Chimezie's late layup lifts Boston University past Maine 59-56

AP
Dec 29, 2024

ORONO, Maine (AP) Michael McNair scored 16 points to lead Boston University and Malcolm Chimezie sealed the victory with a layup with 20 seconds left as the Terriers took down Maine 59-56 on Sunday.

McNair also had six rebounds for the Terriers (6-7). Kyrone Alexander scored 13 points and added five rebounds. Chimezie shot 4 of 7 from the field and 0 for 3 from the line to finish with eight points.

Kellen Tynes led the way for the Black Bears (8-7) with 17 points, four assists and three steals. Maine also got 12 points from Christopher Mantis. Quion Burns had eight points.

McNair scored seven points in the first half and Boston University went into halftime trailing 27-19. Alexander scored a team-high 10 points for Boston University in the second half. Boston University outscored Maine by 11 points over the final half.

Boston University's next game is Thursday against Lafayette on the road, and Maine visits Bryant on Saturday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
BU
Terriers
19
ME
Black Bears
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Malcolm Chimezie vs. Killian Gribben (Kellen Tynes gains possession)
19:34		Killian Gribben turnover (bad pass) (Malcolm Chimezie steals)
19:13		Miles Brewster misses three point jump shot
19:11		Quion Burns defensive rebound
18:59		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
18:57		Otto Landrum defensive rebound
18:30	+3	Michael McNair makes three point jump shot	3-0
18:01		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
17:59		Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
17:46		Killian Gribben blocks Malcolm Chimezie's two point layup
17:44		Jaden Clayton defensive rebound
17:39	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup (Jaden Clayton assists)	3-2
17:24		Miles Brewster turnover (lost ball) (Kellen Tynes steals)
17:20		Miles Brewster personal foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
17:17		Killian Gribben turnover (bad pass)
17:03		Azmar Abdullah misses three point jump shot
17:01		Jaden Clayton defensive rebound
16:54		Azmar Abdullah shooting foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
16:54	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-3
16:54	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-4
16:41	+2	Michael McNair makes two point layup (Kyrone Alexander assists)	5-4
16:30		AJ Lopez misses three point jump shot
16:28		Otto Landrum defensive rebound
16:09		Malcolm Chimezie turnover (back court violation)
16:00		Malcolm Chimezie personal foul (Killian Gribben draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
15:57	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup	5-6
15:39		Jump ball. Nico Nobili vs. AJ Lopez (Nico Nobili gains possession)
15:24		Nico Nobili misses three point jump shot
15:22		Terriers offensive rebound
15:20		Terriers turnover (shot clock violation)
15:17		Miles Brewster personal foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
15:04		Kellen Tynes turnover (bad pass)
14:52		Ben Palacios misses three point jump shot
14:50		AJ Lopez defensive rebound
14:37		Nico Nobili shooting foul (Quion Burns draws the foul)
14:37		Quion Burns misses regular free throw 1 of 3
14:37		Quion Burns misses regular free throw 2 of 3
14:37	+1	Quion Burns makes regular free throw 3 of 3	5-7
14:19		Nico Nobili turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Tynes steals)
14:02	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup (AJ Lopez assists)	5-9
14:00		Terriers 30 second timeout
13:48		Azmar Abdullah turnover (out of bounds)
13:34	+3	Christopher Mantis makes three point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists)	5-12
13:16		Jaden Clayton personal foul (Miles Brewster draws the foul)
13:11		Michael McNair misses three point jump shot
13:09		Otto Landrum offensive rebound
13:05	+2	Ben Defty makes two point layup (Otto Landrum assists)	7-12
12:40		Miles Brewster personal foul (Logan Carey draws the foul)
12:36		Christopher Mantis misses three point jump shot
12:34		Terriers defensive rebound
12:34		Logan Carey personal foul (Ben Defty draws the foul)
12:17		Otto Landrum turnover (traveling)
11:55		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
11:53		Michael McNair defensive rebound
11:45		Keelan Steele personal foul (Otto Landrum draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:36		Quion Burns shooting foul (Kyrone Alexander draws the foul)
