ARMY

Preview not available

McNair's 17 help Boston University beat Army 71-63

AP
Jan 05, 2025

BOSTON (AP) Michael McNair had 17 points in Boston University's 71-63 victory against Army on Sunday.

McNair shot 6 for 9, including 5 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Terriers (7-8, 1-1 Patriot League). Ben Roy added 12 points while going 5 of 7 from the field while they also had five rebounds. Miles Brewster had 12 points and shot 4 for 9 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line.

The Black Knights (6-8, 0-2) were led in scoring by Jalen Rucker, who finished with 17 points. Ryan Curry added 13 points for Army. Josh Scovens also had 13 points and three steals.

Boston University took the lead with 2:14 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 40-35 at halftime, with Ben Palacios racking up 10 points. Boston University used a 7-0 run in the second half to build a 12-point lead at 50-38 with 15:27 left in the half before finishing off the win.

Both teams play on Wednesday. Boston University hosts American and Army hosts Loyola (MD).

---

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
ARMY
Black Knights
35
BU
Terriers
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		AJ Allenspach vs. Malcolm Chimezie (Black Knights gains possession)
19:33		Otto Landrum blocks Josh Scovens's two point layup
19:31		Black Knights offensive rebound
19:28	+2	Josh Scovens makes two point jump shot (Blake Barker assists)	2-0
19:05		Miles Brewster turnover (bad pass) (AJ Allenspach steals)
18:52		Jalen Rucker turnover (lost ball) (Miles Brewster steals)
18:39		Kyrone Alexander misses two point jump shot
18:37		Blake Barker defensive rebound
18:35	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (Blake Barker assists)	5-0
18:35		Terriers 30 second timeout
18:09		Kyrone Alexander misses three point jump shot
18:07		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
17:53		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
17:51		Miles Brewster defensive rebound
17:29	+2	Miles Brewster makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	5-2
17:12	+3	Josh Scovens makes three point jump shot (Ryan Curry assists)	8-2
16:49	+3	Otto Landrum makes three point jump shot (Kyrone Alexander assists)	8-5
16:25		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
16:23		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
16:23		Otto Landrum personal foul
16:17		Jalen Rucker misses two point jump shot
16:15		Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
15:53	+2	Miles Brewster makes two point jump shot	8-7
15:44		TV timeout
15:27		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
15:25		Michael McNair defensive rebound
15:15	+2	Michael McNair makes two point layup	8-9
14:56		Jorn Everson misses two point jump shot
14:54		Ben Roy defensive rebound
14:38		Michael McNair misses three point jump shot
14:36		Ben Defty offensive rebound
14:35		Ben Defty turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Rucker steals)
14:22	+3	Jorn Everson makes three point jump shot (Ryan Curry assists)	11-9
14:03		Jorn Everson personal foul
13:54		Ben Defty turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Caldwell steals)
13:37		Jalen Rucker misses three point jump shot
13:37		Jalen Rucker offensive rebound
13:37	+3	Josh Scovens makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Caldwell assists)	14-9
13:15		Ben Palacios turnover (bad pass) (Josh Scovens steals)
12:58		Tate Laczkowski misses two point jump shot
12:56		Ben Palacios defensive rebound
12:56		Azmar Abdullah offensive foul
12:56		Azmar Abdullah turnover (offensive foul)
12:43	+2	Tate Laczkowski makes two point layup	16-9
12:11		Azmar Abdullah misses two point jump shot
12:09		Kyrone Alexander offensive rebound
12:04	+2	Kyrone Alexander makes two point layup	16-11
11:46		Azmar Abdullah personal foul
11:46		TV timeout
11:25		AJ Allenspach misses two point jump shot
11:23		Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
11:03		Jacen Holloway personal foul (Miles Brewster draws the foul)
11:01		Miles Brewster turnover (Kevin McCarthy steals)
10:39	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point layup	18-11
10:09		Kyrone Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Jacen Holloway steals)
10:09		Kyrone Alexander personal foul
9:39	+3	Kendall Hailey makes three point jump shot (AJ Allenspach assists)	21-11
9:26	+2	Ben Palacios makes two point layup	21-13
8:54		Jacen Holloway offensive foul
8:54		Jacen Holloway turnover (offensive foul)
8:39	+2	Ben Roy makes two point layup	21-15
8:20		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
8:18		Nico Nobili defensive rebound
8:03	+2	Ben Palacios makes two point layup	21-17
8:03		AJ Allenspach shooting foul (Ben Palacios draws the foul)
8:03	+1	Ben Palacios makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-18
7:42	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point jump shot	23-18
7:25		Ben Roy misses two point layup
7:22		Terriers offensive rebound
7:22		TV timeout
7:14		Otto Landrum misses two point layup
7:12		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
7:05	+2	Jorn Everson makes two point layup	25-18
6:45	+3	Ben Palacios makes three point jump shot (Ben Roy assists)	25-21
6:22	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point layup	27-21
6:03	+2	Ben Roy makes two point layup (Otto Landrum assists)	27-23
5:39		Jorn Everson turnover (traveling)
5:22		Ben Palacios misses three point jump shot
5:20		Jalen Rucker defensive rebound
5:14		Ben Palacios personal foul
5:06	+2	Ryan Curry makes two point fadeaway jump shot	29-23
4:49		Ben Roy turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Curry steals)
4:39		Jalen Rucker misses three point jump shot
4:37		Ben Roy defensive rebound
4:31	+2	Malcolm Chimezie makes two point layup (Michael McNair assists)	29-25
4:11		Ryan Curry misses two point layup
4:09		Ryan Curry offensive rebound
4:09		Malcolm Chimezie shooting foul (Ryan Curry draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Ryan Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-25
4:09	+1	Ryan Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-25
3:54	+3	Michael McNair makes three point jump shot (Ben Palacios assists)	31-28
3:42	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point layup	33-28
3:19	+2	Ben Palacios makes two point layup	33-30
3:03		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
3:01		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
2:55		Jalen Rucker misses two point jump shot
2:52		Nico Nobili defensive rebound
2:48	+2	Malcolm Chimezie makes two point dunk (Ben Roy assists)	33-32
2:48		TV timeout
2:36		Alex Engro offensive foul
2:36		Alex Engro turnover (offensive foul)
2:14	+3	Ben Roy makes three point jump shot (Michael McNair assists)	33-35
1:58		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
1:56		Terriers defensive rebound
1:44	+3	Kyrone Alexander makes three point stepback jump shot	33-38
1:18		Josh Scovens turnover (bad pass) (Miles Brewster steals)
1:11	+2	Ben Roy makes two point layup (Miles Brewster assists)	33-40
0:50	+2	Tate Laczkowski makes two point turnaround jump shot (Isaiah Caldwell assists)	35-40
0:25		Miles Brewster misses three point jump shot
0:23		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
0:03		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
0:01		Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ARMY
Black Knights
28
BU
Terriers
31

