Abdullah scores 21 off the bench, Boston University defeats Howard 69-62
BALTIMORE (AP) Azmar Abdullah's 21 points off of the bench led Boston University to a 69-62 victory against Howard on Sunday.
Abdullah went 7 of 9 from the field (5 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Terriers (3-4). Kyrone Alexander added 10 points while going 2 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line while they also had seven rebounds. Ben Palacios went 3 of 5 from the field (3 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with nine points.
Marcus Dockery finished with 17 points and two steals for the Bison (3-3). Blake Harper added 14 points, seven rebounds and three steals for Howard. Anwar Gill had 10 points and two steals.
An 11-0 run in the first half gave Boston University a five-point lead. The teams entered the break with Boston University ahead 26-21, while Michael McNair led their club in scoring with eight points. Abdullah's 18-point second half helped Boston University close out the seven-point victory.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Terriers gains possession) | Â | |
19:34 | +2 | Anwar Gill makes two point layup (Blake Harper assists) | 0-2 | |
19:08 | Â | Michael McNair misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:06 | Â | Nico Nobili offensive rebound | Â | |
19:00 | +3 | Kyrone Alexander makes three point jump shot | 3-2 | |
18:33 | Â | Bryce Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:31 | Â | Nico Nobili defensive rebound | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Miles Brewster misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Malcolm Chimezie offensive rebound | Â | |
18:09 | Â | Malcolm Chimezie misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:07 | Â | Blake Harper defensive rebound | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Blake Harper misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:45 | Â | Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Kyrone Alexander misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Joshua Strong defensive rebound | Â | |
17:28 | Â | Joshua Strong misses two point layup | Â | |
17:26 | Â | Bryce Harris offensive rebound | Â | |
17:17 | Â | Anwar Gill turnover | Â | |
17:04 | Â | Bryce Harris shooting foul (Malcolm Chimezie draws the foul) | Â | |
17:04 | +1 | Malcolm Chimezie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-2 | |
17:04 | Â | Malcolm Chimezie misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
17:04 | Â | Bryce Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
16:55 | Â | Anwar Gill misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Malcolm Chimezie misses two point layup | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Anwar Gill defensive rebound | Â | |
16:14 | +3 | Joshua Strong makes three point jump shot (Blake Harper assists) | 4-5 | |
15:52 | Â | Nico Nobili misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:50 | Â | Bison defensive rebound | Â | |
15:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:28 | Â | Cameron Shockley-Okeke misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:26 | Â | Ben Defty defensive rebound | Â | |
15:16 | Â | Azmar Abdullah misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:14 | Â | Blake Harper defensive rebound | Â | |
15:05 | +2 | Miles Stewart makes two point layup (Blake Harper assists) | 4-7 | |
15:05 | Â | Ben Defty shooting foul (Miles Stewart draws the foul) | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Miles Stewart misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
14:51 | Â | Ben Defty defensive rebound | Â | |
14:51 | Â | Azmar Abdullah misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:49 | Â | Blake Harper defensive rebound | Â | |
14:28 | +3 | Joshua Strong makes three point jump shot (Miles Stewart assists) | 4-10 | |
14:06 | Â | Azmar Abdullah turnover | Â | |
13:51 | Â | Miles Stewart turnover | Â | |
13:33 | +3 | Azmar Abdullah makes three point jump shot | 7-10 | |
13:19 | Â | Jaren Johnson turnover | Â | |
13:04 | +3 | Ben Palacios makes three point jump shot (Ben Roy assists) | 10-10 | |
12:41 | Â | Blake Harper misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:39 | Â | Azmar Abdullah defensive rebound | Â | |
12:24 | Â | Matai Baptiste misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:22 | Â | Marcus Dockery defensive rebound | Â | |
11:58 | Â | Ben Roy personal foul | Â | |
11:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:46 | Â | Anwar Gill turnover (Miles Brewster steals) | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Nico Nobili misses two point layup | Â | |
11:18 | Â | Bryce Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
11:07 | Â | Joshua Strong turnover (Miles Brewster steals) | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Miles Brewster misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:52 | Â | Joshua Strong defensive rebound | Â | |
