Eagles Fall 81-63 at Syracuse

How It Happened
A 15-3 run midway through the first half put the Orange up for good as Boston College dropped an 81-63 decision at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday night.

The Eagles started off the game hot, connecting on five straight field goals - including four from beyond the arc, en route to taking a 14-7 lead less than four minutes into the game. Syracuse would respond with seven unanswered points to tie it at 14-14.

There were four lead changes and two ties over the next six minutes before the Orange made their run, taking as much as a 14-point lead.

Ky Bowman began the second half with a 3-pointer, cutting it to seven - 47-40 - before an 11-0 Orange run pushed their lead to 18 points - 58-40 - with 15:12 to play.

Inside the Box Score

Jerome Robinson led the Eagles with 21 points - his ninth 20-point game of the season. The junior Guard was 9-of-14 from the floor while grabbing two rebounds and dishing out two assists in 40 minutes.
Ky Bowman added 20 points, making five 3-pointers. He added four rebounds, four assists, and two steals in 40 minutes of play.
Jordan Chatman added 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the perimeter. He fouled out for the first time in his career in 30 minutes.
Nik Popovic added six points, five boards, four assists and two steals.
Steffon Mitchell saw 18 minutes of action - all in the first half - before leaving the game due to concussion protocol.
Boston College connected on 47.7% from the floor (21-44), making 11-of-23 from beyond the arc and 10-of-12 from the charity stripe.
The Eagles committed 17 turnovers - the most since committing 17 turnovers vs. Duke on Dec. 9.
Syracuse posted the highest shooting percentage by an opponent this season (60.4%). The previous high was 59.3% at Providence.

Notables

Jerome Robinson and Ky Bowman each reached the 20-point mark for the third time this season (Hartford, Duke, Syracuse).
Luka Kraljevic pulled down a season-best five rebounds in a season-high 19 minutes.
BC scored six points off of 11 Syracuse turnovers.

Stat of the Game
11 - Boston College connected on 11 3-pointers - the eighth time this season that the Eagles have made at least 11 treys. BC is 7-1 in those games.

Up Next

Boston College will return to action a week from tonight - Wednesday, Jan. 31 - when it hosts Virginia Tech at Conte Forum.
The Eagles and Hokies will tip off at 9 p.m. in an ACC Network RSN game. NESN will clear the game locally.
Tom Werme and Brian Oliver have the call for the television broadcast of the game.
It can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network with Jon Meterparel and Danya Abrams.

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Team Stats

Jerome Robinson

Ky Bowman

Jordan Chatman

Nik Popovic

Players Mentioned

Ky Bowman

Jordan Chatman

Luka Kraljevic

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic

Jerome Robinson

Players Mentioned

Ky Bowman

Jordan Chatman

Luka Kraljevic

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic

Jerome Robinson