Men's Basketball vs. Northeastern (11/19/07)
by James Sherrill
Tyler Morris’ absence remains the white elephant in the room for the Terriers. Dennis Wolff and the Terriers won’t blame it, but it’s clear for the third straight game that the Terriers miss their sophomore captain.
The Terriers came up short tonight, for their third loss in a row, falling to cross-town rival Northeastern 65-57 at Case Gymnasium in a game the Terriers never led.
The Terriers missed the leadership and intensity that Morris brings, starting off the game with 7 turnovers in the first 8:33, spotting Northeastern a 15-7 lead.
“We’re almost headless,” said Terriers head coach Dennis Wolff. “We’re not getting the type of play out of the point position that we need. So because of that, were totally disjointed at times. We’re not getting the leadership or emotion from that position”
The Terriers also continue to struggle on the defensive glass. Northeastern won the battle of the boards 42-35 overall, but more importantly they were able to grab 18 offensive rebounds (45% of total chances) to the Terriers 22 defensive boards.
“When we’re playing more zones like we did tonight,” said Wolff, “everybody’s got to get into a man and go after the ball. They went after the ball harder than we did tonight.”
In the last 3 games, BU’s opponent have grabbed 45 offensive rebounds to BU’s 61 defensive rebounds, or 42.5% of the total chances on the defensive glass. According to Basketballprosectus.com, BU ranks 317th in Division 1 in that category.
“You’re not going to win many games when you’re giving up as many offensive rebounds as we gave up,” said Wolff. “Tonight, no doubt, Northeastern was a better team.”
The Terriers also failed to capitalize on many easy opportunities as they shot 38.2% from the field. Sophomore Scott Brittain was noticeably off from around the basket shooting only 3-9 from the field.
“Their post guys are very strong,” said Brittain. “[But] that’s no reason for me to miss those easy lay-ups on hook shots.”
After a sloppy start offensively in which they were outscored 18-9 over the first ten-plus minutes, the Terriers closed out the half on a 13-6 run to get it to within two at the break.
Behind 5 points from Matt Wolff, the Terriers opened up the first 3 minutes of the half trading baskets with the Huskies and tying the game for the only two times. Northeastern then exploded on an 8-0 run - powered by 4 points each from bigs Manny Adako and Nkem Ojougboh - from which they never looked back.
6 straight points from Brittain and a couple of Corey Lowe free throws got the Terriers back to a two point defecit. But for the remaining 10:28, the Terriers were outscored 28-23, behind nine points from Northeastern guard Chaisson Allen. Allen had 14 of his 20 points in the second half.
Matt Wolff continues to gain confidence on the offensive end of the court as he and Lowe led the way with 12 points apiece.
“I’m more confident,” said Matt Wolff. “As I play in each game, the flow of the game comes more naturally.
Despite poor shooting nights, Brittain and Carlos Strong were the only other Terriers in double figures with 10 points each. Valdas Siritus pulled down a team high 6 rebounds, 4 of them offensive.
For the Huskies, Allen led the way with 20 points, with 11 coming from the free throw stripe.
Manny Adako continued the success of Terriers opponents' big-men, with 17 points, well above his season average of 11.5 coming into the game. Nkem Ojougboh led all players with 11 rebounds.
Marques Johnson entered the starting lineup for the first time for the Terriers. “Based on the way we played in the prior two games, we needed to shake the lineup up,” said Dennis Wolff
The Terriers fall to 1-3 with the loss and travel to Marshall for a 2 p.m. showdown with the Thundering Herd on Nov. 25th. Northeastern picked up their first win, and continues their season opening 5 game road trip on Saturday at Maine.
Stay tuned for the next WTBU broadcast of Terriers men’s basketball, on Saturday, December 1st, when the Terriers host the Manhattan Jaspers. Pre-game coverage starts at 3:40.
Tyler Morris’ absence remains the white elephant in the room for the Terriers. Dennis Wolff and the Terriers won’t blame it, but it’s clear for the third straight game that the Terriers miss their sophomore captain.
The Terriers came up short tonight, for their third loss in a row, falling to cross-town rival Northeastern 65-57 at Case Gymnasium in a game the Terriers never led.
The Terriers missed the leadership and intensity that Morris brings, starting off the game with 7 turnovers in the first 8:33, spotting Northeastern a 15-7 lead.
“We’re almost headless,” said Terriers head coach Dennis Wolff. “We’re not getting the type of play out of the point position that we need. So because of that, were totally disjointed at times. We’re not getting the leadership or emotion from that position”
The Terriers also continue to struggle on the defensive glass. Northeastern won the battle of the boards 42-35 overall, but more importantly they were able to grab 18 offensive rebounds (45% of total chances) to the Terriers 22 defensive boards.
“When we’re playing more zones like we did tonight,” said Wolff, “everybody’s got to get into a man and go after the ball. They went after the ball harder than we did tonight.”
In the last 3 games, BU’s opponent have grabbed 45 offensive rebounds to BU’s 61 defensive rebounds, or 42.5% of the total chances on the defensive glass. According to Basketballprosectus.com, BU ranks 317th in Division 1 in that category.
“You’re not going to win many games when you’re giving up as many offensive rebounds as we gave up,” said Wolff. “Tonight, no doubt, Northeastern was a better team.”
The Terriers also failed to capitalize on many easy opportunities as they shot 38.2% from the field. Sophomore Scott Brittain was noticeably off from around the basket shooting only 3-9 from the field.
“Their post guys are very strong,” said Brittain. “[But] that’s no reason for me to miss those easy lay-ups on hook shots.”
After a sloppy start offensively in which they were outscored 18-9 over the first ten-plus minutes, the Terriers closed out the half on a 13-6 run to get it to within two at the break.
Behind 5 points from Matt Wolff, the Terriers opened up the first 3 minutes of the half trading baskets with the Huskies and tying the game for the only two times. Northeastern then exploded on an 8-0 run - powered by 4 points each from bigs Manny Adako and Nkem Ojougboh - from which they never looked back.
6 straight points from Brittain and a couple of Corey Lowe free throws got the Terriers back to a two point defecit. But for the remaining 10:28, the Terriers were outscored 28-23, behind nine points from Northeastern guard Chaisson Allen. Allen had 14 of his 20 points in the second half.
Matt Wolff continues to gain confidence on the offensive end of the court as he and Lowe led the way with 12 points apiece.
“I’m more confident,” said Matt Wolff. “As I play in each game, the flow of the game comes more naturally.
Despite poor shooting nights, Brittain and Carlos Strong were the only other Terriers in double figures with 10 points each. Valdas Siritus pulled down a team high 6 rebounds, 4 of them offensive.
For the Huskies, Allen led the way with 20 points, with 11 coming from the free throw stripe.
Manny Adako continued the success of Terriers opponents' big-men, with 17 points, well above his season average of 11.5 coming into the game. Nkem Ojougboh led all players with 11 rebounds.
Marques Johnson entered the starting lineup for the first time for the Terriers. “Based on the way we played in the prior two games, we needed to shake the lineup up,” said Dennis Wolff
The Terriers fall to 1-3 with the loss and travel to Marshall for a 2 p.m. showdown with the Thundering Herd on Nov. 25th. Northeastern picked up their first win, and continues their season opening 5 game road trip on Saturday at Maine.
Stay tuned for the next WTBU broadcast of Terriers men’s basketball, on Saturday, December 1st, when the Terriers host the Manhattan Jaspers. Pre-game coverage starts at 3:40.
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