Box Score BOSTON – A first-half scoring drought sunk the Hawks as the Hartford men's basketball team fell, 102-66, on the road at Boston University Thursday night. The Hawks trailed by just three, at 31-28, when the Terriers unleashed a 19-0 run spanning more than six minutes in the first half to break the game open.
 
Box Score
 
BOSTON UNIVERSITY 102, HARTFORD 66
 
Anthony Morales scored a career-best 19 points to lead the Terriers, who also got 18 from Jonas Harper and 10 from Ethan Brittain-Watts. Junior Briggs McClain led the Hawks with 19 of his own, with 17 coming after halftime. Michael Dunne finished with a career-high 14, while Kurtis Henderson scored all 11 of his points in the first half.
 
Henderson was instrumental in keeping the Hawks within striking distance early on, opening the game 4-for-4, including 3-for-3 from long distance. Hartford was on fire from 3-point range in the first half (.429, 6-for-14) but still trailed the Terriers (.500, 7-for-14). McClain was even as hot after halftime. He opened the game 1-for-7 but went 7-for-7 down the stretch.
 
Hartford shot well in the contest, finishing 48 percent from the floor, but offensive miscues plagued the Hawks. Hartford committed 22 turnovers, which BU converted into 29 points. The Terriers also controlled the game down low, winning the rebounding battle, 37-24, and outscoring the Hawks 48-22 in the paint.
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• BU's 102 points where the most by a Hartford opponent since Maine pulled off a 105-100 overtime victory against the Hawks on Jan. 17, 2016.
• It also marked the most by a Hawks opponent in regulation since Dec. 29, 2009, when Hartford lost 104-61 at Kentucky
• Hartford's 10 3-pointers were a season high
• Jared Kimbrough finished with a career-best eight assists, besting his previous high of two
• The Hawks finished a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line
• The Terriers outscored the Hawks, 51-12, in bench production and 15-2 on second chance points
• BU got 15 players into the game, with none playing more than 21 minutes
• Preseason All-Patriot League selection Walter Whyte finished with 9 points on 4-of-9 shooting

NEXT ON TAP
Following back-to-back road games, the Hawks return home to host a pair of Division III opponents. Hartford will welcome Houghton University on Saturday at 2 p.m. and FDU-Florham on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. After that brief homestand, the Hawks head back out, traveling to Philadelphia for the Cathedral Classic, where they will take on Penn, Delaware and Colgate over Thanksgiving weekend.