{"id":34638,"date":"2022-11-12T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=34638"},"modified":"2022-11-12T01:05:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T06:05:02","slug":"mens-basketball-terriers-fall-to-uconn-big-east-preseason-player-of-the-year-sanogo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2022\/11\/12\/mens-basketball-terriers-fall-to-uconn-big-east-preseason-player-of-the-year-sanogo\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball: Terriers fall to UConn, Big East Preseason Player of the Year Sanogo"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sam Robb O\u2019Hagan<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Boston University Men\u2019s Basketball (1-1) couldn\u2019t recover after a dominant start from the Connecticut Huskies (2-0), losing their first game of the 2022-23 season 86-57 at Gampel Pavilion.<\/span><\/p>\n

UConn, led by Big East Preseason Player of the Year Adama Sanogo, opened their second game of the season on a convincing 20-2 run, relentlessly attacking the paint and asserting themselves on the offensive glass.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe got the wind taken out of us,\u201d BU Head Coach Joe Jones said about his team\u2019s performance in Storrs. \u201cWe haven\u2019t faced that type of athleticism yet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terriers\u2019 offense was helpless out of the gates in creating any penetration towards the basket, and they were ice-cold from the field, starting the first half 0-8 and turning the ball over three times on their first four possessions.<\/span><\/p>\n

BU\u2019s offensive production stuttered to life in the last 10 minutes of the first half as their defense began to find its feet; the Terriers\u2019 first two made field goals came after an impressive defensive possession that bled the shot-clock and a steal from senior guard Fletcher Tynen.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terrier defense consistently forced turnovers throughout the game, including an impressive steal and layup from senior guard Ethan Brittian-Watts that prompted an immediate UConn timeout in the opening minutes of the second half.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jones knows he needs more from his team on defense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s much for me to say I feel good about,\u201d Jones said of the Terriers\u2019 defensive performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brittian-Watts\u2019 steal, one of three for the senior, brought the Terriers within 14 points with 14:30 left in the second half, before the Huskies pulled away in a run led by threes from Joey Calcaterra and Alex Karaban.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Those crucial shots were a sudden change in the source of the Huskies\u2019 offensive production, who dominated the paint in the first-half through Sanogo and 7 -foot-1 freshman center Donovan Clingan. The pair was an obvious mismatch with the Terriers\u2019 bigs, the tallest of which was sophomore forward Malcom Chemizie at 6-foot-8.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sanogo and Clingan combined for 37 points and 32 rebounds, leading the Huskies to a commanding performance on the glass that included 11 offensive rebounds. Sanogo\u2019s dominance in the paint was supplemented with two made threes, after refraining from a single 3-point attempt in the Huskies\u2019 first game of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Graduate guard Walter Whyte built on his excellent 27 point, 13 rebound opening night, finishing with 19 points on over 50% shooting from the field while playing the entire game before Jones waved the white flag in the closing minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s like a son, he really is,\u201d Jones said of Whyte, noting that he\u2019s been in the program for half of his coaching tenure at BU. \u201cObviously, he\u2019s an outstanding player.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Whyte\u2019s second-straight impressive performance, notably, came without a made three after making six against Northeastern.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe did a good job of getting to the basket and scoring at the basket,\u201d Jones said. \u201cWe were able to post him up a couple of times.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Whyte wasn\u2019t the only significant contributor on offense. Junior guard Damon Tate provided 11 points off the bench and was perfect from behind the arc (2-for-2). Tynen scored eight and was a reliable jump-shooter all night long.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But the Terriers aren\u2019t taking any moral victories from their trip to one of college basketball\u2019s most historic programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur energy and attitude has to be better when things aren\u2019t going well,\u201d Jones said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think we had some guys that were, you know, making excuses. We got to get past that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terriers will look to bounce back as they return to Case Gymnasium on Monday Night for a matchup with Johnson & Wales, tipping off at 7 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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