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By Henry Dinh-Price<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Ethan Okwuosa watched from his backside as a 3-pointer launched by Davidson\u2019s Grant Huffman fell through the net. Huffman\u2019s stepback ankle-breaking triple, which left Okwuosa, a junior guard, helpless as he slid across the hardwood, created an echoing roar at John M. Belk Arena as the Davidson Wildcats (3-2) took a 36-18 lead late in the first half, capping off a 14-2 run.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It was that kind of night for Boston University men\u2019s basketball (1-4), who trailed by double digits for the final 25 minutes of a blowout 69-45 loss.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe just weren\u2019t in the right mindset to play this game,\u201d BU head coach Joe Jones said postgame. \u201cWe did not come out hungry, wanting to beat a really good team in their building. We didn\u2019t play with that level of attitude that you have to play with to be great.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd it shows.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Terriers started off hot, scoring on their first three possessions to take an early 7-4 lead. Then the offense went cold, failing to score for the next five minutes. At the end of a 14-0 Davidson run, BU found themselves in an 18-7 deficit they couldn\u2019t escape from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A difficult layup through traffic by freshman guard Spencer Joyner cut the BU deficit to just six points with seven minutes left in the half, but it was as close as the Terriers would get, as Davidson\u2019s ensuing 14-2 run over the next four minutes gave them a comfortable 18-point lead.<\/span><\/p>\n The Terriers\u2019 offensive struggles were apparent throughout the night, as they shot 34 percent from the field, 22 percent on 3-pointers and only attempted four free throws. It resulted in a measly 45 points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The defense did not provide enough resistance either, as Davidson scored at ease in the early going. With just over 11 minutes left in the first half, Davidson had built a ten-point lead on 9-for-13 shooting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Terriers had no answers for senior guard Connor Kochera and sophomore forward Reed Bailey early on. Kochera found his spots on back cuts, while Bailey used his speed and size to score over BU\u2019s bigs in the post.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey did a good job of posting us up right away. They had great length up front,\u201d Jones said. \u201cReed Bailey is legitimately 6\u201910\u201d so he was able to score inside early.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Kochera ended with 23 points on 10-for-12 shooting, and Bailey had 12 going 6-for-9.<\/span><\/p>\n After a lackluster first half, the Terriers entered the break trailing 36-21.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Needing a strong start to the second half to get back in the contest, BU produced the opposite. Davidson started the half on a 13-2 run closed by back-to-back 3-pointers from Kochera and redshirt sophomore Angelo Brizzi to put the Wildcats up 26.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDavidson played much harder,\u201d Jones said. \u201cThey wanted it more, and their level of effort and activity was far superior.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Despite Davidson\u2019s monstrous lead, BU had an opportunity midway through the second half to make the game interesting. The Terriers held the Wildcats scoreless for close to five minutes but were unable to produce enough offense to close the gap. Scoring just seven points during Davidson\u2019s scoring drought, BU was only able to cut the deficit to 18 with 10 minutes remaining.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The short 7-0 run was a small bright spot, but what followed was a mere six points over the final 10 minutes of play as Davidson cruised to a victory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In a poor scoring night for BU, freshman wing Matai Baptiste led the Terriers with 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting. Sophomore forwards Otto Landrum and Nico Nobili added seven and six, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n The Terriers will look to bounce back on Sunday at 1 p.m. when they return home to face VTSU Johnson at Case Gym. BU is 1-0 at home and 0-4 on the road this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think this is a great game to look back on and see how far you can get,\u201d Jones said. \u201cThis is a game that you can look back on and say \u2018Okay, are we tougher than the way that we played down at Davidson?\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Featured image by Helen Gui By Henry Dinh-Price Ethan Okwuosa watched from his backside as a 3-pointer launched by Davidson\u2019s Grant Huffman fell through the net. Huffman\u2019s stepback ankle-breaking triple, which left Okwuosa, a junior guard, helpless as he slid across the hardwood, created an echoing roar at John M. 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