10:26 | Â | Bryce Harris turnover (Miles Brewster steals) | Â | |
10:22 | Â | Marcus Dockery shooting foul (Michael McNair draws the foul) | Â | |
10:21 | +1 | Michael McNair makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-10 | |
10:21 | +1 | Michael McNair makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-10 | |
10:08 | Â | Bryce Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Miles Brewster defensive rebound | Â | |
9:52 | +3 | Kyrone Alexander makes three point jump shot (Miles Brewster assists) | 15-10 | |
9:28 | +2 | Anwar Gill makes two point layup (Dom Campbell assists) | 15-12 | |
9:08 | +3 | Michael McNair makes three point jump shot (Kyrone Alexander assists) | 18-12 | |
8:48 | Â | Michael McNair blocks Joshua Strong's three point jump shot | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Joshua Strong offensive rebound | Â | |
8:39 | Â | Dom Campbell misses two point layup | Â | |
8:37 | Â | Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Michael McNair misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Dom Campbell defensive rebound | Â | |
8:07 | Â | Joshua Strong turnover | Â | |
7:48 | Â | Bryce Harris blocks Malcolm Chimezie's two point layup | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Blake Harper defensive rebound | Â | |
7:33 | Â | Malcolm Chimezie personal foul | Â | |
7:33 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:21 | +2 | Bryce Harris makes two point layup | 18-14 | |
7:02 | +3 | Ben Palacios makes three point jump shot (Ben Defty assists) | 21-14 | |
6:39 | +2 | Anwar Gill makes two point layup | 21-16 | |
6:10 | Â | Ben Defty misses two point layup | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Dom Campbell defensive rebound | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Ben Defty blocks Dom Campbell's two point layup | Â | |
5:56 | Â | Ben Palacios defensive rebound | Â | |
5:41 | Â | Ben Palacios misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Ben Defty offensive rebound | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Ben Defty turnover (Blake Harper steals) | Â | |
5:25 | Â | Ben Defty shooting foul (Dom Campbell draws the foul) | Â | |
5:25 | +1 | Dom Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-17 | |
5:25 | +1 | Dom Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-18 | |
4:58 | +2 | Ben Roy makes two point layup | 23-18 | |
4:40 | Â | Blake Harper misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Kyrone Alexander misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Bison defensive rebound | Â | |
4:07 | Â | Matai Baptiste personal foul (Cameron Shockley-Okeke draws the foul) | Â | |
4:07 | +1 | Cameron Shockley-Okeke makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 23-19 | |
4:07 | +1 | Cameron Shockley-Okeke makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 23-20 | |
4:07 | +1 | Cameron Shockley-Okeke makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 23-21 | |
3:53 | Â | Miles Stewart personal foul | Â | |
3:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Kyrone Alexander misses two point layup | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Malcolm Chimezie offensive rebound | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Michael McNair misses two point layup | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Malcolm Chimezie offensive rebound | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Matai Baptiste misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Ose Okojie defensive rebound | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Marcus Dockery turnover | Â | |
2:45 | Â | Miles Brewster misses two point layup | Â | |
2:43 | Â | Cameron Shockley-Okeke defensive rebound | Â | |
2:31 | Â | Cameron Shockley-Okeke misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:29 | Â | Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound | Â | |
2:07 | Â | Matai Baptiste misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:05 | Â | Miles Stewart defensive rebound | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Blake Harper offensive foul | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Blake Harper turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Michael McNair misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Anwar Gill defensive rebound | Â | |
1:33 | Â | Ben Palacios personal foul | Â | |
1:26 | Â | Bryce Harris turnover (Azmar Abdullah steals) | Â | |
1:18 | +3 | Michael McNair makes three point jump shot | 26-21 | |
0:41 | Â | Anwar Gill misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Ben Roy defensive rebound | Â | |
0:32 | Â | Terriers 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:21 | Â | Miles Brewster turnover | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Bryce Harris misses two point layup | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |