{"id":35098,"date":"2022-11-27T13:12:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T18:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=35098"},"modified":"2022-11-27T13:12:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T18:12:45","slug":"mens-basketball-terriers-fall-to-southeast-missouri-state-in-cream-city-classic-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2022\/11\/27\/mens-basketball-terriers-fall-to-southeast-missouri-state-in-cream-city-classic-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball: Terriers Fall to Southeast Missouri State in Cream City Classic Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Luke Scotchie<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Despite a dominant second-half performance, Boston University Men\u2019s Basketball (4-2) lost to the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (5-1) in the Cream City Classic at the Klotsche Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by a final score of 63-52.<\/span><\/p>\n

SEMO’s Phillip Russell scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Redhawks, while graduate guard Jonas Harper led the Terriers with 15. Senior forward Nevin Zink chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds in the losing effort.<\/p>\n

The Terriers looked slow and sluggish coming out of the gates. They trailed the Redhawks in every team statistic at the end of the first half, losing the assists battle 7-4 and recorded zero blocks to SEMO\u2019s six. <\/span><\/p>\n

BU had made only six of its 27 first half field goal attempts, and were only 2-for-11 from behind the 3-point line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think if you asked anybody in our program,\u201d BU assistant coach Mike Quinn said. \u201cThey would say that was a bad half\u2026in regards to rebounding defensively (and) offensively.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terriers did not have an easy battle at the glass. Quinn praised SEMO\u2019s strong rebounding ability while acknowledging that Boston needed to do better at preventing the Redhawks from getting boards.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think the biggest thing of the game was rebounding,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cThey out-rebounded (us). We knew they were a good rebounding team, (and) we allowed them to do that. So, certain things we need to improve upon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The second half provided a much-needed chance for the Terriers to regroup and make up for their lackluster first half. They took that opportunity, scoring 34 points in the second half to bring the game within five points on multiple occasions. Quinn credits this 34-point surge to a variety of different aspects, but primarily a strong rebounding performance, especially when compared to the first half.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were able to rebound the ball better (in the second half), which allowed us to get out in transition,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cAnd we\u2019re a team that likes to get out in transition; that kind of fuels us. So I thought that was a big difference, to get some easy baskets. It allowed us to go on some runs.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Improved transition offense contributed to plenty of BU\u2019s second half points. Multiple Terriers were able to score off of fast breaks, and it helped many of them turn mediocre first half performances into stunning second halves. <\/span><\/p>\n

The most noticeable transition between first half to second half came from Harper. Plenty of his points came in transition, but Quinn believes he impacts the game in many more ways.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c(Harper) just continues to play\u2026and focus on the next play, especially on the defensive end,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cHe always stays really locked in there. He made some big plays for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

BU\u2019s strong second half led to a very close game near its end. With just over one minute left to play, the Terriers found themselves only behind by four points, but a shooting foul from graduate wing Fletcher Tynen sparked a SEMO run that sealed the game for the Redhawks. Even though the game ended in a loss, Quinn had several positive takeaways from today\u2019s game, especially BU\u2019s second-half defense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the second half, we certainly played with more energy defensively,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cSome guys really worked and took on the challenge to help spark us, communicate better, and get us more connected on the defensive end.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terriers will continue playing in the Cream City Classic Sunday at 4 p.m., where they will face Milwaukee at the Klotsche Center.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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