Tynen and Whyte hit back-to-back bombs to push the lead above 20 points for the first time at 3:51 (78-57).

GAME NOTES

The matchup marked the first-ever between the two programs.
Mathon previously earned 14 rebounds at Colgate in the 2021 Patriot League quarterfinals.
Tynen dished out a career-high four assists, while senior Jonas Harper earned two blocks for the third time in his career.
Whyte is now just 68 points away from becoming the 40th Terrier to reach 1,000 career points.
Junior Tim Uzoegbu hit his first career field goal, a 3-pointer, and earned his first career block as well in the final minute of action.
In total, 11 Terriers hit at least one field goal with seven striking from behind the arc for a combined 11 3-pointers.
BU shot 51.7 FG% and 55.0 3FG% while holding the Fighting Scots to 40.0 FG% and 36.8 3FG%, respectively.
Gordon last faced an NCAA Division I opponent in 2019 and came up just short at Hartford, 86-79.

UP NEXT

BU will next open a five-game road trip with a short trek to Northeastern on Tuesday (Nov. 16).
The NESN broadcast is set for 7 p.m.
The Terriers won their last meeting at Matthews Arena in 2018, 77-74.