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Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Falls to Boston University 102-78 in Day One of the Steve Wright Classic

Box Score BOSTON, Massachusetts – Maine men's basketball fell to Boston University 102-78 on Saturday afternoon at Case Gym in the Steve Wright Classic.
 
Maine falls to 1-2 on the season while BU improves to 2-1 overall.
 
Andrew Fleming was the high point man with 17 points in the game, shooting 7-for-12 from the field. He also was one rebound away from notching his first career double-double, he finished the game with four offensive and five defensive rebounds, for a total of nine.
 
Wes Myers (12 points), Marko Pirovic (12 points) and Dennis Ashley (10 points) were the other Black Bear scorers with double digits.
 
Boston University had five double digit scorers, Justin Alston scored a team high 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field. BU shot 54.5 percent from the field and held the Black Bears to 40.8 percent.
 
The Terriers forced 21 points off of 14 Maine turnovers.
 
The first half featured five lead changes and the Black Bears led by as many as six points midway through the first.
 
BU quickly went on a 7-0 run to regain the lead, 24-21 with 7:15 remaining in the first. Maine regained the lead after an Austin Howard jumper, giving the Black Bears a 25-24 advantage.
 
The Terriers closed out the half going on a 12-3 run, sparked by ten points scored by Tyler Scanlon as BU carried a 43-30 lead into half.
 
After a Maine basket by Vincent Eze to open the second half, BU rattled off three layups in a row to increase their margin 49-32 with 18:43 remaining.
 
The Terriers then scored three consecutive three pointers by Eric Fanning and Kyle Foreman to increase their lead, 61-37.
 
BU held their largest lead of the game after a Will Goff three, gave them an 89-58 advantage, with 6:00 minutes remaining in the game.
 
The Terriers held off Maine as they cut the margin to 24, after a layup by Danny Evans in the final seconds, giving BU a 102-78 victory.

Maine returns to action in day two of the Steve Wright Classic as they take on Northeastern at 2:00 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Dennis Ashley

#32 Dennis Ashley

Guard
6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Vincent Eze

#50 Vincent Eze

Forward/Center
6' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Wes Myers

#10 Wes Myers

Guard
6' 2"
Junior
Marko Pirovic

#4 Marko Pirovic

Forward
6' 7"
Senior
Andrew Fleming

#0 Andrew Fleming

Forward
6' 7"
Freshman
Danny Evans

#5 Danny Evans

Guard
6' 4"
Freshman
Austin Howard

#2 Austin Howard

Guard
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Dennis Ashley

#32 Dennis Ashley

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Guard
Vincent Eze

#50 Vincent Eze

6' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Forward/Center
Wes Myers

#10 Wes Myers

6' 2"
Junior
Guard
Marko Pirovic

#4 Marko Pirovic

6' 7"
Senior
Forward
Andrew Fleming

#0 Andrew Fleming

6' 7"
Freshman
Forward
Danny Evans

#5 Danny Evans

6' 4"
Freshman
Guard
Austin Howard

#2 Austin Howard

6' 1"
Junior
Guard
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