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By: Greg Levinsky<\/p>\n
Just over two minutes into Boston University’s 91-79 loss to Bucknell on Sunday, sophomore Max Mahoney headed to the bench after picking up his second foul. Despite putting up a respectable 10 points in 12 minutes, it was one of his less favorable performances in recent play \u2013 a season low in minutes.<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-8 forward returned to much needed stellar form with the continuing absence of senior guard Cedric Hankerson, who missed his third game in a row ailing to a hamstring injury. Senior Nick Havener did not play due to the flu.<\/p>\n
“You could tell right from the start today that we were engaged and locked in,” Boston University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joe Jones said. “[Mahoney] was the guy we had to ride tonight because he had it going.”<\/p>\n
With a depleted front court coupled with 6-foot-7 sophomore Tyler Scanlon not in the starting lineup for the first time all year, Mahoney threw the Terriers’ (12-10, 8-3 Patriot League) first punch.<\/p>\n
In the first two-plus minutes in Wednesday’s 64-55 win over Loyola Maryland (7-15, 5-6 PL), Mahoney netted six of his game-high 27 points, including opening the game’s scoring on a put back off an offensive rebound.<\/p>\n
“It was kind of frustrating in the Bucknell game, having to sit most of the first half,” Mahoney said. “I tried to be not passive, but smarter with the decisions I was making on the court.”<\/p>\n
After picking up his first foul 3:05 into the game, Mahoney headed to the bench. He returned two minutes later and immediately scored. Mahoney finished with 16 of the Terriers’ 33 first-half points enabling a 33-29 advantage.<\/p>\n
Tasked to match up with Loyola senior forward Cam Gregory, who came into the game leading the Patriot League in offensive rebounding per game at 3.5 a contest, Mahoney out-muscled his elder all night. Gregory was limited to a modest four points and five rebounds in 26 minutes.<\/p>\n
“We were locked in from the start of the game,” Jones said. “We were dialed in, the guys did it. We went after the ball. Tonight we went and made a concerted effort to rebound the ball.”<\/p>\n
Midway through the second half, Loyola closed their deficit to 40-39 on a put-back jam by freshman forward Brett Holcombe. Mahoney followed with BU’s next seven points including a traditional 3-point play of his own to give him 21 points, and regain a two possession lead.<\/p>\n
Senior guard Eric Johnson fed Mahoney with a beautiful pass to set up the play, and Mahoney met Johnson with a hug after converting the bucket.<\/p>\n
“That’s the play I will probably remember,” Mahoney said. “It wasn’t a play that I made, he just made it really easy for me.”<\/p>\n
Mahoney added a falling jumper on BU’s next possession. He later picked up consecutive fouls going for offensive rebounds, his fourth with 4:32 left in regulation, and got taken out of the game by Coach Jones. He returned and added a bucket to create a three-possession cushion, then blocked a shot by Loyola junior Sam Norton to set up a 3-pointer by Johnson to ice the victory.<\/p>\n
Mahoney’s 27\u00a0points was his second highest output of both the season and his career. Mahoney’s fourth 20-point output was his most efficient, going 12-of-14 from the floor and 3-of-5 from the charity stripe. He also added seven rebounds.<\/p>\n
“I thought we were really selfless tonight,” Mahoney said. “The ball just happened to come into my hands when I was near the rim so it was pretty easy for me. I was just trying to be aggressive on offense and do what I could do.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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