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BU solidifies team with new recruit class

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher Dela Rosa) — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:58:00 +0000

Wednesday afternoon, the Boston University basketball team announced another player will join guard Cedric Hankerson in the fall, representing the class of 2017 on the BU basketball team.

The most recent addition is Dylan Haines of Liverpool, N.Y. Haines stands tall at an even 7-foot-0 and is coming out of a solid year of post-graduate basketball at St. Thomas More in Connecticut.

Hankerson is a 6-foot-5 guard from Miami and earned All-State First Team honors during his time at Coral Reef High School.

These two additions will make an impact right away for an otherwise small Terrieer squad. Their biggest man last season was junior forward Dom Morris who, standing at 6-foot-7 and weighing in at 240 pounds, finally came into his own this season, but was still not a traditional big man.

Meanwhile, the addition of Hankerson will add some size to the small group in BU coach Joe Jones’ backcourt of freshman Maurice Watson, Jr., junior D.J. Irving and freshman John Papale.

With some primary needs filled, Jones and company are setting themselves up to be in a strong position for their 2013–14 campaign in their move to the Patriot League.

From the FreeP: Men’s basketball’s season ran the gamut

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:35:00 +0000

By René Reyes/DFP Staff

About two weeks after the conclusion of the 2012-13 season, Boston University men’s basketball coach Joe Jones mentioned the Miami Heat in the same breath as his own team.

“Being a superior athlete is about what you do in those really difficult moments,” Jones said. “Trust me, I’m not comparing us to … the Heat. But it’s what they had to go through in order to be great. It’s what LeBron [James] had to endure in order to get to where he had to go. There was some losing. There were setbacks. You have to learn how to get over those things as an athlete.

“That’s where we are. We’re at a stage where we’ve had some disappointments. We’ve had some setbacks. We’ve had some success. Now can we take that next step? That’s the exciting part.”

Even before the tipoff of its season opener against Northeastern University in November, BU (17-13, 11-5 America East) faced immediate challenges.

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From the FreeP: Former BU coach Rick Pitino named to HOF

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:34:00 +0000

By Conor Ryan/DFP Staff

Former Boston University men’s basketball coach and current University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino has accumulated many accolades in his storied career: seven Final Four appearances, one national championship with the University of Kentucky in 1996, another with University of Louisville Monday night and the honor of being the only men’s coach in NCAA history to lead three different programs to Final Four appearances.

Despite these heralded accomplishments, Pitino received arguably the biggest honor of his career Monday, as he heard he will be one of 12 individuals enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in September.

Other members of the Class of 2013 include University of Houston coach Guy Lewis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas coach Jerry Tarkanian and former NBA stars Gary Payton and Bernard King.

After a successful four-year collegiate playing career at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Pitino served as an assistant coach at the University of Hawaii and Syracuse University between 1974 and 1978.

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From the FreeP: Men’s basketball suffers CIT defeat

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:33:00 +0000

By Michael Bagarella/DFP Staff

The Boston University men’s basketball team ended its season with a 70-63 loss to Loyola University-Maryland in the opening round of the Collegeinsider.com Tournament, Tuesday night in Baltimore.

“We were up 11 in the second half — it’s just a tough way to lose,” said BU coach Joe Jones. “I told the guys we had a very good year. We really battled and persevered all season. We played well in some big stretches tonight, but we just weren’t able to pull it out. It’s always tough to lose your last one.”

The Terriers (17-12, 11-5 America East) came out with a high energy level and, taking advantage of the noticeably sluggish early effort from Loyola (21-11), controlled both sides of the ball with strong ball movement, crisp passing and stiff defense. BU got out to a quick 8-1 lead only 3:15 into the game and spent most of the first half building on that lead.

It seemed like it would be a long night for Loyola when BU found itself up 21-8 with 11:25 to play in the first half, but the Greyhounds refused to die easily on their homecourt.

