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By Jane Guay<\/span><\/p>\n Late Saturday night, the Boston University Men\u2019s Basketball team (4-6) suffered an unfortunate loss against the New Haven Chargers (3-7), falling short 82-89 in overtime. After working hard to catch up late in the first half, the Terriers ultimately couldn\u2019t keep their momentum to finish off the night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>This matchup<\/u><\/span><\/a> started off shaky from the beginning, with the Chargers starting with a 9-0 run in just the first three and a half minutes of the game. With that being said, the Terriers were able to climb their way back into the running with a score of 14 to 15, thanks to freshman forward Sam Hughes\u2019s second three-pointer of the night within less than ten minutes of the half. <\/span>Hughes has started in <\/u><\/span><\/a>the Terriers\u2019 last six matchups after scoring nine points, one assist, and one block off the bench against Northwestern on November 7th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Junior guard <\/span>Michael McNair followed<\/u><\/span><\/a> this in the eleventh minute with his own second three-pointer of the game, bringing the Terriers up to 21 to the Chargers\u2019 25. Continuing to be able to drive up the Terriers\u2019 points not even just over a minute later with another layup, McNair proved to be essential to the team from the start to the unfortunate finish. <\/span>He has been proving <\/u><\/span><\/a>this all season, averaging 16.3 points, 2.4 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.3 steals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Terriers were able to pull themselves past the Chargers after thirteen minutes, which ultimately led to a more successful first half, where Donte Tsinger Jr.’s three-pointer<\/u><\/span><\/a> was just what they needed to build further momentum. This momentum continued throughout the entirety of the first half, <\/span>after four lead changes<\/u><\/span><\/a> and a huge advantage in three-point-making ability, with the Terriers scoring 58.3% from the arch as opposed to the Chargers\u2019 23.1%. This especially came from players like McNair, Tsinger, and Hughes. <\/span>Just in the first half alone, <\/u><\/span><\/a>Hughes was able to tally four three-pointers, twelve points total, to the points column for the Terriers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe honed in on a game plan well\u2026 We have a lot of good offensive players,\u201d <\/span>Coach Jones stated<\/u><\/span><\/a> in a post-game interview.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The second half started with what looked to be a potential blowout performance by the Terriers, with Hughes hitting <\/span>his fifth three-pointer<\/u><\/span><\/a> of the night to extend the team\u2019s lead to 20. This extended lead was also a huge thanks to sophomore guard <\/span>Azmar Abdullah\u2019s<\/u><\/span><\/a> ability to drive up the ball, putting the ball in the basket with four two-point baskets made, one of which <\/span>extended the team\u2019s lead to 25<\/u><\/span><\/a> with just over 10 minutes to go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After that layup is where this team truly started to crumble. The Chargers were able to start this long stretch just how they started the game, with a 9-0 run in just over five minutes. Rather than relying on two or three players, the Chargers had a collective effort, with more of a teamwork mentality to finish out the game on top. Key players that contributed to the team\u2019s final 89 points, specifically <\/span>junior guard KiJan Robinson<\/u><\/span><\/a>, scored 21 points off the bench out of the <\/span>37 points that came from the bench itself.<\/u><\/span><\/a> This is opposed to the Terriers\u2019 13, where it really ended up showing how much certain players can be relied on in these games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe got to be able to break pressure,\u201d<\/span> Coach Jones said<\/u><\/span><\/a> regarding what the group needs to improve on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Chargers continued this momentum with <\/span>Robinson\u2019s three-point buzzer beater<\/u><\/span><\/a> to finish regulation and then send the matchup into overtime. The Terriers ended the final minute of overtime with foul play, to ultimately fall short to the Chargers 82-89.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a game that you have to learn from\u2026 You have to take it and own it.\u201d <\/span>Coach Jones further<\/u><\/span><\/a> stated how to take this loss to build the team\u2019s confidence for the rest of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n