BOSTON - Graduate student Miles Brewster posted 19 points and sophomore Kyrone Alexander added 16 points, but the No. 4-seeded Boston University men's basketball program dropped an 86-78 contest to No. 5 Navy in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League tournament Thursday evening at Case Gym.

BU (16-16, 10-8 PL) rebounded from an extended 15-4 run by the Midshipmen (14-18, 10-8 PL) in the game's opening 7:25 to pull within two possessions on multiple instances, including an 82-78 deficit with 19 seconds left in regulation. However, Navy shot 60 percent from the field and posted a 22-9 advantage in made free throws during the second half to end the Terriers' season. 

An All-PL Third Team honoree, Brewster finished 7-for-13 from the field, including 3-for-4 from three-point range, to lead BU in scoring. Alexander, an All-PL Second Team member, was three rebounds shy of his third double-double, while senior Malcolm Chimezie and freshman Ben Defty each notched 12 points alongside five rebounds apiece. Sophomore Michael McNair was the fifth Terrier to score in double figures at 10 points.

Navy's All-PL First Team honoree Austin Benigni led all scorers with 30 points, including 14 made free throws off 16 attempts, alongside six assists. Donovan Draper dropped 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while Aidan Kehoe totaled 14 points, seven boards and pair of blocks. Jordan Pennick was the fourth Mid in double figures at 10 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After Brewster scored the first bucket on a driving layup and Chimezie hit a hook shot for early 4-2 lead at 16:30, the Mids scored 13 straight points with Lysander Rehnstrom draining back-to-back 3-pointers to grab the lead for good.
• Facing the 11-point deficit with 12:35 remaining in the half, BU responded with an 8-0 spurt capped by Defty's fre throw at 9:32.
• Three minutes later, Alexander hit a turnaround jumper to pull even closer, 21-19, but Navy continued to have a response.
• Brewster hit a deep 3-pointer before the buzzer to cut the Mids' lead to 32-26 entering the locker room.
• Navy scored the first two buckets of the second half and used a Benigni free throw to grab its largest lead, 43-31, at 15:04.
• The teams traded baskets for much of the second half with neither team making a big enough run to pull away.
• Facing a 69-58 deficit with 4:29 remaining in regulation after Jinwoo Kim hit a pair of free throws, Defty completed a 3-point play and Chimezie added a putback to pull within six at 4:08.
• Navy though scored four straight points and later finished the game with four straight free throws over the final 19 seconds to advance to Sunday's PL semifinal at top-seed Bucknell.

• Brewster's 19 points matched the 19 scored at UMass Lowell as his second highest total of the season. He finished 8-for-15 from behind the arc over the last three games.
• The Mids snapped the Terriers' 11-game home win streak, which was the program's longest in 29 years.
• BU and Navy combined for 106 points in the second half after totaling 58 in the first. The Mids scored 22 of those points from the charity stripe after attempting just two shots during the first 20 minutes of action.
• The Terriers dropped to 5-2 this season when shooting 50+ percent from the field and 2-6 when opponents shoot above 50 percent.
• Navy outscored BU off turnovers, 27-8, and posted an 18-16 advantage in second-chance points thanks to 12 offensive rebounds. The 18 points surpassed Colgate's 16 total from January as the most earned by an opponent this season.
• BU and Navy are now 2-2 all-time in the PL tournament with all four meetings taking place over the last six years. The Terriers own a 15-13 edge in the series.