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From the FreeP: Men’s basketball late-season run leads it to CIT

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:30:00 +0000

By Christopher Dela Rosa/DFP Staff

If someone looked at the record of this year’s Boston University men’s basketball team after its first five games, odds are he or she would have said, “Better luck next year.”

Despite starting the season 0-5, the Terriers (17-12, 11-5 America East) were able to go on a tear, especially during conference play when they won six of their last seven games to earn an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Basketball Tournament.

“I definitely saw this in the team’s future,” said BU head coach Joe Jones about the opportunity to play in the postseason. “If you look, we could’ve been 4-1 or 5-0; we played tough teams on the road and just could not finish down the stretch.”

To start off the 2012-13 campaign, the Terriers fell in a tight game against Northeastern University at Matthews Arena. With a two-point lead and 10.7 seconds left on the clock, the Terriers simply needed to play stout pressure defense in order to preserve the victory.

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From the FreeP: Men’s basketball confident in chances of making postseason

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:59:00 +0000

By René Reyes/DFP Staff

Even after the Boston University men’s basketball team fell to Stony Brook University 71-55 at Agganis Arena Thursday night, BU coach Joe Jones was certain that his squad did enough up to that point to earn a spot in a postseason tournament.

In July, the Terriers (17-12, 11-5 America East) were banned from participating in the America East Tournament due to their decision to switch to the Patriot League for the 2013-14 campaign.

Having recorded 17 wins — with 11 coming in conference play — and stringing together a six-game winning streak before their loss to the Seawolves (23-6, 14-2 America East), the Terriers have to wait until Selection Sunday on March 17 to hear if they have received a postseason bid, whether it is to the College Basketball Invitational or the College Insider Tournament.

“We’ll play,” Jones said of BU’s postseason chances. “We’re going to make a postseason tournament. There’s no doubt.”

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From the FreeP: Terriers show true colors in second half

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:33:00 +0000

By René Reyes/DFP Staff

Trailing by as many as 28 points late in the first half against Stony Brook University, the Boston University men’s basketball team could have just as easily packed it in for the remainder of the game and not fought back.

When the first session ended and the Seawolves (22–6, 13–2 America East) carried a 19-point cushion, SBU coach Steve Pikiell gave his squad a fair warning in the locker room: BU (17–12, 11–5 America East) was not going to roll over in its final America East game.

“We were really nervous about the game,” Pikiell said. “[Ahead] 19 points at halftime, I said to these guys, ‘They’re the leading scoring team in the league. Don’t worry about them. They’re going to score enough points.’”

In a first half where the Terriers shot 23.3 percent (7-of-30) from the floor and endured multiple scoring droughts, BU showed the fight it has displayed all season long in the second half, ever since it received word that it was banned from the America East Tournament before the 2012-13 campaign had even begun.

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BU–Stony Brook Slideshow

noreply@blogger.com (Christopher Dela Rosa) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:33:00 +0000

All photos by Christopher Dela Rosa/DFP Staff

BU-SBU Press Conferences

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:55:00 +0000

From the FreeP: BU keeping it simple in game with rival SBU

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:58:00 +0000

By René Reyes/DFP Staff

Boston University men’s basketball coach Joe Jones had an up-close and personal view of the meeting between BU (17-11, 11-4 America East) and Stony Brook University that took place at Agganis Arena March 12, 2011.

He was sitting behind the Terrier bench during the America East championship game, a matchup the Terriers won in nail-biting fashion, 56-54, to clinch the program’s first conference title since 2002 and seventh appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Jones remembers the March afternoon quite fondly, especially the performance by Terrier legend John Holland, who piled up 27 points — including 14 in a row during a decisive stretch late in the second half — and sent the Agganis crowd into euphoria after the buzzer sounded.

“Both teams played hard that day,” Jones said. “John Holland was outstanding. What a great atmosphere. Those were things that I remembered from that afternoon.”

