McNair scores 29 as Boston University takes down Lafayette 83-67
AP
Jan 07, 2026
EASTON, Pa. (AP) Michael McNair scored 29 points as Boston University Terriers beat Lafayette Leopards 83-67 on Wednesday.
McNair added five rebounds for the Terriers (6-10, 1-2 Patriot League). Ben Defty scored 15 points while shooting 6 of 8 from the field and 3 for 4 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. Donte Tisinger Jr. had 13 points and shot 5 for 6, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc.
The Leopards (4-12, 1-2) were led in scoring by Mark Butler, who finished with 17 points and four assists. Lafayette also got 12 points from Shareef Jackson. Christian Humphrey also had 10 points and six rebounds.
Boston University took the lead about 6 1/2 minutes into the game and did not trail again. McNair led the Terriers with 18 points in the first half to help put them up 42-31 at the break. BU outscored Lafayette by five points over the final half, while Defty led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.
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1st Half
BU
Terriers
42
LAF
Leopards
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ben Defty vs. Christian Humphrey-Rembert (Chance Gladden gains possession)
19:41
+2
Ben Defty makes two point layup (Malcolm Chimezie assists)
2-0
19:12
Andrew Phillips misses two point jump shot
19:10
Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
19:00
Azmar Abdullah turnover (bad pass)
18:33
+2
Shareef Jackson makes two point layup (Mark Butler assists)
2-2
18:33
Azmar Abdullah shooting foul (Shareef Jackson draws the foul)
18:33
Shareef Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:33
Ben Defty defensive rebound
18:16
+2
Michael McNair makes two point jump shot (Chance Gladden assists)
4-2
18:04
Christian Humphrey-Rembert misses three point jump shot
18:02
Chance Gladden defensive rebound
17:48
Azmar Abdullah misses three point jump shot
17:46
Caleb Williams defensive rebound
17:35
Ben Defty personal foul (Caleb Williams draws the foul)
17:30
Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot
17:28
Chance Gladden defensive rebound
17:06
Shareef Jackson shooting foul (Azmar Abdullah draws the foul)
17:06
+1
Azmar Abdullah makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-2
17:06
+1
Azmar Abdullah makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-2
16:41
Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot
16:39
Michael McNair defensive rebound
16:18
Ben Defty misses two point layup
16:16
Christian Humphrey-Rembert defensive rebound
16:12
Caleb Williams turnover (bad pass)
15:55
Michael McNair turnover (bad pass) (Shareef Jackson steals)
15:47
+2
Ryan Pettit makes two point layup (Shareef Jackson assists)
6-4
15:35
TV timeout
15:19
+2
Malcolm Chimezie makes two point jump shot (Michael McNair assists)
8-4
15:09
Andrew Phillips misses three point jump shot
15:07
Chance Gladden defensive rebound
14:52
Michael McNair misses two point jump shot
14:50
Mark Butler defensive rebound
14:28
+2
Mark Butler makes two point layup (Luke Bevilacqua assists)
8-6
14:00
Malcolm Chimezie misses two point layup
13:58
Mark Butler defensive rebound
13:51
+2
Andrew Phillips makes two point layup (Ryan Pettit assists)
8-8
13:51
Donte Tisinger Jr. shooting foul (Andrew Phillips draws the foul)
13:51
Andrew Phillips misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:51
Sam Hughes defensive rebound
13:27
+3
Michael McNair makes three point jump shot
11-8
13:09
Ben Defty personal foul (Shareef Jackson draws the foul)
13:02
Andrew Phillips misses two point layup
13:00
Shareef Jackson offensive rebound
12:57
Malcolm Chimezie blocks Shareef Jackson's two point layup
12:55
Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
12:48
Sam Hughes misses three point jump shot
12:46
Azmar Abdullah offensive rebound
12:39
Michael McNair misses three point jump shot
12:37
Sam Hughes offensive rebound
12:31
+3
Donte Tisinger Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sam Hughes assists)
14-8
12:08
