Morales' 20 help Boston University beat Holy Cross 94-84
AP
Mar 02, 2024
BOSTON (AP) Anthony Morales scored 20 points as Boston University Terriers beat Holy Cross Crusaders 94-84 on Saturday.
Morales was 5 of 9 shooting, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 8 from the line for the Terriers (15-16, 10-8 Patriot League). Miles Brewster scored 17 points while going 5 of 10 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the line, and added seven rebounds and five assists. Kyrone Alexander shot 4 for 7 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding three blocks.
Will Batchelder led the Crusaders (9-22, 6-12) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Joseph Octave added 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Holy Cross. Caleb Kenney also had 18 points, seven rebounds and three steals.
Boston University took the lead with 13:23 left in the first half and did not give it up. Morales led his team in scoring with 16 points in the first half to help put them ahead 53-36 at the break. Boston University turned a five-point second-half lead into a 12-point advantage with a 7-0 run to make it a 73-61 lead with 9:53 left in the half. Brewster scored 13 second-half points in the matchup.
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1st Half
HC
Crusaders
36
BU
Terriers
53
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Terriers gains possession)
19:44
+3
Nico Nobili makes three point jump shot (Anthony Morales assists)
0-3
19:22
+3
Will Batchelder makes three point jump shot (Joe Octave assists)
3-3
19:04
Otto Landrum turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Kenney steals)
18:49
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point hook shot
5-3
18:34
+3
Kyrone Alexander makes three point jump shot (Miles Brewster assists)
5-6
18:03
Nico Nobili personal foul
17:57
Otto Landrum blocks Caleb Kenney's two point layup
17:55
Otto Landrum defensive rebound
17:38
Miles Brewster misses three point jump shot
17:36
Joe Nugent defensive rebound
17:15
+2
Will Batchelder makes two point jump shot
7-6
16:58
Otto Landrum misses two point layup
16:56
Bo Montgomery defensive rebound
16:54
Otto Landrum personal foul
16:39
Anthony Morales shooting foul (Joe Octave draws the foul)
16:39
Joe Octave misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:39
+1
Joe Octave makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-6
16:33
Miles Brewster misses two point jump shot
16:31
Terriers offensive rebound
16:25
Ben Roy misses two point jump shot
16:23
Joe Octave defensive rebound
16:15
+2
Will Batchelder makes two point layup
10-6
16:00
+2
Ethan Okwuosa makes two point layup (Anthony Morales assists)
10-8
15:33
TV timeout
15:26
Joe Octave misses three point jump shot
15:24
Matai Baptiste defensive rebound
15:13
+2
Nico Nobili makes two point layup
10-10
15:13
Caleb Kenney shooting foul (Nico Nobili draws the foul)
15:13
+1
Nico Nobili makes regular free throw 1 of 1
10-11
14:58
+3
Will Batchelder makes three point jump shot (Joe Octave assists)
13-11
14:34
Kyrone Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Will Batchelder steals)
14:15
Will Batchelder misses three point jump shot
14:13
Nico Nobili defensive rebound
14:05
+2
Kyrone Alexander makes two point layup
13-13
13:40
Joe Octave misses two point layup
13:38
Terriers defensive rebound
13:23
+3
Matai Baptiste makes three point jump shot (Ben Roy assists)
13-16
12:58
Kyrone Alexander blocks Louth-M Coulibaly's two point layup
12:56
Nico Nobili defensive rebound
12:51
+3
Kyrone Alexander makes three point jump shot (Ethan Okwuosa assists)
13-19
12:51
Will Batchelder shooting foul (Kyrone Alexander draws the foul)
12:51
+1
Kyrone Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-20
12:37
Bo Montgomery misses two point layup
12:35
Ben Roy defensive rebound
12:29
Ben Roy misses two point layup
12:27
Will Batchelder defensive rebound