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From the FreeP: Irving reaches milestone in 68-59 victory

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:07:00 +0000

By Michael Bagarella/DFP Staff

The Boston University men’s basketball team defeated the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Saturday night, 68-59, to claim its sixth straight victory.

The game started off with a historic mark for junior guard D.J. Irving. Following a UMBC (6-21, 4-10 America East) turnover, Irving hit a 3-pointer 1:19 into the game to give BU (17-11, 11-4 America East) a 3-0 lead. More importantly, the 3-point shot put Irving past the 1,000-point milestone.

“It's a great achievement for D.J., but I don’t know how aware of it he was at the time,” said BU coach Joe Jones. “He did not play like he was aware of it, which doesn’t surprise me about him at all. He is such a team player.”

In terms of celebration, the game did not pause to honor the milestone, and the Terriers kept building momentum off the big 3-pointer.

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From the FreeP: Solid two-way play gives BU 2nd win over Great Danes

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:02:00 +0000

By Michael Bagarella/DFP Staff

In its last America East game on the hardwood at Case Gymnasium, the Boston University men’s basketball team defeated the University at Albany 79–69 Wednesday night.

“We played real well on both sides of the floor,” said BU coach Joe Jones. “Other than getting ourselves in foul trouble, we did a good job defensively. Our offense was terrific tonight. They shared the ball and we got a lot of contributions. Guys were efficient and it was fun to coach tonight.”

It was the second meeting between the two teams, as the Terriers (16–11, 10–4 America East) deflated the Great Danes (19–9, 8–6 America East) in overtime by a score of 85–80 about a month ago.

Junior guard D.J. Irving picked up right where he left off Jan. 23 in Albany, N.Y. Behind his 11 first-half points and a few big plays from sophomore forward James Kennedy, BU led Albany 32–30 at the end of the first half.

After taking two offensive charges, Kennedy finished a layup 15:27 into the first half to give the Terriers a commanding 27–18 lead. Albany, however, came rearing back and, thanks to strong play from forward Sam Rowley and center John Puk, went on a 12–5 run to end the half and leave itself in a good position for the second half.

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From the FreeP: Chemistry between Watson Jr., Papale demanding respect

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000

By René Reyes/DFP Staff

Boston University men’s basketball freshman guard Maurice Watson Jr. has a sixth sense when it comes to knowing where his roommate and fellow freshman guard John Papale is on the court.

Watson Jr. handed out 10 assists in BU’s (16–11, 10–4 America East) 79–69 win over the University at Albany in the final America East game at Case Gymnasium Wednesday. Five of those assists were to the 6-foot-3 Papale, who finished with a team-high 18 points.

Papale’s deadeye shooting from behind the 3-point line — he knocked down four treys against the Great Danes (19–9, 8–6 America East) — has commanded the respect of opposing defenses and provided the undersized but dynamic backcourt duo of Watson and junior guard D.J. Irving the ability to work its creativity in the lane.

“Me and John are roommates. I consider him one of my best friends,” Watson Jr. said. “So when I’m driving, I always have a sixth sense of where he’s going to be. He’s a shooter.

“You have to find the shooter to get the team hot. It opens up the floor so much that he makes some threes. It opens up some driving lanes for me and D.J., just to be able to find him. I know that he’s going to knock the shot down. I just call it a sixth sense in the back of my head that when I drive he’s going to find an open spot.”

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BU-Albany Press Conferences

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:26:00 +0000

From the FreeP: BU looks to continue stellar play

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:36:00 +0000

By Christopher Dela Rosa/DFP Staff

With spirits at the highest they have been all season long, the red-hot Boston University men’s basketball team is getting set to take on the University at Albany Wednesday night at Case Gymnasium as part of its America East farewell tour.

“Our guys know that we have a lot of respect for Albany,” said BU coach Joe Jones. “They’re well-coached and they have a very good team. They have a very good inside-outside game. They’re a tough team.”