Andrew Phillips misses two point layup
12:06
Donte Tisinger Jr. defensive rebound
12:02
Ryan Pettit shooting foul (Azmar Abdullah draws the foul)
12:02
+1
Azmar Abdullah makes regular free throw 1 of 3
15-8
12:02
+1
Azmar Abdullah makes regular free throw 2 of 3
16-8
12:02
+1
Azmar Abdullah makes regular free throw 3 of 3
17-8
11:46
Caleb Williams turnover (bad pass)
11:46
TV timeout
11:23
+2
Azmar Abdullah makes two point layup
19-8
11:10
+2
Shareef Jackson makes two point layup (Mark Butler assists)
19-10
10:53
+3
Donte Tisinger Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sam Hughes assists)
22-10
10:36
+2
Shareef Jackson makes two point layup (Mark Butler assists)
22-12
10:17
+3
Michael McNair makes three point jump shot (Donte Tisinger Jr. assists)
25-12
10:05
Christian Humphrey-Rembert misses three point jump shot
10:03
Terriers defensive rebound
9:32
Sam Hughes misses two point jump shot
9:30
Andrew Phillips defensive rebound
9:14
+2
Mark Butler makes two point layup
25-14
8:52
Donte Tisinger Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Williams steals)
8:40
Shareef Jackson turnover (traveling)
8:13
+2
Donte Tisinger Jr. makes two point layup
27-14
7:50
+2
Luke Bevilacqua makes two point layup (Ryan Pettit assists)
27-16
7:32
Chance Gladden misses two point layup
7:30
Chance Gladden offensive rebound
7:27
+2
Chance Gladden makes two point layup
29-16
7:08
Mark Butler misses two point layup
7:06
Luke Bevilacqua offensive rebound
7:03
Chance Gladden personal foul (Ryan Pettit draws the foul)
7:03
TV timeout
6:55
Andrew Phillips misses three point jump shot
6:53
Michael McNair defensive rebound
6:44
+3
Michael McNair makes three point jump shot
32-16
6:25
+2
Caleb Williams makes two point jump shot
32-18
6:00
Luke Bevilacqua shooting foul (Quinn Nielsen draws the foul)
6:00
Quinn Nielsen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:00
+1
Quinn Nielsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-18
5:53
+2
Mark Butler makes two point layup
33-20
5:37
Quinn Nielsen offensive foul (Ryan Pettit draws the foul)
5:37
Quinn Nielsen turnover (offensive foul)
5:27
Chance Gladden personal foul
5:27
+1
Caleb Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-21
5:27
+1
Caleb Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-22
5:06
Shareef Jackson personal foul (Malcolm Chimezie draws the foul)
5:02
+2
Sam Hughes makes two point jump shot (Azmar Abdullah assists)
35-22
4:41
+2
Mark Butler makes two point layup
35-24
4:41
Malcolm Chimezie shooting foul (Mark Butler draws the foul)
4:41
Mark Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:41
Sam Hughes defensive rebound
4:30
Mark Butler personal foul
4:14
Azmar Abdullah misses three point jump shot
4:12
Ryan Pettit defensive rebound
3:59
+2
Ryan Pettit makes two point jump shot (Caleb Williams assists)
35-26
3:40
+2
Michael McNair makes two point jump shot (Malcolm Chimezie assists)
37-26
3:22
Misha Bednostin misses two point layup
3:20
Sam Hughes defensive rebound
3:06
Malcolm Chimezie misses two point jump shot
3:04
Christian Humphrey-Rembert defensive rebound
2:56
+2
Ryan Pettit makes two point layup
37-28
2:39
Ryan Pettit personal foul
2:39
TV timeout
2:28
Donte Tisinger Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Phillips steals)
2:15
Mark Butler misses two point jump shot
2:14
Misha Bednostin offensive rebound
2:13
Sam Hughes personal foul (Misha Bednostin draws the foul)
2:13
+1
Misha Bednostin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-29
2:13
Misha Bednostin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:13
Michael McNair defensive rebound
1:55
Andrew Phillips personal foul (Donte Tisinger Jr. draws the foul)
1:55
Donte Tisinger Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:55
Misha Bednostin defensive rebound
1:42
Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot
1:40
Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
1:30
Azmar Abdullah misses three point jump shot
1:28
Mark Butler defensive rebound
1:03
Christian Humphrey-Rembert misses three point jump shot
1:01
