Boston College Athletics
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Men's Basketball Loses Exhibition Opener, 92-85
November 05, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 5, 2000
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Freshman guard Ryan Sidney scored 15 points to lead four Boston College players in double figures as the Eagles opened their 2000-01 season with a 92-85 exhibition loss to the BABC Alumni.
Former Central Connecticut State star Rick Mickens led the BABC Alumni with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Former Florida State standout Randall Jackson added 17 points.
Joining Sidney in double digits for the Eagles were sophomore forward Uka Agbai (13 points), senior guard Xavier Singletary (11 points) and sophomore guard Troy Bell (11 points).
Boston College trailed 51-37 at halftime, but battled back in the second half. The Eagles trimmed the visitors' advantage to four points -- 61-57 -- with 10:02 to play. After the BABC Alumni regained a double-figure lead with a 12-6 run, Boston College rallied again. BC narrowed its deficit to three points three times in the final five minutes, the last time on an Agbai lay-in with 2:41 left.
BC head coach Al Skinner praised the consistent play of both Sidney and Singletary. He also expressed optimism about the Eagles' ability to correct its exhibition errors.
"The nice thing about this game is that the majority of the things that happened are correctable errors in a very short period of time," he said.
He also indicated he expects progress as the team gains more practice and game experience.
"Everyone had spots in which they did good things, but there were also some mental lapses," Skinner said.
Game Notes: BC outscored BABC Alumni from the field, 62-61. BABC Alumni gained a 31-23 advantage from the foul line ... Each of the five BC starters fouled out of the contest -- Agbai, Bell, Singletary, and juniors Brian Ross and Kenny Walls ... BABC Alumni had a slight rebounding edge, 46-45 ... Leading BC in the rebounding department were Ross (nine rebounds), Agbai (eight) and Beerbohm (seven) ... Sidney also recorded three rebounds, two assists and a team-high four steals.