The Terriers started off their season in a disappointing fashion, dropping their first five games, three of which were lost by three points or fewer. But they had a massive outburst, beating Coastal Carolina University 74–44 to pick up their first victory.

Since then, Jones’ team has steadily improved. At the moment, BU is riding a four-game win streak that began with a 79–72 win over the University of Maine on Feb. 5. Since then, the Terriers defeated Binghamton University, the University of Vermont and the University of New Hampshire, giving them season sweeps of three teams in conference play.

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BU continues excellent play with victory over University of New Hampshire

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:58:00 +0000

By René Reyes/DFP Staff

University of New Hampshire coach Bill Herrion couldn’t have been more accurate in his assessment of the Boston University men’s basketball team’s mentality as the America East Conference slate nears its conclusion.

“I don’t know this, but I know [BU coach] Joe [Jones] well and it seems like they’re playing like, ‘O.K., you know what? We can’t be in the tournament. Let’s just try to beat everybody on the way out,’” Herrion said. “I don’t know if that’s what their attitude is. … They’re playing great. They really are.”

Freshman guard Maurice Watson Jr. took it a step further, just minutes after he ran out the clock at the end of the Terriers’ 68-56 win over the Wildcats at Case Gymnasium on Sunday.

“Every game from here on out and as conference play started has been personal for us,” said Watson Jr., whose team has been barred from this year’s America East Tournament after it had accepted an invitation to join the Patriot League for the 2013-14 campaign.

“We just feel like we’re getting the short end of the stick because we’re making the change. “We want to leave them with a sour taste in their mouth when they play against the Terriers.”

Watson Jr. recorded an unconventional double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds for an undersized guard who lists himself as 5-foot-10 and a half when he has shoes on.

Junior forward Dom Morris chipped in 13 points and sophomore forward Malik Thomas and junior guard D.J. Irving each scored 10 points to buoy BU (15-11, 9-4 America East) to its seventh win in eight games.

No conference foe is experiencing as torrid a stretch as the Terriers are on at this juncture of the season, according to Herrion, whose Wildcats (7-17, 3-9 America East) failed to build off last Wednesday’s overtime victory against the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

“They’re dangerous,” Herrion said. “They’ve won seven out of eight, nine out of 11. They’re hot. I told our guys that coming in that they’re playing better or as well as anybody in this league right now. They’re good.”

Irving helped Morris establish himself in the paint right from the get-go, feeding BU’s other tri-captain for a pair of nifty reverse layups during the first couple offensive sequences.

Morris tallied nine of his 13 points in the opening frame.

“The thing that’s happened with Dom is that he’s developed and matured,” Jones said. “I thought last year he showed some signs but wasn’t consistent at all. This year, he started slowly but now he’s just in a really good place. He’s really bought in. He had an unbelievable offseason with his nutrition and changed his diet.

“He’s moving a lot better than he did last year. He’s played like an all-league player. He really has. He’s been terrific.”

Thomas and freshman forward Nathan Dieudonne both sunk back-to-back corner pocket 3-pointers in the first half to push the Terriers’ lead to 29-12.

With the seconds dwindling down on the first half, Jones clamored for a defensive stop on New Hampshire’s final offensive possession.

And he got just what he was screaming for on the bench: junior forward Travis Robinson swatted guard Chris Orozco’s shot seconds right as the buzzer expired, sending BU into the intermission with a 34-17 advantage and its bench boss fist pumps.

Morris returned the favor at the 0:53 mark when he found Irving on a backdoor cut for an uncontested lay-up for BU’s first bucket of the second half.

The 6-foot Irving, who shot the ball nine times, corralled nine rebounds against a lengthy New Hampshire squad. His rebounding efforts have had a trickle effect on Watson Jr., his dynamic backcourt mate who snared 10 boards himself.

“I think D.J. rebounding has helped Mo go get rebounds,” Jones said. “D.J.’s been unbelievable on the glass and Mo sees that and he wants to be in there, too. It’s been great. When you’re good, it’s because your better players are doing it.”

