NAVY

Navy knock offs Boston University 86-78 in Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals

AP
Mar 06, 2025

BOSTON (AP) Austin Benigni scored 30 points to lead Navy Midshipmen over Boston University Terriers 86-78 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament.

Benigni added six assists for the Midshipmen (14-18). Donovan Draper added 16 points and seven rebounds. Aidan Kehoe totaled 14 points and nine boards.

The Terriers (16-16) were led by Miles Brewster with 19 points. Kyrone Alexander added 16 points and seven rebounds. Ben Defty had 12 points.

Navy took the lead with 14:48 left in the first half and never looked back. Draper led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them ahead 32-26 at the break. Benigni's 24-point second half helped Navy close out the eight-point victory.

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1st Half
NAVY
Midshipmen
32
BU
Terriers
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Donovan Draper vs. Malcolm Chimezie (Terriers gains possession)
19:44		Michael McNair misses three point jump shot
19:42		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
19:32		Donovan Draper turnover (bad pass)
19:11		Miles Brewster turnover (bad pass)
18:47		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
18:45		Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound
18:34	+2	Miles Brewster makes two point layup	0-2
18:12		Jinwoo Kim misses two point jump shot
18:10		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
18:00		Michael McNair personal foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
17:56		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
17:54		Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
17:25		Nico Nobili turnover (lost ball) (Jinwoo Kim steals)
17:02	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	2-2
16:30	+2	Malcolm Chimezie makes two point jump shot	2-4
16:06		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
16:04		Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
15:49		Malcolm Chimezie misses two point jump shot
15:47		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
15:39		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
15:37		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
15:32	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup	4-4
15:05		Nico Nobili misses two point jump shot
15:03		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
14:48	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup	6-4
14:30		Kyrone Alexander misses three point jump shot
14:28		Nico Nobili offensive rebound
14:20		Malcolm Chimezie misses two point jump shot
14:18		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
14:01	+3	Donovan Draper makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	9-4
13:36		TV timeout
13:29		Kyrone Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Jinwoo Kim steals)
13:12	+3	Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Mike Woods assists)	12-4
12:46		Donovan Draper blocks Kyrone Alexander's three point jump shot
12:44		Kyrone Alexander offensive rebound
12:44		Kyrone Alexander offensive foul (Mike Woods draws the foul)
12:44		Kyrone Alexander turnover (offensive foul)
12:33	+3	Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Donovan Draper assists)	15-4
12:21		Terriers 30 second timeout
12:21		TV timeout
12:09		Ben Defty misses two point layup
12:07		Ben Defty offensive rebound
12:06		Lysander Rehnstrom shooting foul (Ben Defty draws the foul)
12:06	+1	Ben Defty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-5
12:06	+1	Ben Defty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-6
12:03		Austin Benigni turnover (traveling)
11:59	+2	Azmar Abdullah makes two point jump shot	15-8
11:24		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
11:22		Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound
11:12		Lysander Rehnstrom personal foul (Nico Nobili draws the foul)
11:05	+2	Kyrone Alexander makes two point layup	15-10
11:05		Aidan Kehoe shooting foul (Kyrone Alexander draws the foul)
11:05	+1	Kyrone Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-11
10:35		Jinwoo Kim turnover (lost ball) (Ben Defty steals)
10:19		Kyrone Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Pennick steals)
10:18		Miles Brewster personal foul (Jinwoo Kim draws the foul)
9:54		Jordan Pennick misses two point jump shot
9:52		Terriers defensive rebound
9:31		Aidan Kehoe shooting foul (Ben Defty draws the foul)
9:31	+1	Ben Defty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-12
9:31		Ben Defty misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:31		Lysander Rehnstrom defensive rebound
9:09		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
9:07		Nico Nobili defensive rebound
8:56		Miles Brewster misses two point layup
8:54		Ben Defty offensive rebound
8:46		Ben Defty turnover (lost ball) (Austin Benigni steals)
8:39	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	17-12
8:33		Michael McNair turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Draper steals)
8:31		Nico Nobili shooting foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-12
8:31	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-12
8:14	+3	Michael McNair makes three point jump shot (Nico Nobili assists)	19-15
7:53	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Donovan Draper assists)	21-15
7:31		Jordan Pennick personal foul (Kyrone Alexander draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:17		Michael McNair turnover (lost ball) (Mike Woods steals)
7:09		Mike Woods turnover (bad pass) (Miles Brewster steals)
7:01	+2	Miles Brewster makes two point layup	21-17
6:42		Mike Woods misses two point jump shot
6:40		Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound
6:24	+2	Kyrone Alexander makes two point jump shot	21-19
6:04		Michael McNair blocks Jordan Pennick's two point layup
6:02		Midshipmen offensive rebound
5:59	+3	Jordan Pennick makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	24-19
5:25		Malcolm Chimezie misses two point jump shot
5:23		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
5:15		Malcolm Chimezie blocks Mike Woods's two point layup
5:13		Mike Woods offensive rebound
5:06	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup (Mike Woods assists)	26-19
4:52		Mike Woods personal foul (Miles Brewster draws the foul)
4:41		Jinwoo Kim shooting foul (Kyrone Alexander draws the foul)
4:41	+1	Kyrone Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-20
4:41	+1	Kyrone Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-21
4:22		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
4:20		Miles Brewster defensive rebound
4:09		Donovan Draper personal foul (Miles Brewster draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Miles Brewster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-22
4:09	+1	Miles Brewster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-23
3:50		Azmar Abdullah personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:41		Donovan Draper misses two point jump shot
3:39		Ben Palacios defensive rebound
3:17		Azmar Abdullah misses three point jump shot
3:15		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
3:05		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
3:03		Austin Benigni offensive rebound
2:59		Austin Benigni turnover (bad pass) (Kyrone Alexander steals)
2:38		Aidan Kehoe blocks Azmar Abdullah's two point jump shot
2:36		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
2:29		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
2:27		Azmar Abdullah defensive rebound
2:00		Miles Brewster turnover (bad pass)
1:43		Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
1:41		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
1:32	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup	28-23
1:20		Nico Nobili turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Pennick steals)
1:03	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup	30-23
0:43		Ben Defty turnover (bad pass)
0:37	+2	Jordan Pennick makes two point jump shot	32-23
0:01	+3	Miles Brewster makes three point jump shot	32-26
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NAVY
Midshipmen
54
BU
Terriers
52