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+3	Michael McNair makes three point jump shot (Miles Brewster assists)	35-43
19:32	+3	Josh Scovens makes three point jump shot (Jalen Rucker assists)	38-43
18:57		Kyrone Alexander misses three point jump shot
18:55		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
18:49		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
18:47		Miles Brewster defensive rebound
18:32		Miles Brewster misses two point layup
18:30		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
18:23		Blake Barker misses three point jump shot
18:21		Nico Nobili defensive rebound
18:10		Miles Brewster misses three point jump shot
18:08		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
17:59		Blake Barker misses three point jump shot
17:57		Nico Nobili defensive rebound
17:28		Nico Nobili misses two point jump shot
17:26		Terriers offensive rebound
17:26		Terriers turnover (shot clock violation)
17:04		Ryan Curry turnover (bad pass)
16:47	+3	Michael McNair makes three point jump shot	38-46
16:29		Jalen Rucker misses two point layup
16:27		Michael McNair defensive rebound
16:11	+2	Kyrone Alexander makes two point turnaround jump shot	38-48
15:51		Jalen Rucker misses three point jump shot
15:49		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
15:42		Jalen Rucker misses two point jump shot
15:40		Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
15:27	+2	Ben Roy makes two point turnaround jump shot	38-50
15:21		Black Knights 30 second timeout
15:21		TV timeout
15:06	+3	Jalen Rucker makes three point jump shot (Jorn Everson assists)	41-50
14:48		Ben Palacios misses three point jump shot
14:46		Isaiah Caldwell defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point layup	43-50
14:38		Michael McNair shooting foul (Jalen Rucker draws the foul)
14:38		TV timeout
14:38	+1	Jalen Rucker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-50
14:27		Michael McNair turnover (lost ball) (Josh Scovens steals)
14:08	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (Josh Scovens assists)	47-50
13:52		Ben Roy turnover (bad pass) (Josh Scovens steals)
13:37		Isaiah Caldwell misses two point layup
13:35		Michael McNair defensive rebound
13:25		Michael McNair misses two point jump shot
13:23		Otto Landrum offensive rebound
13:09		Michael McNair misses three point jump shot
13:09		Isaiah Caldwell defensive rebound
13:09		Jorn Everson misses three point jump shot
13:07		Ben Roy defensive rebound
12:51		Ben Palacios misses three point jump shot
12:49		Ben Palacios offensive rebound
12:42	+3	Michael McNair makes three point jump shot (Ben Palacios assists)	47-53
12:20		Isaiah Caldwell turnover (out of bounds)
12:02		Kyrone Alexander misses two point layup
12:00		Jacen Holloway defensive rebound
11:54		Jalen Rucker offensive foul
11:54		Jalen Rucker turnover (offensive foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:35		Kyrone Alexander misses three point jump shot
11:33		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
11:08		Kendall Hailey turnover (lost ball)
10:40		Otto Landrum misses two point layup
10:38		Ben Palacios offensive rebound
10:27		Miles Brewster misses two point layup
10:25		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
10:24		AJ Allenspach turnover (lost ball) (Miles Brewster steals)
10:24		Kendall Hailey shooting foul (Miles Brewster draws the foul)
10:24		Miles Brewster misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:24	+1	Miles Brewster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-54
10:13		Jacen Holloway offensive foul
10:13		Jacen Holloway turnover (offensive foul)
9:49		Kyrone Alexander misses three point jump shot
9:47		Kyrone Alexander offensive rebound
9:43		Miles Brewster misses three point jump shot
9:41		Terriers offensive rebound
9:41		Terriers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:41		TV timeout
9:14		Kendall Hailey misses two point jump shot
9:12		Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
