Abdullah Leads 3-Point Barrage as Terriers Roll Past Colgate, 85-58

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Abdullah Leads 3-Point Barrage as Terriers Roll Past Colgate, 85-58

February 16, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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BOSTON - Sophomore Azmar Abdullah exploded for a career-high 26 points on a perfect 8-for-8 performance from three-point range to lead the Boston University men's basketball team to a convincing 85-58 win over visiting Colgate on Monday evening at Case Gym.

The Terriers (13-15, 8-7 PL) connected on 18 3-pointers, matching a school record set nine years ago, and led wire-to-wire to stretch their win streak to five and help head coach Joe Jones (2011-pres.) move into a tie with Dennis Wolff (1994-2009) for the program record of 247 career wins. The Raiders (16-12, 10-5 PL) entered the matchup shooting 48.5 percent from the field but could never get into a rhythm offensively, as they finished under 40.0 FG% for the first time this season at 20-for-58 (.345).

Totaling at least 20 points for the first time this season, Abdullah matched the best perfect three-point showing in the NCAA this season, as Colorado State's Josh Pascarelli went 8-for-8 back on Nov. 28 against South Florida. Junior Michael McNair claimed his second career double-double off 15 points and 10 rebounds alongside four assists, while freshman Sam Hughes recorded 16 points with the help of five 3-pointers. Sophomore Ben Defty also scored in double-digits at 10 total and combined with freshman Chance Gladden for 12 assists.

For Colgate, Ben Tweedy recorded 13 points and combined with Kyle Carlesimo (12 pts.) for seven buckets from behind the arc. Leading scorer Jalen Cox (17.2 ppg) finished with just 10 points on 4-for-14 shooting, while Andrew Alekseyenko came up just short of a double-double at nine points and nine rebounds. The Raiders went 9-for-21 3FG (.429) but inside the 3-point line shot 11-for-37 (.297), as BU made their lives difficult near the hoop with five blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Abdullah opened the contest with back-to-back 3-pointers off assists from Defty and McNair, respectively, to grab the lead for good.
With Hughes adding two more and McNair contributing one, the Terriers combined for five 3-pointers to move ahead, 15-4, with 14:56 left in the half.
The Raiders briefly cut the lead to single digits, 24-15, on a free throw at 8:26, but Abdullah struck again from behind the arc as part of an 8-0 spurt finished by McNair's trey three minutes later.
Gladden's successful drive to the hoop made it 36-23 entering the locker room.
Colgate opened the second half with a layup to pull within 11 but would never get any closer.
After the teams exchanged 3-pointers to put the score at 46-34, BU quickly tallied five points and finished off a 9-2 spurt with Defty's emphatic dunk at 12:30.
Two minutes later, Donte Tisinger struck from behind the arc for BU's first 20+ point lead, 61-41, and added his second with 1:11 left in regulation to match the team's single-game record.

GAME NOTES

BU previously hit 18 3-pointers in an 18-for-34 (.529) performance during a 91-75 victory at Lafayette back on Jan. 8, 2017.
Abdullah's eight 3-pointers tied Carlos Strong ('10) for the second most ever in a contest with Cedric Hankerson ('18) maintaining the lead thanks to a 10-for-20 3FG performance recorded at Syracuse his final season.
Abdullah's 26 points surpassed the two 21-point games recorded last season at Navy and vs. Howard. He doubled his previous season highs of four 3-pointers set against Holy Cross, Army and American.
Hitting three 3-pointers, McNair increased his season total to 92, tied-for-second most at BU alongside Corey Lowe ('10). John Papale ('16) holds the program record at 95.
Taking seven attempts, Hughes drained five 3-pointers for the fourth time this season after reaching the mark three times previously, including most recently at Bucknell on Jan. 31.
BU held its ninth straight opponent under 70 points in regulation and its fourth overall under 60.
The Terriers cut the Raiders' series lead to 36-32 with BU's largest margin of victory since a 90-61 win back on March 2, 1988, when the programs were both in the America East (then known as the ECAC North).

UP NEXT

After playing two games in three days with only eight players available, the Terriers will take a break and next hit the road for Lehigh on Sunday (Feb. 22) with a 12 p.m. tip.
The contest will air live on CBS Sports Network.
The Mountain Hawks escaped with a 93-91 OT victory at Case Gym back in January.