SB Nation Boston - Cornell 71, Boston University 66: Terriers Come Up Just Short In Comeback Bidhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48863/boston-fave.png2011-11-20T16:29:42-05:00http://boston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/23390172011-11-20T16:29:42-05:002011-11-20T16:29:42-05:00Cornell 71 Boston University 66: Terriers Come Up Just Short In Comeback Bid
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Boston University had three chances to take the lead with less than four minutes to play, but came up just short. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123246/d-j-irving" class="sbn-auto-link">D.J. Irving</a> and Darryl Partin both missed 3-pointers and Irving was called for an offensive foul on consecutive possessions as the Terriers fell to 0-3 on the season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">After trailing by as many as 13, Boston University couldn’t come all the way back despite playing some of their best basketball of the season during a nine-minute stretch in the second half. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Partin had a huge game for the second season in a row against Cornell with 29 points, including 17 in the second half. The senior guard hit all 10 of his free throws and hit 8-17 of his attempts from the field, including three of the Terriers’ season-high seven 3-pointers. Partin’s 29 points were three points shy of his career-high which he set last season against Cornell. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Irving and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26068/patrick-hazel" class="sbn-auto-link">Patrick Hazel</a> joined Partin in double figures with 10 points apiece and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123248/dom-morris" class="sbn-auto-link">Dom Morris</a> added nine points and a career-high 14 rebounds. After looking to score early and often this season, Irving finished with a season-high eight assists and just two turnovers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The Big Red were led by <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52897/drew-ferry" class="sbn-auto-link">Drew Ferry</a> who finished with 14 points including nine points in the middle of a 20-0 Cornell run. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/144031/shonn-miller" class="sbn-auto-link">Shonn Miller</a> added 10 points and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53107/chris-wroblewski" class="sbn-auto-link">Chris Wroblewski</a> reached double-figures by hitting six straight free throws to ice the game for Cornell. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Despite being outrebounded and being unable to slow down the Terriers’ parade to the free throw line, the Big Red came away with the victory by forcing 16 Terrier turnovers. Cornell used a slew of Terriers turnovers over the first ten minutes of the game to go on a 20-0 run and take the lead for good.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Boston University scored seven points in the opening 86 seconds of the game to grab a 7-0 lead but failed to score another point for the next seven minutes. The Terriers turned the ball over seven times and missed four shots, as the Big Red went on their first of two runs of 10 points or more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Partin and the Terriers cut the lead to five, but found themselves down 35-24 at the break after an 8-2 Big Red run to end the half. Things would only get worse for the Terriers in the second half, as they cut the deficit to two with 15:31 remaining, only to have Cornell answer with a 10-0 run and take a commanding 13-point lead with 10:35 to go.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">That’s when Partin and Boston University started heating up. Partin scored seven points on back-to-back possessions with two 3-pointers and a free throw to finish a four-point play in cutting the deficit to four. Three minutes later the Terriers would cut the deficit to one for the first time but failed to complete the comeback because of Cornell’s strong defense and clutch shooting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">After Morris hit a layup with 3:43 to bring Boston University within one, the Terriers failed to score for the next 3:19 in helping Cornell move to 2-2. During the final stretch, Partin and Irving both missed two 3-pointers and Irving was called for a charge, as the Terriers still look for a go-to scorer in crunch time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Boston University hit 17 of 18 free throws (94 percent) and hit 30 percent of their 3-point attempts which were both season highs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Cornell and Boston University's hockey teams will try to earn bragging rights Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in the third edition of Red Hot Hockey. The Terriers basketball team will be back in action Friday when they take on Cleveland State at 2:30 p.m. as part of the TicketCity Legends Classic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2576167/cornell-71-boston-university-66-terriers-come-up-just-short-inorenskys2011-11-20T15:51:59-05:002011-11-20T15:51:59-05:00Cornell 71, Boston University 66: Terriers Fail To Complete Comeback, Fall to 0-3
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<p>Boston University had three chances to take the lead with less than three minutes to play but came up just short. After trailing by as many as 13, Boston University couldn’t convert down the stretch and fell to 0-3 as the Big Red hit their free throws down the stretch in an 71-66 victory.</p>
<p>Darryl Partin had a huge game for the second season in a row against Cornell with 29 points, including 17 in the second half. Two other Terriers finished in double figures and the team played some of their best basketball of the season but couldn’t overcome a Cornell team that had two runs of 10 or more points unanswered.</p>
<p>The Big Red were led by Drew Ferry who finished with 14 points including nine points in the middle of a 20-0 Cornell run. Despite being outrebounded and being unable to slow down the Terriers’ parade to the free throw line, the Big Red came away with the victory by forcing 16 Terrier turnovers.</p>
<p>Boston University will be back in action Friday when they take on Cleveland State as part of the TicketCity Legends Classic.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2576097/cornell-71-boston-university-66-terriers-fail-to-complete-comebackorenskys2011-11-20T14:48:32-05:002011-11-20T14:48:32-05:00Boston University Vs. Cornell Halftime Update: Big Red Lead 35-24 Behind Big Run
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<p>Cornell took the Terriers initial punch and then threw a heck of a counter punch in the form of a 20-0 run to take a 35-24 lead into the break. After the Terriers scored the first seven points of the game, Cornell's pressing defense forced seven turnovers over the next 10 minutes as their offense slowly heated up.</p>
<p>Boston University was led by by senior guard Darryl Partin's 12 points. Only four Terriers managed to score in the half, with <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123246/d-j-irving" class="sbn-auto-link">D.J. Irving</a>, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123248/dom-morris" class="sbn-auto-link">Dom Morris</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26068/patrick-hazel" class="sbn-auto-link">Patrick Hazel</a> all chipping in with four points. The team's shooting woes continued as they hit just two of 10 attempts from behind the arc and shot just 38 percent from the field.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52897/drew-ferry" class="sbn-auto-link">Drew Ferry</a> led the Big Red with nine points on three 3-pointers. The Big Red used 12 Terrier turnovers to break away from Boston University, including an 8-2 run to close the half after the Terriers had closed the deficit to five.</p>
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<p>Darryl Partin and the Terriers look to get their offense on track when they take on the Cornell Big Red. </p> <p><strong>Event:</strong> Boston University Terriers (0-2) vs. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/cornell-big-red">Cornell Big Red</a> (1-2)
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<p><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Sunday, November 20, 2011-2p.m. EDT.
