Wednesday, January 31
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
9:00 PM
Boston College
13-9, 3-6ACC
80
vs
85
Virginia Tech
16-6, 5-4ACC
1
2
OT 1
F
Virginia Tech
34
37
14
85
Boston College
29
42
9
80
Eagles Fall 85-80 in Overtime to Virginia Tech
February 01, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Jerome Robinson ties career-high with 32 points
How It Happened
The Eagles erased an 11-point deficit with 3:57 left in regulation before falling, 85-80, in overtime to Virginia Tech on Wednesday night.
Trailing 66-55 with 3:57, BC closed out regulation on a 16-5 push. Jerome Robinson keyed the run, scoring the Eagles last seven points - including five from the charity stripe with 22 seconds to play to tie it at 71-71. The junior guard's potential game-winning 3-pointer with two seconds left rattled in-and-out, forcing the five extra minutes.
In overtime, Virginia Tech connected on 5-of-7 from the floor, including two 3-pointers, outscoring Boston College, 14-9.
Both teams played an even first five minutes to start the game before Robinson scored BC's next 11 points - including a stretch of three consecutive 3-pointers. Boston College led by as many as eight points in the first half, after a 3-pointer by Ky Bowman made it 24-16 with 7:29 left. The Hokies' 6-0 run over the final 40 seconds of the half helped them to a 34-29 halftime lead as BC shot 1-of-7 from the floor to close the half.
In the second half, the Hokies opened up an 11-point lead - 42-31 - with 16:47 to play. But BC would counter with a 16-6 push, capped by a Jordan Chatman jumper, and cut it to one - 48-47 - with 13:01 to play. Virginia Tech countered with a 14-4 run and held a comfortable lead until the BC run to close out regulation with less than four minutes left.
Inside the Box Score
80.5% - Boston College grabbed better than 80% of its defensive rebounding opportunities.
Up Next
The Eagles erased an 11-point deficit with 3:57 left in regulation before falling, 85-80, in overtime to Virginia Tech on Wednesday night.
Trailing 66-55 with 3:57, BC closed out regulation on a 16-5 push. Jerome Robinson keyed the run, scoring the Eagles last seven points - including five from the charity stripe with 22 seconds to play to tie it at 71-71. The junior guard's potential game-winning 3-pointer with two seconds left rattled in-and-out, forcing the five extra minutes.
In overtime, Virginia Tech connected on 5-of-7 from the floor, including two 3-pointers, outscoring Boston College, 14-9.
Both teams played an even first five minutes to start the game before Robinson scored BC's next 11 points - including a stretch of three consecutive 3-pointers. Boston College led by as many as eight points in the first half, after a 3-pointer by Ky Bowman made it 24-16 with 7:29 left. The Hokies' 6-0 run over the final 40 seconds of the half helped them to a 34-29 halftime lead as BC shot 1-of-7 from the floor to close the half.
In the second half, the Hokies opened up an 11-point lead - 42-31 - with 16:47 to play. But BC would counter with a 16-6 push, capped by a Jordan Chatman jumper, and cut it to one - 48-47 - with 13:01 to play. Virginia Tech countered with a 14-4 run and held a comfortable lead until the BC run to close out regulation with less than four minutes left.
Inside the Box Score
- Jerome Robinson led all scorers, tying his career-high with 32 points. The junior guard was 8-of-16 from the floor, including 4-of-9 from the perimeter and 12-of-13 from the charity stripe. Â
- Robinson also had five rebounds, five assists, and two steals in 43 minutes of play.
- Ky Bowman narrowly missed a triple-double with 22 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists in 44 minutes of play. Bowman scored 12 of his 22 in the second half - including a stretch of nine straight points during BC's run to close out regulation.
- Nik Popovic scored 11 points (5-8 FG) and grabbed nine boards, while Steffon Mitchell scored nine points to go with a game-high 12 boards. Â
- It is Mitchell's seventh double-digit rebounding game. He also notched a team-best three steals.
- Boston College connected on 41.7% from the floor (25-60), making 10-of-30 from beyond the arc and 20-of-25 from the charity stripe.
- The Eagles committed 16 turnovers, which VT converted into 19 points. BC tallied 20 points on 10 turns by the Hokies.
- There were eight ties and 10 lead changes in the game - BC's second overtime affair of the season.
- Robinson's 12-of-13 proficiency from the foul line (92.3%) was the best single-game FT shooting mark since Tyrese Rice was 12-for-12 from the line on March 7, 2009 vs. Georgia Tech.
- Fifteen of the Eagles' final 16 points came from the foul line.Â
- Tonight marked the sixth time this season that BC has erased a double-digit deficit to tie or take the lead in a game.
80.5% - Boston College grabbed better than 80% of its defensive rebounding opportunities.
Up Next
- Boston College will host Georgia Tech on Sunday, Feb. 4 at Conte Forum.
- The Eagles and Yellow Jackets will tip off at noon in a game broadcast nationally on ESPNU.
- Anish Shroff and Cory Alexander 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.
Team Stats
VT
BC
FG%
.435
.417
3FG%
.343
.333
FT%
.722
.800
RB
36
42
TO
10
16
STL
10
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
32
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
12
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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