Junior forward Max Mahoney, who had a team-high 20 points to go with seven rebounds and five assists said Vilarino and Guest fit in with the starting unit.<\/p>\n
“We had to have some other guys step up today, and I think Alex and Jordan did a great job,” Mahoney said.<\/p>\n Jones said Vilarino would’ve started whether Pascoe was available or not because he saw him meshing better with the starters. Jones inserted Guest because he felt it would strengthen the rotation.<\/p>\n “I just thought we needed a change,” he said.<\/p>\n A Vilarino three-point play just over halfway through the first game BU its first lead. It was his bucket that started an 11-2 run, making it a three-possession game with just over five minutes to play in the half. Freshman forward Jack Hemphill (9 points, 5 rebounds) scored seven straight points for the Terriers in a span of 107 seconds to give BU its first double-digit lead with less than two minutes in the first half.<\/p>\n “You bring a guy like Jack off the bench, obviously he can put a lot of pressure on you,” Jones said.<\/p>\n BU (7-5) went into halftime with a 39-26 advantage as Vilarino scooped in a score just before the buzzer. He finished with five points, four rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes.<\/p>\n “I felt like it was very important that they were going to press us today,” Vilarino said. “A lot of times there were three on two opportunities, so I was just trying to do my best and push the ball to others so they could get shots.”<\/p>\n His work was enough to impress his coach.<\/p>\n “I like what I saw from him tonight,” Jones said.<\/p>\n Guest had nine points in 22 minutes. Mathon produced a solid effort off the bench \u2013 arguably his best performance of the season \u2013 with six points and seven rebounds across 15 minutes.<\/p>\n Nicholls (5-5) crept back in on the strength of Jeremiah Jefferson (game-high 21 points), but a Mahoney bucket off a lob from Tyler Scanlon (11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists) coupled with a free throw resulted in another three-point play to help the Terriers keep a double-digit lead.<\/p>\n Defensive stop leads to Scanlon’s touchdown throw to Mahoney! #GoBU<\/a><\/p>\n Watch the final minutes on NESN and Patriot League Network – https:\/\/t.co\/wT8TU1RPRW<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/VD0J8H70D0<\/a><\/p>\n![\"48359306_2359253954148344_2649187436499828736_n\"](\"https:\/\/wtbusportstrial.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/12\/48359306_2359253954148344_2649187436499828736_n.jpg\")
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