Sam Hughes defensive rebound
0:47
Christian Humphrey-Rembert blocks Sam Hughes's two point jump shot
0:45
Terriers offensive rebound
0:45
Terriers 30 second timeout
0:39
Ryan Pettit shooting foul (Michael McNair draws the foul)
0:39
+1
Michael McNair makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-29
0:39
+1
Michael McNair makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-29
0:32
Leopards 30 second timeout
0:13
+2
Caleb Williams makes two point layup
39-31
0:02
+3
Michael McNair makes three point jump shot (Donte Tisinger Jr. assists)
42-31
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BU
Terriers
41
LAF
Leopards
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:35
+2
Christian Humphrey-Rembert makes two point jump shot
42-33
19:19
+2
Ben Defty makes two point layup (Chance Gladden assists)
44-33
18:54
Mark Butler misses two point layup
18:52
Ben Defty defensive rebound
18:36
Malcolm Chimezie misses two point jump shot
18:34
Caleb Williams defensive rebound
18:20
+2
Shareef Jackson makes two point layup (Caleb Williams assists)
44-35
18:04
Shareef Jackson shooting foul (Ben Defty draws the foul)
18:04
+1
Ben Defty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
45-35
18:04
+1
Ben Defty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-35
17:54
Chance Gladden shooting foul (Mark Butler draws the foul)
17:54
Mark Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:54
+1
Mark Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-36
17:41
Andrew Phillips blocks Donte Tisinger Jr.'s two point layup
17:39
Christian Humphrey-Rembert defensive rebound
17:32
+3
Christian Humphrey-Rembert makes three point jump shot (Mark Butler assists)
46-39
17:06
+2
Ben Defty makes two point layup (Michael McNair assists)
48-39
16:53
Christian Humphrey-Rembert misses three point jump shot
16:51
Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
16:34
Michael McNair misses two point jump shot
16:32
Malcolm Chimezie offensive rebound
16:18
Michael McNair turnover (lost ball) (Mark Butler steals)
16:08
+3
Christian Humphrey-Rembert makes three point jump shot (Shareef Jackson assists)
48-42
16:03
Terriers 30 second timeout
16:03
TV timeout
15:39
Luke Bevilacqua blocks Azmar Abdullah's two point layup
15:37
Andrew Phillips defensive rebound
15:15
Ben Defty shooting foul (Luke Bevilacqua draws the foul)
15:15
TV timeout
15:15
+1
Luke Bevilacqua makes regular free throw 1 of 2
48-43
15:15
+1
Luke Bevilacqua makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-44
14:58
+3
Sam Hughes makes three point jump shot (Donte Tisinger Jr. assists)
51-44
14:30
+3
Caleb Williams makes three point jump shot
51-47
14:05
+3
Donte Tisinger Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chance Gladden assists)
54-47
13:53
Caleb Williams misses two point jump shot
13:51
Sam Hughes defensive rebound
13:31
+2
Donte Tisinger Jr. makes two point jump shot
56-47
13:11
Ryan Pettit misses two point layup
13:09
Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
13:03
Sam Hughes misses three point jump shot
13:01
Christian Humphrey-Rembert defensive rebound
12:55
Mark Butler misses two point layup
12:53
Donte Tisinger Jr. defensive rebound
12:51
Jump ball. Donte Tisinger Jr. vs. Luke Bevilacqua (Donte Tisinger Jr. gains possession)
12:33
+2
Michael McNair makes two point layup
58-47
12:12
Andrew Phillips misses three point jump shot
12:10
Chance Gladden defensive rebound
12:02
Azmar Abdullah turnover (out of bounds)
11:40
Andrew Phillips misses two point layup
11:38
Shareef Jackson offensive rebound
11:35
Chance Gladden blocks Shareef Jackson's two point layup
11:33
Michael McNair defensive rebound
11:18
+2
Azmar Abdullah makes two point layup (Chance Gladden assists)
60-47
11:02
+2
Shareef Jackson makes two point layup (Caleb Williams assists)
60-49
10:38
Michael McNair misses three point jump shot
10:36
Andrew Phillips defensive rebound
10:20
Andrew Phillips misses three point jump shot
10:18
Michael McNair defensive rebound
9:57
Andrew Phillips blocks Chance Gladden's two point layup
9:55
