Sunday, February 4
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
12 PM
Boston College
4-614-9; ACC
80
vs
72
Georgia Tech
4-611-12; ACC
1
2
OT 1
F
Georgia Tech
36
33
3
72
Boston College
28
41
11
80
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Earn 80-72 Overtime Win over Georgia Tech
February 04, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Ky Bowman scores eight of BC's 11 points in OT
How It Happened
Ky Bowman scored eight of his 17 points in overtime as Boston College rallied from 10 points down in second half to earn an 80-72 win in overtime.
Trailing 38-28 early in the second half, the Eagles used a 12-2 run to kickstart their offense. BC outscored the Yellow Jackets, 27-10, over an 11-minute stretch, taking a 55-48 lead with 8:08 left in regulation. But Georgia Tech would respond with a 19-8 push, giving it a four-point advantage - 69-65 - with 1:50 to play.
BC would score the final four points of the half, capped by a Steffon Mitchell 3-pointers with 35 seconds to play, tying the game at 69-69. Both teams committed turnovers on their final possessions of regulation, forcing the overtime period.
In OT, Georgia Tech took a 72-71 lead with 2:19 to play before the Eagles scored the final nine points of the period - six coming from Bowman.
BC started off slow offensively, connecting on just 3-of-11 with three turnovers in the first eight minutes of play. Two Jerome Robinson 3-pointers were the only points for the Eagles until a Johncarlos Reyes baseline dunk made it 13-8 with 12:26 left. The Yellow Jackets would build as much as a 12-point lead (28-15) and led 36-28 at the break.
Inside the Box Score
Ky Bowman scored eight of his 17 points in overtime as Boston College rallied from 10 points down in second half to earn an 80-72 win in overtime.
Trailing 38-28 early in the second half, the Eagles used a 12-2 run to kickstart their offense. BC outscored the Yellow Jackets, 27-10, over an 11-minute stretch, taking a 55-48 lead with 8:08 left in regulation. But Georgia Tech would respond with a 19-8 push, giving it a four-point advantage - 69-65 - with 1:50 to play.
BC would score the final four points of the half, capped by a Steffon Mitchell 3-pointers with 35 seconds to play, tying the game at 69-69. Both teams committed turnovers on their final possessions of regulation, forcing the overtime period.
In OT, Georgia Tech took a 72-71 lead with 2:19 to play before the Eagles scored the final nine points of the period - six coming from Bowman.
BC started off slow offensively, connecting on just 3-of-11 with three turnovers in the first eight minutes of play. Two Jerome Robinson 3-pointers were the only points for the Eagles until a Johncarlos Reyes baseline dunk made it 13-8 with 12:26 left. The Yellow Jackets would build as much as a 12-point lead (28-15) and led 36-28 at the break.
Inside the Box Score
- Jerome Robinson and Jordan Chatman led all scorers with 19 points apiece.
- For Robinson, it marked his 20th consecutive game in double figures. The junior guard was 6-of-11 from the floor, making both of his 3-point attempts and 5-of-6 from the charity stripe. He added four boards and a season-high five assists before fouling out in 36 minutes.
- Sixteen of Chatman's 19 points came in the second half, as he connected on 7-of-18 from the floor - including five 3-pointers. He added three assists and two rebounds in 39 minutes.
- Ky Bowman finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and two steals in 45 minutes. He was 6-of-13 from the floor, connecting on 3-of-6 from 3-point land. He scored eight of BC's 11 points in OT.
- Johncarlos Reyes put forth one of his best games of the season, coming off the bench to score 10 points (5-7 FG) and pull down four rebounds in 22 minutes.
- Steffon Mitchell registered his eighth double-digit rebounding game, with a team-high 10 (five offensive; five defensive). He finished with eight points, four rebounds, a blocked shot and a steal in 43 minutes.
- Nik Popovic added seven points, six boards, an assist and a steal in 23 minutes. The sophomore forward connected on 5-of-6 from the charity stripe.
- Boston College made 44.3% of its field goal attempts (27-61) on the afternoon, including 11-of-23 3-pointers (47.8%). The Eagles connected on 15-of-21 from the foul line.
- The Eagles assisted on 17 of their 27 field goals while committing 13 turnovers.
- There were five ties and seven lead changes in the game - BC's third overtime affair of the season.
- The six Boston College players that played at least 20 minutes scored at least seven points.
- The Eagles moved to 12-2 at home this season; the 10th time that BC has won 12 or more regular season home games at Conte Forum.
- Jordan Chatman's 12 3-point attempts was a career-high. The previous high was 11, at Virginia Tech last season.
- 7; 4 - Today's game marked the seventh time that BC has erased a double-digit deficit by tying or taking the lead; and it is the fourth time that the Eagles have come back to win after trailing by 10 or more.
- Boston College will travel to Notre Dame on Tuesday, February 6 at the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center.
- The Eagles and Fighting Irish will tip off at 8 p.m. ET in a game broadcast nationally on the ACC Network
- The game can be seen live locally on NESNplus.
- Tom Werme and Mike Gminski Oliver have the call for the television broadcast of the game.
- It can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network on WEEI 850 AM.
Team Stats
GT
BC
FG%
.509
.443
3FG%
.357
.478
FT%
.692
.714
RB
31
38
TO
13
13
STL
9
5
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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