Saturday, December 9
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
12 PM
Boston College
1-07-3; ACC
89
vs
84
Duke
0-111-1; ACC
1
2
F
Duke
41
43
84
Boston College
48
41
89
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Down No. 1 Duke, 89-84, in Conte Forum Sellout
December 09, 2017 | Men's Basketball
BC connects on 15 3-pointers en route to third straight win over a No. 1 ranked opponent
How It Happened:
Ky Bowman led the Eagles with a game and season-high 30 points and 10 rebounds while Jerome Robinson added 24 points and Jordan Chatman 18 as Boston College upset No. 1 Duke, 89-85. In front of a sellout crowd of 8,606 at Conte Forum.
BC connected on 11-of-16 from beyond the arc in the first half, led by Chatman and Bowman's 15 points apiece. Â The Blue Devils led for much of the way in the first half before back-to-back treys from Nik Popovic and Robinson made it 28-26 with 7:17 remaining. Â Duke led 36-35 with 4:10 to go before a 13-3 Boston College run, capped by a Bowman layup, made it 48-39 with 23 seconds left. Â The Eagles would take a 48-41 lead at the break.
Chatman opened up the second half with his fifth 3-pointer of the day to increase the Eagles' lead to 51-41. A 17-7 Blue Devils run tied the game at 58-58 with 12:29 to go. Â But the Eagles did not back down, answering with a Popovic layup on the very next possession. Â
Trailing by four - 79-75 - with 3:31 to play, Boston College had its finest stretch of the game during winning time. Â A 10-2 run, started by back-to-back treys from Robinson and capped by free throws from Bowman and Chatman gave BC an 85-81 advantage - and the ball - after an intentional foul was whistled with 15 seconds to play. Â BC was 8-for-8 from the charity stripe over the final minute of play.
Inside the Box Score
3 - Boston College has defeated the last three No. 1 ranked teams it has faced. Prior to this afternoon's 89-84 win over top-ranked Duke, the Eagles also earned a 62-59 win at No. 1 Syracuse on Feb. 19, 2014 and an 85-78 triumph over No. 1 North Carolina at the Smith Center on Jan. 4, 2009.
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Ky Bowman led the Eagles with a game and season-high 30 points and 10 rebounds while Jerome Robinson added 24 points and Jordan Chatman 18 as Boston College upset No. 1 Duke, 89-85. In front of a sellout crowd of 8,606 at Conte Forum.
BC connected on 11-of-16 from beyond the arc in the first half, led by Chatman and Bowman's 15 points apiece. Â The Blue Devils led for much of the way in the first half before back-to-back treys from Nik Popovic and Robinson made it 28-26 with 7:17 remaining. Â Duke led 36-35 with 4:10 to go before a 13-3 Boston College run, capped by a Bowman layup, made it 48-39 with 23 seconds left. Â The Eagles would take a 48-41 lead at the break.
Chatman opened up the second half with his fifth 3-pointer of the day to increase the Eagles' lead to 51-41. A 17-7 Blue Devils run tied the game at 58-58 with 12:29 to go. Â But the Eagles did not back down, answering with a Popovic layup on the very next possession. Â
Trailing by four - 79-75 - with 3:31 to play, Boston College had its finest stretch of the game during winning time. Â A 10-2 run, started by back-to-back treys from Robinson and capped by free throws from Bowman and Chatman gave BC an 85-81 advantage - and the ball - after an intentional foul was whistled with 15 seconds to play. Â BC was 8-for-8 from the charity stripe over the final minute of play.
Inside the Box Score
- Bowman led all scorers with 30 points - his fourth career 30-point performance. The sophomore was 12-of-24 from the floor, 3-of-9 from the perimeter, and 3-of-3 from the foul line.
- He narrowly missed a triple double, recording 10 rebounds and nine assists in 36 minutes of play.
- Jerome Robinson added 24 points - 15 coming in the second half. The junior connected on all five of his 3-point attempts and added four boards and two assists.
- Chatman connected on 5-of-9 from the outside and 5-of-6 from the charity stripe, good for a season-high 22 points. The junior guard played all 40 minutes on the afternoon, grabbing a season-best six boards.
- The win marks the third all-time victory over Duke in 23 tries. The last win over the Blue Devils came at Conte Forum on Feb. 15, 2009, in an 80-74 ballgame.
- BC connected on 50.8% shooting from the floor (31-61), including a season-best 15-of-26 from 3-point land - good for 57.7%. The Eagles also connected on 12-of-15 from the line.
- Nik Popovic (eight points, seven boards) and Steffon Mitchell (four rebounds, five assists, two steals) also made solid contributions on both ends of the floor. Boston College out rebounded Duke, 35-34.
- Duke held a 46-24 advantage in points in the paint. BC held a 45-24 edge in points from the perimeter.
- BC's defensive effort held Duke more than 10 points under its season scoring average. The Blue Devils entered the afternoon averaging 94.2 points per contest.
- The Eagles led for 19:02; the Blue Devils led for 17:13. There were six ties and 15 lead changes.
3 - Boston College has defeated the last three No. 1 ranked teams it has faced. Prior to this afternoon's 89-84 win over top-ranked Duke, the Eagles also earned a 62-59 win at No. 1 Syracuse on Feb. 19, 2014 and an 85-78 triumph over No. 1 North Carolina at the Smith Center on Jan. 4, 2009.
Up Next
- Boston College will host Columbia at Conte Forum on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. The game will air on ACC Network Extra and can be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network with Jon Meterparel and Danya Abrams '97.
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Team Stats
DU
BC
FG%
.464
.508
3FG%
.267
.577
FT%
.923
.800
RB
34
35
TO
11
17
STL
10
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
3
Pts
22
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
5
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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