BOSTON (AP) — Darryl Partin scored 18 points and Boston University beat Stony Brook 61-55 on Saturday.
Boston (7-11, 3-1 American East) opened the game on a 14-2 run and wouldn’t look back, as the Terriers led throughout the entire game. Stony Brook tied it at 38-38 in the second half but Partin scored five straight to put Boston back ahead 43-38.
D.J. Irving, who made all six of his free throw attempts, finished with 11 points and Matt Griffin added 10 for Boston.
Despite outrebounding Boston (31-28) and outscoring the Terriers in the paint (26-22), Stony Brook made only nine shots in the first half and shot 39.4 percent (13 of 33) in the second half.
