Wednesday, March 7
Barclays Center - Brooklyn, N.Y.
2 p.m.
Boston College
19-14
91
vs
87
N.C. State
21-11
1
2
F
Boston College
45
46
91
NC State
31
56
87
Eagles Advance to ACC Quarters with NC State Win
March 07, 2018 | Men's Basketball
The Best Backcourt in the ACC - Jerome Robinson and Ky Bowman - combine for 50 points.
How It Happened
Boston College advanced to the quarterfinal round of the 2018 New York Life ACC Tournament with a 91-87 win over #5 seeded NC State on Wednesday afternoon. The 12th seeded Eagles will take on No. 4 seeded Clemson on Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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After NC State scored the first basket of the game, the Eagles would start a 17-5 run over the next 4:35 to take a 17-7 lead with 14:39 remaining in the half. Ky Bowman had eight points and Nik Popovic totaled four during the stretch. BC would extend its lead to as many as 16 points - 45-29 - late in the period, on a transition 3-pointer from Jordan Chatman. A Wolfpack tip-in at the horn made it 45-31 at the break.
BC pushed it back to 17 - the largest lead of the ballgame - after a Chatman 3-ball made it 48-31. But the Wolfpack used 73.3% shooting from the floor to cut into the Eagles' lead. An 11-4 push midway through the half cut it to single digits - 73-64 with 6:45 two play. It was the first single-digit deficit since the 5:29 mark of the first half.  Â
A Bowman coast-to-coast layup pushed it back to 11, but NC State responded with 11 unanswered, tying it at 75-75 with 4:17 to play. The Eagles and Wolfpack traded haymakers the rest of the way, matching big shot after big shot. There were four lead changes and four ties until Jerome Robinson drained a 15-footer with :17 remaining, giving BC the lead for good.Â
NC State called its final timeout to try to tie - or win it - on the final possession, but Robinson came up with the interception on the inbounds and got it ahead to Bowman who was fouled with 11 ticks remaining. After an NC State layup cut it to two - 89-87 - with seven seconds left, a Wolfpack player called for a timeout without having one left. Robinson drained the two technical FT and sealed the victory for BC. Â
Inside the Box Score
19 - Boston College's 19 fast break points vs. N.C. State are a season-high.
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Up Next
Boston College will continue play in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 New York Life ACC Tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday at 2 p.m. The #12 seeded Eagles will take on #4 Clemson. The game will be televised by ESPN and the ACC Network in addition to radio coverage on the BC IMG Sports Network (850 AM).
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Boston College advanced to the quarterfinal round of the 2018 New York Life ACC Tournament with a 91-87 win over #5 seeded NC State on Wednesday afternoon. The 12th seeded Eagles will take on No. 4 seeded Clemson on Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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After NC State scored the first basket of the game, the Eagles would start a 17-5 run over the next 4:35 to take a 17-7 lead with 14:39 remaining in the half. Ky Bowman had eight points and Nik Popovic totaled four during the stretch. BC would extend its lead to as many as 16 points - 45-29 - late in the period, on a transition 3-pointer from Jordan Chatman. A Wolfpack tip-in at the horn made it 45-31 at the break.
BC pushed it back to 17 - the largest lead of the ballgame - after a Chatman 3-ball made it 48-31. But the Wolfpack used 73.3% shooting from the floor to cut into the Eagles' lead. An 11-4 push midway through the half cut it to single digits - 73-64 with 6:45 two play. It was the first single-digit deficit since the 5:29 mark of the first half.  Â
A Bowman coast-to-coast layup pushed it back to 11, but NC State responded with 11 unanswered, tying it at 75-75 with 4:17 to play. The Eagles and Wolfpack traded haymakers the rest of the way, matching big shot after big shot. There were four lead changes and four ties until Jerome Robinson drained a 15-footer with :17 remaining, giving BC the lead for good.Â
NC State called its final timeout to try to tie - or win it - on the final possession, but Robinson came up with the interception on the inbounds and got it ahead to Bowman who was fouled with 11 ticks remaining. After an NC State layup cut it to two - 89-87 - with seven seconds left, a Wolfpack player called for a timeout without having one left. Robinson drained the two technical FT and sealed the victory for BC. Â
Inside the Box Score
- The best backcourt in the ACC - Jerome Robinson and Ky Bowman - once again showed and proved, combining for 50 points.
- Robinson poured in a game-high 26 points, 17 coming in the second half. He added five assists, two rebounds and two steals.
- Bowman had 24 points - 12 in each half - and each basket came at opportune times. He added six boards, four assists, a steal, and a SportsCenter Top 10-level blocked shot.
- Nik Popovic tallied 15 points, seven rebounds, and two assists. The sophomore forward scored eight points in the first half and returned to the court after an injury to solidify the middle for the Eagles.
- Jordan Chatman drilled 4-of-7 from the outside, good for 12 points. The junior dished out three assists (zero turnovers) and grabbed two boards.
- Steffon Mitchell totaled a career high 15 rebounds to go along with four points, three assists and two steals.
- Johncarlos Reyes played one of his finest games in a Boston College uniform, scoring 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting. He also added three boards - two on the offensive end - and had an assist in 14 minutes.
- BC shot 50.7% from the floor (34-67) for the game. The Eagles made 7-of-21 from beyond the arc and 16-of-19 from the charity stripe.
- It marks the fourth straight game in which two Eagles reached the 20-point mark.
- BC is now 2-2 in the alternate gray "Boston Skyline" uniforms.
- For the first time since 2006 - Boston College's first year in the ACC - the Eagles have won two ACC Tournament games.
19 - Boston College's 19 fast break points vs. N.C. State are a season-high.
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Up Next
Boston College will continue play in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 New York Life ACC Tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday at 2 p.m. The #12 seeded Eagles will take on #4 Clemson. The game will be televised by ESPN and the ACC Network in addition to radio coverage on the BC IMG Sports Network (850 AM).
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Team Stats
BC
ST
FG%
.507
.531
3FG%
.333
.524
FT%
.842
.533
RB
39
31
TO
10
12
STL
5
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
9
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
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