Maurice Watson Jr. had 21 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and four steals to lead Boston University to a 91-54 rout of Lafayette in a Patriot League quarterfinal Wednesday night at Case Gym.
D.J. Irving added 17 points for the top-seeded Terriers (23-9), who advance to play fifth-seeded Army in Saturday’s semifinals. Travis Robinson chipped in with 14 for BU, which shot 66 percent from the field and 47 percent from behind the arc (10-of-21).
Seth Hinrichs had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Leopards (11-20).
BU broke open a four-point game midway through the first half with a 15-6 run capped by an Irving 3-pointer and led by 15 at the break, 42-27. Lafayette was unable to close the gap at all in the second half.
– In Worcester, Malcolm Miller had 19 points and eight rebounds as Holy Cross ousted Lehigh in a Patriot League quarterfinal, 54-48.
Dave Dudzinski added 12 points for the third-seeded Crusaders (19-12), who next play second-seeded American on Saturday in Washington.
Mackey McKnight had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Mountain Hawks (14-18).
Holy Cross led by four at halftime, 28-24, and opened the second period on an 8-0 run, with two of the baskets coming from Dudzinski, for a game-high 12-point lead.
McKnight scored consecutive layups to cap a 6-0 run as Lehigh closed to within two with just under a minute remaining, but that would be the visitors’ final points. Dudzinski hit a jumper 20 seconds later and Miller hit two free throws with 22 seconds remaining to cap the scoring.
– In Pittsburgh, Trey Davis had 20 points and eight assists off the bench for UMass, scoring his team’s final 10 points to key a 78-74 victory over Duquesne.
Chaz Williams had 17 points, six assists and four steals for the Minutemen (23-6, 10-5 Atlantic-10), who closed the game on a 7-2 run.
Micah Mason had 20 points and five assists for the Dukes (12-6, 4-11), who led 70-68 with four minutes remaining. Davis hit a 3-pointer with 3:13 left to put UMass ahead, but Ovie Soko answered with a jumper 30 seconds later to give the hosts a one-point advantage.
Davis then hit another trey with 1:43 remaining to put UMass ahead to stay, 74-72. There was no more scoring until Davis hit two free throws with seven seconds left for a four-point UMass lead. Mason hit a layup with a second left and then fouled Davis, who hit two free throws to end it.