Malcolm Chimezie offensive rebound
9:54
Malcolm Chimezie misses two point layup
9:53
Andrew Phillips defensive rebound
9:53
Andrew Phillips turnover (out of bounds)
9:53
TV timeout
9:46
Ben Defty misses two point layup
9:44
Ben Defty offensive rebound
9:41
+2
Ben Defty makes two point layup
62-49
9:26
+2
Andrew Phillips makes two point layup
62-51
9:01
Ben Defty turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Phillips steals)
8:37
Shareef Jackson misses two point layup
8:35
Ben Defty defensive rebound
8:20
+2
Ben Defty makes two point layup (Sam Hughes assists)
64-51
8:05
Andrew Phillips turnover (lost ball) (Chance Gladden steals)
8:02
Chance Gladden misses two point layup
8:00
Chance Gladden offensive rebound
7:58
Mark Butler shooting foul (Chance Gladden draws the foul)
7:58
TV timeout
7:50
Misha Bednostin personal foul (Ben Defty draws the foul)
7:38
Chance Gladden misses two point layup
7:36
Misha Bednostin defensive rebound
7:27
Caleb Williams misses two point layup
7:25
Azmar Abdullah defensive rebound
7:11
Misha Bednostin shooting foul (Ben Defty draws the foul)
7:11
+1
Ben Defty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
65-51
7:11
Ben Defty misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:11
Andrew Phillips defensive rebound
6:59
+2
Mark Butler makes two point layup
65-53
6:40
+2
Ben Defty makes two point jump shot (Chance Gladden assists)
67-53
6:27
+2
Christian Humphrey-Rembert makes two point jump shot
67-55
6:11
+3
Michael McNair makes three point jump shot (Chance Gladden assists)
70-55
5:54
Christian Humphrey-Rembert misses three point jump shot
5:52
Ryan Pettit offensive rebound
5:52
Michael McNair personal foul (Ryan Pettit draws the foul)
5:35
+2
Mark Butler makes two point layup
70-57
5:35
Michael McNair shooting foul (Mark Butler draws the foul)
5:35
Mark Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:35
Sam Hughes defensive rebound
5:17
+2
Sam Hughes makes two point layup
72-57
5:08
Andrew Phillips misses three point jump shot
5:06
Ben Defty defensive rebound
4:43
Azmar Abdullah misses two point jump shot
4:41
Mark Butler defensive rebound
4:32
Chance Gladden personal foul (Ryan Pettit draws the foul)
4:32
Leopards 30 second timeout
4:30
Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot
4:28
Azmar Abdullah defensive rebound
4:08
+2
Michael McNair makes two point jump shot
74-57
3:46
KaiMani Murdock misses three point jump shot
3:44
Caleb Williams offensive rebound
3:36
+2
Mark Butler makes two point layup (Caleb Williams assists)
74-59
3:24
+3
Sam Hughes makes three point jump shot (Donte Tisinger Jr. assists)
77-59
3:12
+2
Mark Butler makes two point jump shot
77-61
3:11
Leopards 30 second timeout
3:11
TV timeout
3:10
Ryan Pettit personal foul
3:02
+2
Malcolm Chimezie makes two point layup (Donte Tisinger Jr. assists)
79-61
2:54
Azmar Abdullah shooting foul (Caleb Williams draws the foul)
2:54
+1
Caleb Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
79-62
2:54
Caleb Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:54
Sam Hughes defensive rebound
2:50
Ashton Wallace personal foul
2:24
Michael McNair misses two point layup
2:22
Ashton Wallace defensive rebound
2:17
+2
Andrew Phillips makes two point layup (Ashton Wallace assists)
79-64
2:17
Terriers 30 second timeout
2:03
Michael McNair misses three point jump shot
2:01
Andrew Phillips defensive rebound
1:52
Andrew Phillips misses two point layup
1:50
Sam Hughes defensive rebound
1:39
+2
Michael McNair makes two point dunk (Sam Hughes assists)
81-64
1:30
Sam Hughes personal foul
1:30
+1
Andrew Phillips makes regular free throw 1 of 2
81-65
1:30
Andrew Phillips misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:30
Christian Humphrey-Rembert offensive rebound
1:26
Jump ball. Christian Humphrey-Rembert vs. Ben Defty (Christian Humphrey-Rembert gains possession)
1:22
+2
Shareef Jackson makes two point layup (Caleb Williams assists)
81-67
1:10
+2
Michael McNair makes two point layup (Chance Gladden assists)
83-67
1:02
Christian Humphrey-Rembert misses two point jump shot
