Men's Basketball vs. Binghamton University (2/12/08)
by Ryan Matsuura
It took the Terriers 23 games, but they are finally justifying why many coaches and writers picked Boston University to finish first in America East. The Terriers throttled the Binghamton University Bearcats Tuesday night, 79-53, improving their record to 9-14 (6-5 in AE) and leapfrogging over the Bearcats (10-14, 6-6 AE) into fifth place in America East.
The Terriers outscored Binghamton 46-23 in the second half and shot 52% from the field overall. BU also dominated the boards for one of the few times this year, outrebounding the Bearcats 36-24. The Terriers are 5-1 when they outrebound conference opponents.
“They beat us, they beat us damn good,” said Binghamton coach Kevin Broadus. “They were better tonight, simple as that. Boston wanted it way more than we did. They looked like they were fighting for something and we looked like we were just playing basketball.”
The first half did not go as smoothly as the final score indicated. Binghamton forward Reggie Fuller paced the Bearcats by scoring his team’s first ten points and Terriers sophomore forward Scott Brittain picked up his second foul less than five minutes into the game, and was glued to the bench for the rest of the half. Corey Lowe, BU’s leading scorer, was also limited to only nine minutes due to foul trouble, and sophomore Tyler Morris did not connect on a field goal until early in the second half.
“For us to be where we were at halftime, considering that Corey and Scott barely played, was significant,” said Terriers coach Dennis Wolff. “I thought we played very unselfishly. Our energy level is pretty good right now and we’re just going to try to keep it going. “
However, the Terriers got valuable minutes from junior point guard Marques Johnson, who had 5 first half assists, and freshman John Holland. Holland scored 7 points during an 11-3 run in the final 3:17 to close out the first half.
“That’s the kind of guy that I like,” Broadus said. “Forget the points, the guy was just everywhere. He defended, tapped balls out, got on the floor. He was the best guy on the court today; simple as that.”
Holland filled up the stat sheet, finishing with a career-high 25 points, four rebounds, four steals, and three rim-rattling dunks.
“John has played for about two weeks probably as well as any freshman as I’ve had here,” said Wolff. “John is an unbelievable kid. All the other kids on the team really like him. The transition to college sometimes takes a little time. He is very talented and he tries to make the right plays.”
Even with Holland taking center stage, several other Terriers got into the act in the second half. Lowe entered the game into the second half and played the role of distributer, assisting on six Terrier buckets, in addition to his 13 points. Junior co-captain Matt Wolff went 5-6 from the floor and finished with 12 points in a team-high 35 minutes. Junior Max Gotzler also provided a spark off the bench scoring a career-high 13 points and six rebounds.
“This [game] definitely boosts our confidence,” said Matt Wolff. “But at the same time, we haven’t been on a winning streak like this in three years. So we haven’t handled prosperity that well. That’s something we have talked about as a team and we just have to keep things in [perspective]. Everything is going to be moving forward from here on out.”
On a four-game winning streak, the Terriers face their biggest two-game road trip of the year, taking on the Vermont Catamounts on Valentine’s Day and UMBC on Sunday, February 17. The next WTBU broadcast will be on Wednesday, February 20 when the Terriers host Maine. Terriers Tonight will start at 6:40 pm, with tip-off at 7.
It took the Terriers 23 games, but they are finally justifying why many coaches and writers picked Boston University to finish first in America East. The Terriers throttled the Binghamton University Bearcats Tuesday night, 79-53, improving their record to 9-14 (6-5 in AE) and leapfrogging over the Bearcats (10-14, 6-6 AE) into fifth place in America East.
The Terriers outscored Binghamton 46-23 in the second half and shot 52% from the field overall. BU also dominated the boards for one of the few times this year, outrebounding the Bearcats 36-24. The Terriers are 5-1 when they outrebound conference opponents.
“They beat us, they beat us damn good,” said Binghamton coach Kevin Broadus. “They were better tonight, simple as that. Boston wanted it way more than we did. They looked like they were fighting for something and we looked like we were just playing basketball.”
The first half did not go as smoothly as the final score indicated. Binghamton forward Reggie Fuller paced the Bearcats by scoring his team’s first ten points and Terriers sophomore forward Scott Brittain picked up his second foul less than five minutes into the game, and was glued to the bench for the rest of the half. Corey Lowe, BU’s leading scorer, was also limited to only nine minutes due to foul trouble, and sophomore Tyler Morris did not connect on a field goal until early in the second half.
“For us to be where we were at halftime, considering that Corey and Scott barely played, was significant,” said Terriers coach Dennis Wolff. “I thought we played very unselfishly. Our energy level is pretty good right now and we’re just going to try to keep it going. “
However, the Terriers got valuable minutes from junior point guard Marques Johnson, who had 5 first half assists, and freshman John Holland. Holland scored 7 points during an 11-3 run in the final 3:17 to close out the first half.
“That’s the kind of guy that I like,” Broadus said. “Forget the points, the guy was just everywhere. He defended, tapped balls out, got on the floor. He was the best guy on the court today; simple as that.”
Holland filled up the stat sheet, finishing with a career-high 25 points, four rebounds, four steals, and three rim-rattling dunks.
“John has played for about two weeks probably as well as any freshman as I’ve had here,” said Wolff. “John is an unbelievable kid. All the other kids on the team really like him. The transition to college sometimes takes a little time. He is very talented and he tries to make the right plays.”
Even with Holland taking center stage, several other Terriers got into the act in the second half. Lowe entered the game into the second half and played the role of distributer, assisting on six Terrier buckets, in addition to his 13 points. Junior co-captain Matt Wolff went 5-6 from the floor and finished with 12 points in a team-high 35 minutes. Junior Max Gotzler also provided a spark off the bench scoring a career-high 13 points and six rebounds.
“This [game] definitely boosts our confidence,” said Matt Wolff. “But at the same time, we haven’t been on a winning streak like this in three years. So we haven’t handled prosperity that well. That’s something we have talked about as a team and we just have to keep things in [perspective]. Everything is going to be moving forward from here on out.”
On a four-game winning streak, the Terriers face their biggest two-game road trip of the year, taking on the Vermont Catamounts on Valentine’s Day and UMBC on Sunday, February 17. The next WTBU broadcast will be on Wednesday, February 20 when the Terriers host Maine. Terriers Tonight will start at 6:40 pm, with tip-off at 7.
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