Wednesday, February 28
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
9:00 PM
Boston College
7-1017-13; ACC
85
vs
70
Syracuse
7-1018-12; ACC
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2
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Syracuse
37
33
70
Boston College
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45
85
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Cruise Past Syracuse, 85-70, in Home Finale
March 01, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Ky Bowman scores 23 to lead four players in double figures
How It Happened
Four players scored in double figures as Boston College downed Syracuse, 85-70, in the regular season home finale.
The Eagles led by as many as 13 points in the first half - 27-14 - at the 8:45 mark. Boston College connected on close to 60% from the floor through the first 12 minutes. Ky Bowman's fourth 3-pointer of the half made it 34-22 with 6:09 to go in the half before Syracuse responded with 11 unanswered points to make it a one-point game (34-33). BC led 40-37 at the break.
BC began the second half on a 7-1 push, taking a 50-41 advantage on a Jordan Chatman 3-pointer with 16:42 left in regulation. A layup from Ky Bowman with 8:38 to go made it a 10-point game (64-54), while two Jerome Robinson free throws with 6:13 to play extended the lead to as much as 16 (73-57) as the Eagles' defensive effort held the Orange without a made field goal for close to a five-minute span.
Inside the Box Score
73.1% - Boston College had 19 assists on 26 made field goals - good for a 73.1 assist percentage. Twelve of those assists came on the 14 made 3-pointers.
Up Next
Four players scored in double figures as Boston College downed Syracuse, 85-70, in the regular season home finale.
The Eagles led by as many as 13 points in the first half - 27-14 - at the 8:45 mark. Boston College connected on close to 60% from the floor through the first 12 minutes. Ky Bowman's fourth 3-pointer of the half made it 34-22 with 6:09 to go in the half before Syracuse responded with 11 unanswered points to make it a one-point game (34-33). BC led 40-37 at the break.
BC began the second half on a 7-1 push, taking a 50-41 advantage on a Jordan Chatman 3-pointer with 16:42 left in regulation. A layup from Ky Bowman with 8:38 to go made it a 10-point game (64-54), while two Jerome Robinson free throws with 6:13 to play extended the lead to as much as 16 (73-57) as the Eagles' defensive effort held the Orange without a made field goal for close to a five-minute span.
Inside the Box Score
- Ky Bowman led BC with 23 points - 17 coming in the first half. The sophomore point guard connecting on 7-of-12 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from beyond the arc. Bowman added five assists, four rebounds, and four steals in 40 minutes.
- Jerome Robinson registered his 16th game of the season with at least 20 points, logging 22 points. The ACC's leading scorer was 8-of-18 from the floor (3-8 3FG) and dished out a season-high seven assists.
- Jordan Chatman knocked down 5-of-10 from 3-point land and 3-of-3 from the charity stripe, good for 18 points.
- Nik Popovic came off the bench to add 11 points and six boards. The sophomore center missed two days of practice this week due to a foot injury. Â
- Johncarlos Reyes earned the start in place of Popovic and grabbed three boards in 12 minutes of action.
- Luka Kraljevic tied his season-high with seven points off the bench in 14 minutes. He made his lone field goal attempts and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe to go with two rebounds.
- BC shot 48.1% from the floor (26-54) for the game - including 14-of-27 from the perimeter, good for 51.9%.
- Syracuse held an overall edge in rebounding - 34-29, including a 12-9 edge on the offensive glass. BC's rebounding percentages were 29.0% on the offensive glass and 62.5% on the defensive end.
- The win gave BC its most home victories (14) since the 2008-09 season, when the Eagles won 15 at Conte Forum.
- The win was the seventh in ACC play - the highest conference win total since the 2010-11 campaign.
- It marked the third time this season that Bowman and Robinson each reached the 20-point mark in the same game
73.1% - Boston College had 19 assists on 26 made field goals - good for a 73.1 assist percentage. Twelve of those assists came on the 14 made 3-pointers.
Up Next
- Boston College will close out its regular season schedule on Saturday, March 3 at Florida State.
- The game between the Eagles and Seminoles will tip at 2 p.m. and will be an RSN broadcast - local clearance NESNplus.
- BC and the 'Noles played earlier this season - Jan. 15 - with Boston College earning an 81-75 victory at Conte Forum.
- It can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network on WEEI 850 AM.
Team Stats
SU
BC
FG%
.380
.481
3FG%
.417
.519
FT%
.880
.792
RB
34
29
TO
15
10
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
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