Males’s Basketball Falls at Northwestern, 76-52

EVANSTON, Ill. – Facing the primary of two scheduled Big Ten applications, the Boston University males’s basketball group fell at Northwestern, 76-52, on Friday night time.

With their second wire-to-wire win of the week following a 70-47 victory over Mercyhurst, the Wildcats enhance to 2-0, whereas the Terriers drop to 1-1. NU completed the competition capturing 51.7 p.c from the sector and held BU to 32.8 FG%.

Junior Michael McNair netted a career-high six 3-pointers en path to a game-high 20 factors alongside 5 assists, whereas graduate scholar Malcolm Chimezie hauled in 10 rebounds. Freshmen Sam Hughes and Chance Gladden got here off the bench combining for 17 factors.

For the Wildcats, Nick Martinelli totaled 20 factors with 9 rebounds, and South Florida switch Jayden Reid posted 17 factors whereas meting out eight assists in opposition to only one turnover. Cincinnati switch Arrinten Page completed with seven factors, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After BU gained the tip, Page swiped the ball away and fed Reid for a layup to spark a game-opening 19-4 run capped by Page’s layup at 10:18.
• Facing a 22-7 deficit following Page’s 3-pointer, McNair netted back-to-back treys to tug inside 9 at 7:36.
• However, the Wildcats responded with an 18-6 run over the subsequent 5 minutes to tug away.
• NU grabbed its largest lead at 60-30 on Okay.J. Windham’s 3-pointer with 12:53 remaining in regulation.
• Freshman Sam Hughes netted back-to-back buckets from behind the arc to chop the deficit to 63-41 at 6:57, however BU was unable to mount an additional comeback in defeat.

GAME NOTES

• McNair scored at the very least 20 factors for the third time in his profession after scoring 20 vs. American final January and 21 level in opposition to Lehigh his rookie season.
• Junior Quinn Nielsen noticed his first motion of the season, incomes two rebounds, and sophomore Peter Carr made his debut within the final two minutes, incomes one rebound.
• BU out-rebounded NU, 37-36, and totaled 9 3-pointers in opposition to the Wildcats’ seven.
• The Wildcats outscored BU off turnovers (18-3), within the paint (40-16) and off second-chance alternatives (10-2).
• The groups met for the primary time since NU earned a 78-74 victory in 1959.

UP NEXT

• BU will open the 14-game dwelling slate in opposition to Brown on Wednesday (Nov. 12) with a 7 p.m. tip.
• The Terriers will face the Bears for the primary time dropping a 63-60 resolution at Brown on Dec. 30, 1993.
• The Bears mark the primary of 4 Ivy League opponents for BU, who may even face Columbia (street), Harvard (impartial) and Dartmouth (street).