{"id":39861,"date":"2024-01-10T23:32:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T04:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=39861"},"modified":"2024-01-10T23:34:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T04:34:19","slug":"mens-basketball-brewster-leads-bu-past-american-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2024\/01\/10\/mens-basketball-brewster-leads-bu-past-american-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Basketball: Brewster leads BU past American University"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured image by Jacob Ireland<\/em><\/p>\n

By James Noyes<\/em><\/p>\n

The Boston University Terriers (6-10, 1-2 PL) beat the American University Eagles (8-8, 2-1 PL), 72-68, at Case Gym on Wednesday night. BU\u2019s veterans led the way to the Terriers\u2019 first conference win.<\/span><\/p>\n

Senior guard Miles Brewster scored a career-high 21 points to go along with two rebounds and three assists. \u201cHe\u2019s been better and better, he\u2019s playing like a veteran player,\u201d said BU head coach Joe Jones. \u201cYou need guys that can go out there and score 20 points.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brewster\u2019s effort was the first 20+ point performance for BU this season. He has scored in double figures in his last five games.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terriers got contributions from their whole team; nine out of the ten players that saw the floor scored, and freshman forward Matai Baptiste had seven rebounds and an assist to offset his scoreless night. \u201cOur guys played really hard,\u201d said Jones. \u201cWe tried to extend our bench tonight and play more guys.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

BU\u2019s second-leading scorer was freshman guard Spencer Joyner, who came off the bench to score a career-high 12 points, including two 3-pointers. Joyner didn\u2019t see the floor in BU\u2019s first two conference games, but played 18 minutes on Wednesday and delivered a highlight-reel dunk.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s one of the guys on the team that hasn\u2019t had the chance to show what they can do, and that can be tough as a freshman,\u201d said Jones.<\/span><\/p>\n

BU started strong with a Miles Brewster dunk to score the first points of the game. An Ethan Okwuosa layup two minutes later gave BU a 4-0 lead, which held until American\u2019s Elijah Stevens hit a 3-pointer five minutes into the first half to score the first points for the Eagles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The game continued back and forth through the first half, and both teams went into the break tied at 26. American\u2019s Elijah Stevens scored two 3-pointers in the first two minutes of the second half, putting the Eagles up 35-28 at the 18-minute mark.<\/span><\/p>\n

American held the lead for most of the second half, until senior BU forward Anthony Morales hit a 3-pointer with 7:51 left in the half to give BU a 55-52 lead. Morales laced another 3-pointer a minute later, and the Terriers kept their lead for the rest of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Eagles brought it within one point after freshman forward Greg Jones hit a 3-pointer with 34 seconds left, but BU\u2019s Miles Brewster and Ethan Okwuousa both hit their free throws to hold onto the lead.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terriers won the conference match 72-68, and will next head to Baltimore to take on Loyola Maryland at 4 p.m. on Saturday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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