There’s been plenty of room in the Terriers’ backcourt for both Irving and Watson Jr. to coexist and display their unique skill sets without interfering in the other’s game.

“I was hesitant to come here because I didn’t how I was going to play with a guy who plays my same position,” Watson Jr. said. “Am I going to get minutes? He was pushing for me to come here so hard and he was just putting it out there that we can be the fastest backcourt. We can just change the game here. We can put our school back on the map.

“Just hearing how much he wanted me to come, it says a lot. When you’re a junior and you see a guy coming in who plays the same position as you, you’re kind of hesitant. You’re like, ‘I don’t want this guy to come in and take over.’ He’s definitely helped me out.

“It’s been way more positive, barely any negativity. He’s been such a good mentor to me.”

Watson Jr., who also had six assists on the afternoon, found freshman forward John Papale for a spot-up trey that extended BU’s cushion to 20 points in that final session.

Robinson provided the signature highlight late in the contest, taking a bounce pass from Watson Jr. and soaring in for the one-handed dunk that stretched the Terriers’ edge to 55-36.

New Hampshire center Chris Pelcher poured in all of his team-high 15 points in the second half.

He bolstered a Wildcats squad that more than doubled its offensive production in those final 20 minutes of regulation and managed to trim the Terriers’ edge to 12 points at one point with less than three minutes to play.

“When we’re playing well, they tend to get cute and relax and take the easy way out,” Jones said. “It just takes a couple of possessions for another team to get some momentum. They’re trying to beat you, man. Once they get momentum, then you try to play hard. Now it’s hard. If you’re just consistent and keep them at bay, it makes it easier now for us to expand our lead but we have a hard time doing that.”

Even for a team that had been presented with an enormous obstacle to making the NCAA Tournament since it was announced in July that BU wouldn’t be participating in postseason conference play, Watson said that the Terriers have never lost sight of their in-season goals.

“You kind of have to play with the hand that you’re dealt,” Watson Jr. said. “Coming in from day one, the best thing to keep everybody working was to be the toughest competitors that we can be. We all play hard. We all play tough. We still want to be able to make noise.

“We want to be able to prove to everyone that we’re a good enough team to make a postseason tournament without the conference tournament. To be able to get better, use this year to learn, to get experience and learn how to play when the chips are on your shoulder. … You’re always going out there to play for something.”

BU-New Hampshire Press Conferences

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:39:00 +0000

BU-New Hampshire Slideshow

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:15:00 +0000

All photos by Michael Cummo/DFP Staff

From the FreeP: Men’s basketball looking to extend win streak to 4 in upcoming contest vs UNH

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:41:00 +0000

By Christopher Dela Rosa/DFP Staff

The red-hot Boston University men’s basketball team returns to Case Gymnasium Sunday afternoon to close out its season series against the University of New Hampshire.

The Terriers (14–11, 8–4 America East) are on a three-game winning streak that has them sitting in third place, 1.5 games behind Stony Brook University, who sits atop the America East.

Their most recent victory came in a tough game against second-place University of Vermont Tuesday night. Despite some early troubles, BU was able to battle throughout the game and ultimately outlasted the Catamounts (16–8, 9–3 America East), 64–59.

Sunday’s game against the Wildcats (6–16, 2–8 America East) can go either way. BU was only able to make it out of Durham, N.H., last month with a five-point victory.

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From the FreeP: Terriers win 3rd consecutive game

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:33:00 +0000

By Christopher Dela Rosa/DFP Staff

Coming off of an easy weekend victory against Binghamton University, the Boston University men’s basketball team took a road trip up to Burlington, Vt., to take on the University of Vermont, and came away with its third straight victory Tuesday night, by a score of 64-59.

Unlike the first two games of the winning streak, the Terriers (14–11, 8–4 America East) did not get off to a good start. Against the University of Maine last week, BU was able to jump ahead 48–32 in the first half. A few days later against Binghamton University (3–22, 1–11 America East), BU had a 42–28 lead headed into the locker room.