Time		Play	Score
19:39	+2	Jordan Pennick makes two point layup	34-26
19:15		Kyrone Alexander misses two point jump shot
19:13		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	36-26
18:24	+2	Michael McNair makes two point jump shot	36-28
18:10	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	38-28
17:44		Jordan Pennick personal foul (Nico Nobili draws the foul)
17:37	+3	Miles Brewster makes three point jump shot	38-31
17:05		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
17:03		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
16:56	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup	40-31
16:44		Miles Brewster misses two point jump shot
16:42		Michael McNair offensive rebound
16:32		Miles Brewster misses three point jump shot
16:30		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
16:12	+2	Jinwoo Kim makes two point layup	42-31
16:12		Terriers 30 second timeout
16:12		TV timeout
16:05		Azmar Abdullah turnover (back court violation)
15:49		Azmar Abdullah personal foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:40		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
15:38		Mike Woods offensive rebound
15:38		Ben Defty personal foul (Mike Woods draws the foul)
15:30		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
15:28		Nico Nobili defensive rebound
15:22		Kyrone Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Mike Woods steals)
15:16		Ben Defty personal foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
15:04		Ben Defty shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
15:04		Austin Benigni misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:04	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-31
14:42		Aidan Kehoe personal foul (Ben Defty draws the foul)
14:28	+2	Ben Defty makes two point jump shot (Nico Nobili assists)	43-33
14:07		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
14:05		Ben Defty defensive rebound
13:45	+2	Kyrone Alexander makes two point jump shot (Ben Defty assists)	43-35
13:34		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
13:28	+3	Jordan Pennick makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	46-35
13:08	+3	Michael McNair makes three point jump shot (Miles Brewster assists)	46-38
12:53		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
12:51		Nico Nobili defensive rebound
12:28	+2	Ben Defty makes two point jump shot	46-40
12:01		Miles Brewster shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
12:01	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-40
12:01	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-40
11:44	+2	Malcolm Chimezie makes two point layup (Miles Brewster assists)	48-42
11:34		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
11:32		Mike Woods offensive rebound
11:32	+2	Mike Woods makes two point jump shot	50-42
11:32		Malcolm Chimezie shooting foul (Mike Woods draws the foul)
11:32		TV timeout
11:32	+1	Mike Woods makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-42
11:18		Lysander Rehnstrom personal foul (Malcolm Chimezie draws the foul)
11:10		Miles Brewster misses two point layup
11:08		Malcolm Chimezie offensive rebound
11:04	+2	Malcolm Chimezie makes two point layup	51-44
10:53	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	53-44
10:29		Jordan Pennick personal foul (Michael McNair draws the foul)
10:22		Michael McNair misses two point layup
10:20		Nico Nobili offensive rebound
10:18		Jordan Pennick shooting foul (Nico Nobili draws the foul)
10:18	+1	Nico Nobili makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-45
10:18	+1	Nico Nobili makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-46
10:04	+3	Donovan Draper makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	56-46
9:35		Aidan Kehoe blocks Michael McNair's two point layup
9:33		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
9:20	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	58-46
9:05	+2	Azmar Abdullah makes two point jump shot	58-48
8:46	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	60-48
8:23	+2	Malcolm Chimezie makes two point layup (Azmar Abdullah assists)	60-50
8:03		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
8:03		Midshipmen offensive rebound
8:03		Malcolm Chimezie personal foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
8:03		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:03		Ben Defty defensive rebound
8:01		Lysander Rehnstrom personal foul (Ben Defty draws the foul)
8:01		Michael McNair turnover (bad pass)
7:57		Austin Benigni misses three point jump shot
7:55		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
7:55		Miles Brewster personal foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55	+1	Aidan Kehoe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-50
7:55	+1	Aidan Kehoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-50
7:44	+2	Miles Brewster makes two point layup	62-52
7:10		Malcolm Chimezie blocks Mike Woods's two point layup
7:08		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
6:56	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Donovan Draper assists)	64-52
