Men's Basketball Defeats Boston University, 77-64

Saturday, December 13

Hanover, N.H.

2:00 PM

Dartmouth College

4-5,0-0Ivy League

Boston University

4-8,0-0Patriot

Boston U.

Dartmouth

Men's Basketball Defeats Boston University, 77-64

12/13/2025 8:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Postgame Interview

By: Maddie Omana

HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth men's basketball team hosted Boston University in its final home game of 2025, besting the Terriers 77-64.

Kareem Thomas made five three-pointers off five attempts, which is the most made threes without a miss for a Dartmouth player since Brendan Barry against VTSU Lyndon on Nov. 16, 2021. This marks the most made three-pointers without a miss for a Dartmouth player in at least ten seasons. Thomas led the team in points with 22.

Jayden Williams scored a season-high of 18 points, while Brandon Mitchell-Day followed closely behind with 15 points and a team-high 9 rebounds.

Score: 77 Dartmouth, 64 Boston University
Records: Dartmouth (4-5, 0-0 Ivy), Colorado State (4-8, 0-0 Patriot League)
Location: Leede Arena
Attendance: 898

UP NEXT: The Big Green will hit the road for a Tuesday night showdown against Holy Cross, before heading to Sacred Heart for an 11 a.m. game.

FIRST HALF:

Boston University struck first with a three-pointer, which would mark its only lead of the game.
Dartmouth went up 6-3 with a layup from Williams, followed by a jumper by Cam McNamee and a layup by Mitchell-Day. The Terriers tied the score with a three-pointer.
The Terriers then fought back from an eight-point deficit to tie the score for the second time in the half at 16-16. The Big Green and Terriers tied once more at 19-19 before Dartmouth ran away with the lead, closing the half with an 11-point advantage.

SECOND HALF:

Boston University opened the half with a made free throw before Dartmouth continued building its lead.
The Big Green had its best scoring run of the game with under 12 minutes left in the game, going on an 11-0 spree.
With just under six minutes left, the Big Green had their largest lead of the night with a 22-point advantage.
In the last two minutes of the game, the Terriers attempted a comeback by going on a 7-0 run, but Nikola Abusara secured a 77-64 win with a good free throw.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Dartmouth scored 22 points in the paint, along with eight fast break points.
The Big Green shot 38.7% from beyond the arc, 73.1% from the free throw line and 43.4% in field goals.
Dartmouth's bench was responsible for 14 of the 77 points.
The Big Green and Terriers each had 14 points off turnovers.