12:11
+3
Joe Nugent makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Williams assists)
16-20
11:48
Louth-M Coulibaly shooting foul (Kyrone Alexander draws the foul)
11:48
TV timeout
11:48
+1
Kyrone Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-21
11:48
+1
Kyrone Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-22
11:47
DeAndre Williams turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Morales steals)
11:47
+2
Anthony Morales makes two point layup
16-24
11:47
DeAndre Williams shooting foul (Anthony Morales draws the foul)
11:47
+1
Anthony Morales makes regular free throw 1 of 1
16-25
11:23
Ben Roy personal foul
11:10
Will Batchelder misses three point jump shot
11:08
Michael McNair defensive rebound
10:50
Otto Landrum misses two point layup
10:48
Caleb Kenney defensive rebound
10:32
Bo Montgomery turnover (lost ball) (Miles Brewster steals)
10:32
Will Batchelder personal foul
10:15
Caleb Kenney blocks Nico Nobili's two point layup
10:13
Anthony Morales offensive rebound
10:08
+3
Anthony Morales makes three point jump shot
16-28
9:45
+3
Bo Montgomery makes three point jump shot (Joe Octave assists)
19-28
9:25
+3
Otto Landrum makes three point jump shot (Miles Brewster assists)
19-31
9:13
+2
DeAndre Williams makes two point jump shot
21-31
8:46
+2
Otto Landrum makes two point hook shot
21-33
8:44
Otto Landrum technical foul
8:44
+1
Kahlil Singleton makes technical free throw 1 of 2
22-33
8:44
+1
Kahlil Singleton makes technical free throw 2 of 2
23-33
8:34
Matai Baptiste shooting foul (Joe Octave draws the foul)
8:34
+1
Joe Octave makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-33
8:34
+1
Joe Octave makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-33
8:22
Miles Brewster misses two point jump shot
8:20
DeAndre Williams defensive rebound
8:04
Joe Octave misses two point jump shot
8:02
Miles Brewster defensive rebound
7:57
+2
Michael McNair makes two point layup (Miles Brewster assists)
25-35
7:48
DeAndre Williams misses two point jump shot
7:46
Caleb Kenney offensive rebound
7:43
Bo Montgomery misses three point jump shot
7:41
Miles Brewster defensive rebound
7:22
+3
Anthony Morales makes three point jump shot (Nico Nobili assists)
25-38
7:04
Kahlil Singleton misses three point jump shot
7:02
Miles Brewster defensive rebound
6:54
+2
Miles Brewster makes two point layup
25-40
6:53
Crusaders 30 second timeout
6:53
TV timeout
6:29
Michael McNair personal foul (Joe Octave draws the foul)
6:29
+1
Joe Octave makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-40
6:29
+1
Joe Octave makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-40
6:06
Ethan Okwuosa misses three point jump shot
6:04
Caleb Kenney defensive rebound
5:46
+2
Bo Montgomery makes two point jump shot
29-40
5:25
Matai Baptiste misses three point jump shot
5:23
Anthony Morales offensive rebound
5:20
+2
Anthony Morales makes two point layup
29-42
4:58
Caleb Kenney misses two point layup
4:56
Ben Roy defensive rebound
4:52
Anthony Morales misses three point jump shot
4:50
Caleb Kenney defensive rebound
4:45
Will Batchelder misses three point jump shot
4:43
Anthony Morales defensive rebound
4:27
Kyrone Alexander misses three point jump shot
4:25
Joe Octave defensive rebound
4:03
+2
Joe Octave makes two point layup (Caleb Kenney assists)
31-42
4:01
Terriers 30 second timeout
4:01
TV timeout
3:44
+2
Nico Nobili makes two point hook shot
31-44
3:20
+2
DeAndre Williams makes two point jump shot
33-44
3:02
+2
Miles Brewster makes two point layup
33-46
2:50
Kyrone Alexander blocks Joe Octave's two point layup
2:48
Joe Octave offensive rebound
2:43
Joe Octave misses two point layup
2:41
Nico Nobili defensive rebound
2:26
Joe Octave personal foul
2:13
Nico Nobili offensive foul
2:13
Nico Nobili turnover (offensive foul)
1:51
Joe Nugent turnover (out of bounds)
1:30
+2
Kyrone Alexander makes two point layup
33-48
1:05
DeAndre Williams misses two point jump shot