6:51		Nico Nobili misses three point jump shot
6:49		Malcolm Chimezie offensive rebound
6:45	+2	Malcolm Chimezie makes two point layup	64-54
6:32		Austin Benigni offensive foul (Malcolm Chimezie draws the foul)
6:32		Austin Benigni turnover (offensive foul)
6:17		Mike Woods shooting foul (Ben Defty draws the foul)
6:17	+1	Ben Defty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-55
6:17	+1	Ben Defty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-56
6:09		Azmar Abdullah personal foul (Jinwoo Kim draws the foul)
6:09	+1	Jinwoo Kim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-56
6:09		Jinwoo Kim misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:09		Michael McNair defensive rebound
5:59		Kyrone Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
5:53		Azmar Abdullah personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-56
5:53	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-56
5:40		Aidan Kehoe shooting foul (Kyrone Alexander draws the foul)
5:40	+1	Kyrone Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-57
5:40	+1	Kyrone Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-58
5:36		Austin Benigni turnover (bad pass) (Michael McNair steals)
5:22		Kyrone Alexander misses two point jump shot
5:20		Nico Nobili offensive rebound
5:12		Michael McNair misses three point jump shot
5:10		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
4:49		Ben Defty shooting foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Jinwoo Kim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-58
4:49	+1	Jinwoo Kim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-58
4:32		Ben Defty misses two point layup
4:30		Ben Defty offensive rebound
4:30	+2	Ben Defty makes two point layup	69-60
4:30		Mike Woods shooting foul (Ben Defty draws the foul)
4:30	+1	Ben Defty makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-61
4:26		Donovan Draper turnover (bad pass) (Kyrone Alexander steals)
4:17		Malcolm Chimezie misses two point layup
4:15		Malcolm Chimezie offensive rebound
4:11	+2	Malcolm Chimezie makes two point layup	69-63
3:52		Nico Nobili shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-63
3:52	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-63
3:32		Ben Defty misses two point layup
3:30		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
3:13	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	73-63
2:55	+3	Nico Nobili makes three point jump shot (Miles Brewster assists)	73-66
2:41	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	75-66
2:24		Miles Brewster turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Draper steals)
2:18	+2	Jinwoo Kim makes two point layup (Donovan Draper assists)	77-66
2:05	+3	Miles Brewster makes three point jump shot	77-69
1:29		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
1:27		Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound
1:23	+2	Kyrone Alexander makes two point layup	77-71
1:19		Miles Brewster personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-71
1:19	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-71
1:11		Miles Brewster misses two point layup
1:09		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
1:05		Nico Nobili personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-71
1:05	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-71
0:57		Cam Cole shooting foul (Michael McNair draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Michael McNair makes regular free throw 1 of 3	81-72
0:55	+1	Michael McNair makes regular free throw 2 of 3	81-73
0:55		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
0:55		Michael McNair misses regular free throw 3 of 3
0:55		Carnegie Johnson defensive rebound
0:50		Malcolm Chimezie personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-73
0:50		Austin Benigni misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:50		Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound
0:40	+2	Miles Brewster makes two point layup	82-75
0:37		Nico Nobili personal foul (Carnegie Johnson draws the foul)
0:37		Carnegie Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:37		Carnegie Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:37		Michael McNair defensive rebound
0:29		Miles Brewster misses two point jump shot
0:27		Terriers offensive rebound
0:24		Michael McNair misses three point jump shot
0:22		Kyrone Alexander offensive rebound
0:22	+3	Kyrone Alexander makes three point jump shot	82-78
0:19		Midshipmen 60 second timeout
0:19		Azmar Abdullah personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-78
0:19	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-78
0:05		Kyrone Alexander misses two point jump shot
0:03		Michael McNair offensive rebound
0:01		Michael McNair turnover (Mike Woods steals)
0:00		Nico Nobili personal foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
0:00	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-78
0:00	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-78
0:00		End of period

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Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 2 of 2