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Gritty, Short-Handed Eagles Drop Decision at Nebraska
November 30, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Jerome Robinson leads Boston College with 17 points
How It Happened:
Boston College battled from 11 points down in the second half, playing without two starters, but fell, 71-62, at Nebraska. Jordan Chatman did not dress for the game and the Eagles lost leading rebounder and third leading scorer Deontae Hawkins midway through the first half.
The Eagles fell behind by nine points - 19-10 - with 13:08 left in the first half before using an 8-2 push to cut it to three. A jumper by Hawkins made it 21-18 with 10:01 to go. The graduate student landed awkwardly and left the game with 7:46 to go in the half. BC got within two with 3:31 remaining in the period, but the Huskers closed on an 11-5 run, capped by a 3-pointer as time expired, to take a 44-36 lead into halftime.
Nebraska would extend its lead to 11 (49-38) with 18:09 to play before a gritty BC squad battled back. Johncarlos Reyes scored four points during a 9-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Steffon Mitchell which made it 49-47 with 14:40 to go. Vin Baker Jr.'s trifecta with 10:08 to play cut it to one - 51-50 - but that was as close as the Eagles would get. Nebraska's 14-2 run over the next 6:20 put the game out of reach.
Inside the Box Score
Without the services of Jordan Chatman to start and Deontae Hawkins for much of the game, the Eagles played without 31% of its minutes, 31% of its scoring, and 37% of its 3-point shooting on the night.
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Up Next
Boston College travels to Hartford to take on the Hawks on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 7 pm. The game can be seen live on ESPN3. Jon Meterparel and Danya Abrams will have the radio call on the BC IMG Sports Network (WEEI 850 AM).
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Boston College battled from 11 points down in the second half, playing without two starters, but fell, 71-62, at Nebraska. Jordan Chatman did not dress for the game and the Eagles lost leading rebounder and third leading scorer Deontae Hawkins midway through the first half.
The Eagles fell behind by nine points - 19-10 - with 13:08 left in the first half before using an 8-2 push to cut it to three. A jumper by Hawkins made it 21-18 with 10:01 to go. The graduate student landed awkwardly and left the game with 7:46 to go in the half. BC got within two with 3:31 remaining in the period, but the Huskers closed on an 11-5 run, capped by a 3-pointer as time expired, to take a 44-36 lead into halftime.
Nebraska would extend its lead to 11 (49-38) with 18:09 to play before a gritty BC squad battled back. Johncarlos Reyes scored four points during a 9-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Steffon Mitchell which made it 49-47 with 14:40 to go. Vin Baker Jr.'s trifecta with 10:08 to play cut it to one - 51-50 - but that was as close as the Eagles would get. Nebraska's 14-2 run over the next 6:20 put the game out of reach.
Inside the Box Score
- Jerome Robinson led all scorers with 17 points. He was 6-of-17 from the floor (1-4 3FG, 4-4 FT) to go with seven rebounds and four assists.
- Ky Bowman filled the stat sheet once again, tallying 13 points, eight rebounds, and six assists.
- Nik Popovic added 10 points and three boards in 21 foul plagued minutes.
- Johncarlos Reyes came off the bench to tally eight points, a team-best nine boards, and a blocked shot in 17 minutes. Â
- In total, the BC reserves - Reyes, Avery Wilson, Ervins Meznieks, Vin Baker, Jr. and Luka Kraljevic - combined to score 13 points and grab 12 boards.
- Steffon Mitchell earned his first collegiate start and played 32 minutes. The freshman forward had eight rebounds to go with five points, two assists, two blocked shots, and a steal.
- For the game, Boston College connecting on 42.6% from the floor. The Eagles struggled from the perimeter, making 4-of-22 from beyond the arc. BC won the rebounding battle, 40-31, including a 14-8 advantage on the offensive glass.
- Johncarlos Reyes' nine rebounds were a season-high
- BC was 2-of-15 from beyond the arc in the second half
- Jerome Robinson needs 13 more points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Without the services of Jordan Chatman to start and Deontae Hawkins for much of the game, the Eagles played without 31% of its minutes, 31% of its scoring, and 37% of its 3-point shooting on the night.
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Up Next
Boston College travels to Hartford to take on the Hawks on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 7 pm. The game can be seen live on ESPN3. Jon Meterparel and Danya Abrams will have the radio call on the BC IMG Sports Network (WEEI 850 AM).
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Team Stats
BC
NEB
FG%
.426
.491
3FG%
.182
.474
FT%
.750
.533
RB
40
31
TO
15
9
STL
2
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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