But in Tuesday’s game, it was considerably closer in the first half. BU fell early against the Catamounts (16–8, 9–3 America East). Vermont took a 7–2 lead to start off the game, capitalizing on several Terrier misses.

BU made quick work of the deficit, and just a few minutes later was down only 9–8. The majority of the half was a back-and-forth affair, and with 3:37 left in the half, BU took its biggest lead of the frame, 20–18.

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From the FreeP: BU to take on surging UVM Tuesday night

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:59:00 +0000

By Michael Bagarella/DFP Staff

The Boston University men’s basketball team will look to win its third straight game when it visits the America East-leading University of Vermont Tuesday night.

Coming off a 67–55 win against the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Saturday afternoon, Vermont (16–7, 9–2 America East) will be seeking its fifth straight victory.

During the winning streak, the Catamounts took down the slumping University at Albany, University of New Hampshire and University of Hartford. Since its last matchup with BU (13–11, 7–4 America East) Jan. 8, Vermont has gone 7–1, only losing a three-point game to the University of Maine on Jan. 22.

Vermont’s primary strength lies in its defense, while its offense is run through its forwards.

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From the FreeP: Terriers defeat Binghamton in one-sided affair

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:23:00 +0000

By René Reyes/DFP Staff

Boston University men’s basketball coach Joe Jones picked up on Binghamton University’s strategy in the opening minutes of a Saturday matchup with the Bearcats: Take freshman guard John Papale out of the game and do not let him settle into any offensive rhythm.

“It’s just hard to do that,” Jones said of the Bearcats’ game plan. “There are just so many guys who can hurt them.”

In front of a crowd of 2,706 at the Events Center, junior guard D.J. Irving did most of the hurting, dropping a career-high 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting and sinking seven treys to propel the Terriers (13–11, 7–4 America East) to a 79–58 thumping of the Bearcats (3–21, 1–10 America East).

BU produced two other starters in double figures, as Papale had 12 points off four 3-pointers and junior forward Dom Morris scored 13 points to buoy the Terriers to their fifth win in six games.

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From the FreeP: Morris adjusts to Black Bears in win

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:54:00 +0000

By René Reyes/DFP Staff

Junior forward Dom Morris returned to form for the Boston University men’s basketball team to help BU (12–11, 6–4 America East) defeat the University of Maine, 79–72, Tuesday night.

The Newark, Del., native tallied a career-high 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting after a forgettable outing at the University of Hartford five days ago, a game in which he missed five shots and registered four points.

“We play teams twice, so they know your tendencies,” Morris said of his bounce-back performance. “The first time I played Maine, I didn’t play well, but the first time I played Hartford, I played well. It just happened differently.

“They know what you like to do and what you are going to do. They just played me differently. I got off this game versus Hartford.”

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From the FreeP: 3-point offense on fire against Maine

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:51:00 +0000

By Christopher Dela Rosa/DFP Staff

With strong 3-point shooting for much of the first half and trouble closing out the game with a lead late in the second half, it was a typical performance by the Boston University men’s basketball team against the University of Maine Tuesday night.

Ten minutes into the first half, BU (12–11, 6–4 America East) suddenly took off after playing a back-and-forth game for the first 10 minutes. Down by three with 9:39 left in the first half, freshman guard John Papale hit a 3-pointer that set the tone for the rest of the half.

From there, BU went on a 19–8 run that gave it an impressive 48–32 lead going into the locker room at halftime.

“I thought they got off to a great start in the first half,” said Maine (8–15, 3–7 America East) coach Ted Woodward. “We matched them pretty well and then they got a spurt with a couple of threes, and unfortunately we couldn’t match them in that sequence.”

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BU-Maine Press Conferences

noreply@blogger.com (René Reyes) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:25:00 +0000