11:36		Kyrone Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:36	+1	Kyrone Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-12
11:04		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
11:02		Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
10:55		Malcolm Chimezie turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Tynes steals)
10:53		Jaden Clayton misses three point jump shot
10:51		Otto Landrum defensive rebound
10:33		Kyrone Alexander misses three point jump shot
10:31		Otto Landrum offensive rebound
10:31	+2	Otto Landrum makes two point layup	10-12
10:04		Quion Burns turnover (bad pass)
9:51		Kyrone Alexander misses two point layup
9:49		Ridvan Tutic defensive rebound
9:43		Quion Burns misses two point layup
9:41		Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
9:33		AJ Lopez blocks Michael McNair's two point layup
9:31		Terriers offensive rebound
9:22		Jaden Clayton shooting foul (Michael McNair draws the foul)
9:22	+1	Michael McNair makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-12
9:22	+1	Michael McNair makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-12
9:00		AJ Lopez misses two point jump shot
8:58		Ben Palacios defensive rebound
8:32		Ben Palacios misses three point jump shot
8:30		Quion Burns defensive rebound
8:25		Azmar Abdullah shooting foul (Quion Burns draws the foul)
8:25	+1	Quion Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-13
8:25	+1	Quion Burns makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-14
7:59		Spencer Joyner misses two point jump shot
7:57		AJ Lopez defensive rebound
7:49		Spencer Joyner personal foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:49		AJ Lopez misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:49		Malcolm Chimezie defensive rebound
7:25		Kyrone Alexander turnover (lost ball)
7:08		Ridvan Tutic misses two point layup
7:06		Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound
6:49		Kellen Tynes personal foul (Ben Palacios draws the foul)
6:41		Kellen Tynes blocks Spencer Joyner's two point layup
6:39		Ridvan Tutic defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup	12-16
6:04		Kyrone Alexander misses two point layup
6:02		Kyrone Alexander offensive rebound
6:00	+2	Kyrone Alexander makes two point layup	14-16
5:42		Christopher Mantis misses three point jump shot
5:40		Ben Palacios defensive rebound
5:29		Spencer Joyner turnover (bad pass) (Christopher Mantis steals)
5:24		Spencer Joyner personal foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
5:24		Kellen Tynes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:24		Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound
4:59	+2	Ben Defty makes two point layup (Michael McNair assists)	16-16
4:27		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
4:25		Nico Nobili defensive rebound
4:14		Azmar Abdullah misses three point jump shot
4:12		Killian Gribben defensive rebound
3:48	+3	Christopher Mantis makes three point jump shot (Killian Gribben assists)	16-19
3:16		Killian Gribben blocks Ben Defty's two point dunk
3:14		Killian Gribben defensive rebound
3:06	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup	16-21
2:43		Azmar Abdullah misses two point jump shot
2:41		Isaac Bonilla defensive rebound
2:26		Nico Nobili personal foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
2:26		TV timeout
2:26	+1	Kellen Tynes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-22
2:26		Kellen Tynes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:26		Ben Palacios defensive rebound
2:13		Killian Gribben personal foul (Malcolm Chimezie draws the foul)
2:13		Malcolm Chimezie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:13		Quion Burns defensive rebound
1:52		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
1:50		Kyrone Alexander defensive rebound
1:23		Malcolm Chimezie misses two point layup
1:21		Black Bears defensive rebound
1:04	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point layup (Kellen Tynes assists)	16-24
0:42		Azmar Abdullah misses three point jump shot
0:40		Terriers offensive rebound
0:37		Azmar Abdullah misses two point layup
0:35		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
0:24	+3	Christopher Mantis makes three point jump shot (Quion Burns assists)	16-27
0:18		Terriers 30 second timeout
0:02	+3	Azmar Abdullah makes three point jump shot	19-27
0:00		End of period

Chimezie's late layup lifts Boston University past Maine 59-56

1st Half BUTerriers19MEBlack Bears27

1st Half
BU
Terriers
19
ME
Black Bears
27