8:58		AJ Allenspach personal foul
8:50		Josh Scovens blocks Kyrone Alexander's two point jump shot
8:48		Kyrone Alexander offensive rebound
8:47		Kyrone Alexander turnover (bad pass)
8:26		Jalen Rucker turnover (lost ball)
8:12		Malcolm Chimezie turnover (traveling)
7:46	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Caldwell assists)	50-54
7:27		Azmar Abdullah misses three point jump shot
7:25		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
7:15	+3	Jalen Rucker makes three point jump shot (Ryan Curry assists)	53-54
7:01		Terriers 30 second timeout
6:51	+2	Miles Brewster makes two point layup	53-56
6:18		Jalen Rucker misses two point jump shot
6:16		Ben Roy defensive rebound
5:56		Nico Nobili misses three point jump shot
5:54		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
5:43		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
5:41		Isaiah Caldwell offensive rebound
5:23		Nico Nobili blocks Josh Scovens's two point layup
5:23		Black Knights offensive rebound
5:23		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
5:21		Nico Nobili defensive rebound
5:06	+3	Michael McNair makes three point jump shot (Miles Brewster assists)	53-59
4:40		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
4:38		Otto Landrum defensive rebound
4:29		Ben Roy misses two point jump shot
4:27		AJ Allenspach defensive rebound
4:20		Jalen Rucker misses two point layup
4:18		Nico Nobili defensive rebound
4:17	+2	Otto Landrum makes two point layup (Miles Brewster assists)	53-61
4:17		Black Knights 30 second timeout
4:17		TV timeout
4:03	+3	Jorn Everson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Rucker assists)	56-61
3:41		Nico Nobili turnover (bad pass) (Jorn Everson steals)
3:30		Jalen Rucker misses two point layup
3:28		Nico Nobili defensive rebound
3:19		Jalen Rucker personal foul
3:03		Isaiah Caldwell shooting foul (Otto Landrum draws the foul)
3:03	+1	Otto Landrum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-62
3:03	+1	Otto Landrum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-63
2:49		Malcolm Chimezie shooting foul (AJ Allenspach draws the foul)
2:49		AJ Allenspach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:49	+1	AJ Allenspach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-63
2:30		Michael McNair turnover (out of bounds)
2:08		Isaiah Caldwell misses three point jump shot
2:06		Terriers defensive rebound
1:52	+2	Miles Brewster makes two point layup (Michael McNair assists)	57-65
1:41	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point layup	59-65
1:08	+2	Kyrone Alexander makes two point layup (Ben Roy assists)	59-67
0:59		Miles Brewster shooting foul (Jalen Rucker draws the foul)
0:59		Jalen Rucker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:59		Jalen Rucker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:59		Otto Landrum defensive rebound
0:49		Josh Scovens personal foul
0:49	+1	Miles Brewster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-68
0:49		Miles Brewster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:49		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
0:30		Otto Landrum personal foul
0:26		Kyrone Alexander blocks Jalen Rucker's two point layup
0:24		Josh Scovens offensive rebound
0:23	+2	Josh Scovens makes two point layup	61-68
0:23		Kevin McCarthy personal foul
0:23	+1	Ben Roy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
0:23		Ben Roy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:23		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
0:13	+2	Jalen Rucker makes two point layup	63-69
0:13		Josh Scovens personal foul (Miles Brewster draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Miles Brewster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-70
0:13	+1	Miles Brewster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-71
0:12		Terriers 30 second timeout
0:03		Jorn Everson misses three point jump shot
0:01		Ben Roy defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ben Roy defensive rebound