1:03
Caleb Kenney offensive rebound
0:59
Bo Montgomery turnover (lost ball) (Ben Roy steals)
0:52
DeAndre Williams personal foul (Anthony Morales draws the foul)
0:52
+1
Anthony Morales makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-49
0:52
+1
Anthony Morales makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-50
0:36
+3
Bo Montgomery makes three point jump shot
36-50
0:02
Joe Nugent shooting foul (Anthony Morales draws the foul)
0:02
+1
Anthony Morales makes regular free throw 1 of 3
36-51
0:02
+1
Anthony Morales makes regular free throw 2 of 3
36-52
0:02
+1
Anthony Morales makes regular free throw 3 of 3
36-53
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
HC
Crusaders
48
BU
Terriers
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:51
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point layup
38-53
19:18
Anthony Morales turnover (lost ball) (Joe Nugent steals)
19:02
+3
Will Batchelder makes three point jump shot
41-53
18:59
Terriers 30 second timeout
18:59
TV timeout
18:47
Joe Nugent personal foul
18:42
Nico Nobili misses two point hook shot
18:40
Caleb Kenney defensive rebound
18:25
Joe Nugent misses three point jump shot
18:23
Miles Brewster defensive rebound
18:17
Anthony Morales misses two point hook shot
18:15
Joe Nugent defensive rebound
18:05
Kyrone Alexander blocks Will Batchelder's two point layup
18:03
Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound
17:50
+3
Miles Brewster makes three point jump shot (Kyrone Alexander assists)
41-56
17:35
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point layup
43-56
17:17
Otto Landrum misses three point jump shot
17:15
Joe Octave defensive rebound
17:04
+3
Will Batchelder makes three point jump shot (Bo Montgomery assists)
46-56
16:48
Kyrone Alexander misses three point jump shot
16:46
Joe Nugent defensive rebound
16:36
Will Batchelder misses three point jump shot
16:34
Joe Octave offensive rebound
16:30
+2
Joe Octave makes two point layup
48-56
16:07
Otto Landrum misses three point jump shot
16:05
Joe Nugent defensive rebound
15:43
Otto Landrum shooting foul (Caleb Kenney draws the foul)
15:43
TV timeout
15:43
+1
Caleb Kenney makes regular free throw 1 of 2
49-56
15:43
+1
Caleb Kenney makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-56
15:31
Matai Baptiste misses three point jump shot
15:29
Bo Montgomery defensive rebound
15:20
+2
Joe Octave makes two point layup
52-56
14:54
Bo Montgomery shooting foul (Ethan Okwuosa draws the foul)
14:54
+1
Ethan Okwuosa makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-57
14:54
+1
Ethan Okwuosa makes regular free throw 2 of 2
52-58
14:31
+3
Joe Octave makes three point jump shot (Joe Nugent assists)
55-58
14:17
+2
Matai Baptiste makes two point layup (Ethan Okwuosa assists)
55-60
14:06
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point hook shot (Joe Octave assists)
57-60
14:05
Terriers 30 second timeout
13:54
+3
Ethan Okwuosa makes three point jump shot (Ben Roy assists)
57-63
13:32
Bo Montgomery misses two point jump shot
13:30
Ethan Okwuosa defensive rebound
13:18
+3
Matai Baptiste makes three point jump shot (Miles Brewster assists)
57-66
12:56
+2
Joe Octave makes two point jump shot
59-66
12:45
Miles Brewster turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Kenney steals)
12:38
+2
Caleb Kenney makes two point dunk
61-66
12:19
Matai Baptiste misses two point layup
12:17
Nico Nobili offensive rebound
12:13
+2
Nico Nobili makes two point layup
61-68
11:58
Joe Octave misses three point jump shot
11:56
Miles Brewster defensive rebound
11:47
Matai Baptiste misses three point jump shot
11:45
Nico Nobili offensive rebound
11:43
TV timeout
11:38
Ethan Okwuosa misses three point jump shot
11:36
Joe Octave defensive rebound
11:18
Will Batchelder misses three point jump shot
11:16
Ben Roy defensive rebound
11:12
+3
Miles Brewster makes three point jump shot (Ben Roy assists)