{"id":30445,"date":"2022-02-23T22:53:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T03:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=30445"},"modified":"2022-02-23T22:53:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T03:53:39","slug":"mens-basketball-terriers-come-back-in-second-half-to-defeat-lafayette-76-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2022\/02\/23\/mens-basketball-terriers-come-back-in-second-half-to-defeat-lafayette-76-60\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Basketball: Terriers come back in second half to defeat Lafayette 76-60"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daman Tate goes for a layup. Boston University defeated Lafayette College 76-60 Wednesday. JOE EACHUS\/ WTBU SPORTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Joe Eachus\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In its last home game of the 2021-22 regular season, the Boston University men’s basketball team overcame a hot start by Lafayette to come away with the win 76-60.<\/p>\n

The Terriers (20-10, 11-6 PL) posted their first 20-win season since 2013-14 with the victory, while Lafayette (10-18, 7-10 PL) dropped its fourth straight matchup with BU. The Leopards have not defeated BU in more than two years.<\/p>\n

Following a lackluster first half in which BU trailed by 10 at some points, the team flipped a switch at halftime to take the lead early in the second and never relinquished it.<\/p>\n

“I think our intensity defensively picked up, and a lot of times our offense builds off of our defense… we were in attack mode a bit more,” BU assistant coach Mike Quinn said.<\/p>\n

The Terriers were led by senior guard Javante McCoy, who poured in 24 points on 66.7% shooting for his seventh 20-plus point night this season.<\/p>\n

Junior guard Ethan Brittain-Watts added a career-high 13 points on 83.3% shooting in 26 minutes off the bench after missing the last two contests with injuries.<\/p>\n

“We had to come out here with some energy. We knew this was gonna be an up-and-down team, they like to get out in transition fast and shoot the three-ball,” Brittain-Watts said of the matchup.<\/p>\n

Despite allowing Lafayette to build a large lead in the first half, the Terriers came out of the halftime break firing on all cylinders, quickly drawing even and taking a lead they would never give back up.<\/p>\n

BU shot 67.9% from the field in the second half while holding Lafayette to 32.3% shooting. BU also connected on five of its eight three-point attempts in the second frame.<\/p>\n

The Terriers handily won the battle on the glass, grabbing 36 rebounds to the Leopards’ 26. The Leopards did, however, have 15 steals to BU’s seven.<\/p>\n

Fifth-year forward Sukhmail Mathon led all players in rebounds with 13, and he added 10 points to score his 15th double-double of the season. BU is 11-4 when Mathon scores a double-double.<\/p>\n

BU will take on Bucknell in its regular-season finale on Saturday, with tip-off scheduled for 2 p.m. in Lewisburg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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