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<p><strong>Location:</strong> Newman Arena at Bartels Hall (Capacity: 4,473), Ithaca, NY.
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<p><strong>Broadcast Info:</strong> A radio broadcast of the game will be available on 1510 AM The Zone with Doug Brown and Brian Maurer on the call.
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<p><strong>All Time Series:</strong> Boston University and Cornell will be meeting for the third time in four years. After Cornell blew out the Terriers in 2008, Boston University defeated the Big Red 66-61 at Case Gym last November to even the series up
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<p><strong>Last Time Out:</strong> </p>
<p>Boston University played 14 minutes of Terriers basketball before being pushed around by a bigger and more athletic Texas squad in an 82-46 loss. Twenty-four turnovers, below 30 percent shooting from the field and just five assists and a swarming Longhorns defense were too much for a Terriers squad lacking an offensive identity. The Terriers woes behind the arc continued as well, as they hit just 5-28 attempts from behind the arc and failed to find a third scorer behind <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123246/d-j-irving">D.J. Irving</a> and Darryl Partin.
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<p>Cornell comes into the game at 1-2 on the young season after a 68-59 road loss to Buffalo on Wednesday. After trailing by 12 early in the second half, the Big Red mounted a 17-5 run to tie the game with 11 minutes remaining but they couldn’t keep up with the size of Buffalo’s front line. The Bulls dominated the paint with an 11 rebound advantage and hit over 50 percent of their shots inside the arc to come away with the victory.
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<p><strong>Storyline:</strong>
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<p>Joe Jones will look to earn his first win as head coach of the Terriers in a building that has given him nothing but nightmares in the past. The former head coach of Columbia University spent seven seasons in the Ivy League with his squad losing six of seven matchups at Newman Arena. Jones isn’t alone in struggling against Cornell at home, the Big Red have won 49 of their past 58 games at the gym over the course of the past five plus years.
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<p>If Boston University is going to come away with the victory, they are going to have to prove they’ve turned around an offense that struggled mightily against Texas and in overtime against Northeastern in their season opener. Outside of leading scorer Darryl Partin and point guard DJ Irving, the rest of the Terriers roster is shooting just 25 percent and combining to score less than 30 point per game.
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<p>The good news for Boston University is that Partin is more than capable of putting up big numbers against Cornell. In last season’s game between the two teams, Partin finished with a career-high 32 points including 30 of the team’s 46 points in the second half. Partin dominated a much smaller Cornell backcourt by shooting over them to the tune of 10-14 from the field and five 3-pointers.
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<p>Two years removed from a Sweet Sixteen run that included upsets of Temple and Wisconsin, the Big Red are rebuilding under second-year head coach Bill Courtney. After a 10-18 season that included 10 losses by five points or less, Courtney’s squad is led by a new wave of Big Red players unaffiliated with the 2009-10 NCAA Tournament run.
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<p>Freshmen forward <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/144031/shonn-miller">Shonn Miller</a> is one of three Cornell players who average 10 points or more for the Big Red. Senior guard <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53107/chris-wroblewski">Chris Wroblewski</a> is leading the team in assists with 6.6 per game for the second season in a row and is a deadly shooter despite a slow start to the season. Thus far this season, eight Big Red players are averaging 18 minutes or more of action in the team’s three games.
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<p><strong>Players To Watch</strong></p>
<p>Darryl Partin is going to be the center attention of the media and opposing team’s game plans all season long; with his team struggling thus far, this is a chance for Partin to show that that pressure doesn’t faze him. Partin needs to be a leader on the floor, if he can be aggressive and attack the basket, it could create plenty of opportunities for the other four Terriers out on the floor with him.
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<p>Matt Griffin is the emotional leader and often the voice of this Boston University squad. 0-2 wasn’t the start the Terriers were hoping for, but a win on the road against Cornell would more than make up for the team’s failure to finish against Northeastern. Griffin has the potential to be the sparkplug for Boston University if he can start hitting his shots, but thus far he’s just 4-17 from the field and has been forcing some of his attempts.
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<p><strong>Prediction:</strong>
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<p>Last Sunday was an ugly affair for the Terriers, but after a week of practice to work out the kinks and some time to rest up, Boston University will prove why they were selected number one in the America East Preseason poll behind the strength of their big men.
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<p><strong>Boston University 66, Cornell 59</strong></p>
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