Colgate Pulls Away in Second Half to Upend Men's Basketball, 72-53

Saturday, February 19

Hamilton, NY

1:30 PM

Boston University

19-10,10-6Patriot

Colgate

17-11,13-2Patriot

Boston U.

Colgate

Walter Whyte dribbles the ball up the left side of the court with a defender on his left.

Photo by: Mark Seliger

Colgate Pulls Away in Second Half to Upend Men's Basketball, 72-53

February 19, 2022 | Men's Basketball

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HAMILTON, N.Y. – Trying to remain in the hunt for the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Patriot League tournament, the Boston University men's basketball team fell at Colgate, 72-53, on Saturday afternoon.

Helped by a 10-3 advantage in made 3-pointers, the Raiders (17-11, 13-2 PL) extended their win streak to nine games, as the Terriers (19-10, 10-6) saw their current win streak halted at four contests. Facing a 30-27 halftime deficit, Colgate shot 55.6 FG% in the second half and held BU to 34.6 FG% to avenge January's 76-72 loss at Case Gym.

Graduate student Javante McCoy went 7-of-14 from the field for 16 points and added five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Classmate Sukhmail Mathon had a game-high eight rebounds with 11 points, while senior Walter Whyte recorded 10 points and five boards.

Nelly Cummings shot just 5-of-16 but went a perfect 6-of-6 at the line to finish with 18 points, while Jack Ferguson flushed four 3-pointers en route to 15 points and seven rebounds. Ryan Moffatt and Keegan Records combined for 22 points, 13 boards and seven assists to help the Raiders.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After Mathon and McCoy hit back-to-back buckets for an early 8-4 lead, the Raiders scored nine straight with the help of 3-pointers from Moffatt and Cummings to pull ahead, 13-8, at 12:54.
Facing an 18-13 deficit with 9:17 left in the half, the Terriers chipped away and eventually retook the lead, 20-19, at 4:20 on senior Jonas Harper's free throw.
Mathon followed Whyte's 3-pointer with two free throws to give BU its largest lead of the game, 28-21, at 1:41, but Ferguson and Cummings both struck from behind the arc to pull within three (30-27) entering the locker room.
Harper started the second half with a 3-pointer, but Ferguson came ritht back with one of his own to spark a 21-4 run capped by Oliver Lynch-Daniels' bomb at 10:28.
Mathon briefly cut Colgate's lead to single digits, 48-39, at 9:27, but the Raiders scored eight straight and would build their advantage to as high as 21 (66-45) before finishing ahead by 19.

GAME NOTES

McCoy became the fifth Terrier and 11 player in Patriot League history to reach 1,800 career points.
Mathon moved up to third all-time at BU at 811 career rebounds with his 293 boards this season counting as the ninth most at BU in one season.
Colgate tied the all-time series again, 30-30, as BU tried to claim its first sweep over the Raiders since 2014.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will next conclude the home slate Wednesday (Feb. 23) against Lafayette with a 7 p.m. tip.
BU won the previous meeting, 81-62, back on Jan. 26.