Navy Rides Late Surge Past Men's Basketball, 75-58

Friday, December 30

Boston, MA

2 PM

Boston University

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Navy

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Photo by: Kyle Prudhomme

Navy Rides Late Surge Past Men's Basketball, 75-58

December 30, 2022 | Men's Basketball

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BOSTON – Opening Patriot League play, the Boston University men's basketball team fell to Navy, 75-58, on Friday afternoon at Case Gym.

The Midshipmen (8-5, 1-0 PL) saw their 13-point lead cut to four with 6:34 remaining but went on a 11-1 run over the next 3:50 to snap the Terriers' (7-7, 0-1 PL) eight-game home win streak that dated back to last February.

Graduate student Walter Whyte and senior Ethan Brittain-Watts netted a team-high 16 points apiece, as they hit two 3-pointers alongside graduate student Fletcher Tynen (10 pts.). Senior Nevin Zink and sophomore Malcolm Chimezie joined Tynen in hauling in seven rebounds to help BU win the rebound battle, 38-35.

Entering the game ranked eighth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (.493) and 63rd in made 3-pointers per game (2.75), Tyler Nelson went 4-of-6 from behind the arc and 9-of-9 at the charity stripe en route to 25 points. Sean Yoder added 17 points, as Navy posted a 21-6 advantage in made free throws.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU jumped out of the gate with Tynen hitting a layup and feeding Whyte for a layup.
Brittain-Watts responded to a Navy jumper with one of his own and then found Whyte for a fast break trey for an early 9-2 lead at 17:24.
The Midshipmen though chipped away and eventually grabbed the lead for good, 13-12, at 12:05 on Yoder's layup.
Three minutes later, Yoder hit another layup and the bonus free throw to cap the game-changing 20-5 run.
Austin Inge's layup gave Navy its largest lead, 31-18, with 4:48 left in the half.
Junior Miles Brewster provided an energy jolt by nailing a 3-pointer to beat the buzzer and cut the deficit to 36-28 entering the locker room at the half.
BU pulled within three, 45-42, at 13:08 on Chimezie's hook shot and had a chance to move even closer.
The Terriers though missed a pair of free throws, and Yoder followed with a 3-pointer and bonus free throw for the six-point swing.
Facing a 54-44 deficit with nine minutes remaining, Whyte tried to mount a rally with a jumper and 3-pointer.
Tynen hit BU's eighth and final trey at 6:34 to put the deficit at 56-52 before Navy pulled away.

GAME NOTES

Brittain-Watts has now scored in double figures five times over the last six contests after hitting the mark four times during his first three seasons.
The Terriers outscored Navy in bench production (13-12) and in second-chance opportunities (14-10) but were outscored off turnovers, 14-12, and in the paint, 30-20.
BU was seeking its first 5-0 start at home since 1996.
The Terriers finished 8-of-36 in 3-point territory for their most attempts since going 11-of-39 against Marist on Dec. 18, 2021.
Navy earned its fourth straight win over BU after claiming a three-game sweep last season that included an 85-80 OT victory in the PL semifinals.

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