Sunday, January 21
Louisville, Ky.
12 PM
Boston College
13-7,3-4
69
at
77
Louisville
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BOSTON COLLEGE
29
40
69
LOUISVILLE
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77
Eagles' Furious Finish Falls Short at Louisville
January 21, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Jerome Robinson led all scorers with 19 points
How It Happened
Despite a furious finish - cutting an 18-point deficit with 3:57 to play to a two-point game with 33 seconds to play - Boston College dropped a 77-69 decision at Louisville.
After two free throws apiece from Vin Baker Jr. and Nik Popovic made it 67-53 with 2:17 left, the Eagles connected on three straight 3-pointers. The 3-ball from Jordan Chatman made it 67-62 with 1:04 to play. Chatman drained another trifecta with 33 seconds left, making it 71-69 - a 12-2 run. Louisville would seal the victory at the charity stripe, making 6-of-6 over the final 29 seconds as BC could get no closer.
The first half featured six ties and eight lead changes, as the two teams traded runs. The Cardinals used a 7-0 push early on to take an 11-5 lead with 14:38 left in the period. BC would respond with a 12-0 run over the next 5:12, extending to a six-point advantage after a Popovic jumper made it 17-11 with 9:24 to go. UofL's 8-2 push tied it at 19-19 and neither team gained more than a three-point lead over the final 6:43 of the half. Louisville led 31-29 at the break.
Inside the Box Score
20 - BC scored 20 points over the final 3:57 of the contest.
Up Next
Despite a furious finish - cutting an 18-point deficit with 3:57 to play to a two-point game with 33 seconds to play - Boston College dropped a 77-69 decision at Louisville.
After two free throws apiece from Vin Baker Jr. and Nik Popovic made it 67-53 with 2:17 left, the Eagles connected on three straight 3-pointers. The 3-ball from Jordan Chatman made it 67-62 with 1:04 to play. Chatman drained another trifecta with 33 seconds left, making it 71-69 - a 12-2 run. Louisville would seal the victory at the charity stripe, making 6-of-6 over the final 29 seconds as BC could get no closer.
The first half featured six ties and eight lead changes, as the two teams traded runs. The Cardinals used a 7-0 push early on to take an 11-5 lead with 14:38 left in the period. BC would respond with a 12-0 run over the next 5:12, extending to a six-point advantage after a Popovic jumper made it 17-11 with 9:24 to go. UofL's 8-2 push tied it at 19-19 and neither team gained more than a three-point lead over the final 6:43 of the half. Louisville led 31-29 at the break.
Inside the Box Score
- Jerome Robinson led all scorers with 19 points. The junior guard - playing with flu-like symptoms - was 8-of-16 from the floor - and had four assists and two rebounds in 32 minutes. Â
- Ky Bowman added 16 points and six boards in 35 minutes of play.
- Jordan Chatman and Nik Popovic had 12 points apiece. Nine of Chatman's points and eight of Popovic's tallies came in the second half.
- Popovic added nine boards and two assists. Chatman had two assists and two steals.
- Steffon Mitchell corralled a game-high 11 rebounds - 10 on the defensive end. He had eight points and two steals in 38 minutes of play.
- Vin Baker Jr. came off the bench to grab five boards and score two points in 12 minutes.
- For the game, BC connected on 35.4% from the floor (23-65) and just 8-of-29 from the perimeter. Conversely, Louisville made 40.4% (23-57) of its field goal attempts.
- Jerome Robinson has had at least 19 points in six of seven ACC contests this season.
- Louisville attempted 31 free throws, to 19 for the Eagles.
- BC scored 10 second chance points on the afternoon - eight coming in the second half.
20 - BC scored 20 points over the final 3:57 of the contest.
Up Next
- Boston College will finish up its two-game road swing on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at Syracuse.
- The Eagles and Orange meet on the hardwood at 7 p.m. at the Carrier Dome
- The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU with Mike Couzens and LaPhonso Ellis.
- It can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network with Jon Meterparel and Danya Abrams
Team Stats
BC
LOU
FG%
.354
.404
3FG%
.276
.348
FT%
.789
.742
RB
40
42
TO
16
13
STL
7
10
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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