Up-and-down west coast trip for Kyrone

Kyrone Alexander had a strong outing on Monday evening, but his Boston University Terriers were drubbed by the UCLA Bruins, 71-40. The game bookended a weekend west coast trip, on which the Bajan guard enjoyed mixed fortunes.

Against UCLA, Alexander led BU with 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers and two steals. Graduate student Miles Brewster and junior Ben Roy both dished out three assists and tied Alexander at two steals apiece.

Alexander, a sophomore, was the only Terrier in double figures. “I don’t think anyone played very well offensively, but he was a bright spot,” conceded Boston University head coach Joe Jones. “He only had two turnovers. He has been out of practice a lot, so he has been working on getting his rhythm back.”

Ranked No 22 nationally one day prior, the Bruins (2-1) only shot 40.0 per cent from the field but remained undefeated at home by tripling the Terriers (0-3) in made free throws, 18-6, and outscoring BU off turnovers, 36-12, with their consistent ball pressure. The visitors were poor from the charity stripe, and hit only 25 per cent from three.

“We really had some good ones and we had some open ones we had to make,” said James. “I think we are a better three-point shooting team. We only went to the line nine times, but we only shot 66 per cent.”

The Terriers held the Bruins to 35.7 FG per cent  in the second half, but UCLA went 10-of-12 from the charity stripe to prevent any chance of a rally attempt.

Over the weekend, Alexander had one of the worst shooting nights of his young career, in a 74-60 loss to San Diego . He hit just one field goal from nine tries, and was 0-3 from three, with three turnovers to boot. He added five rebounds and three steals as the torerors rode a 15-point run in the second half to take the win.

(TF)