Boston College
1-1
Massachusetts
2-0
Men's Hoops Falls To UMass, 71-62
November 16, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Box Score
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Massachusetts 71, Boston College 62
Records: Boston College (1-1), Massachusetts (2-0)
Location: TD Garden, Boston, MA
BC Starters: Odio (F), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
UMass Starters: Esho (F), Lalanne (C), Gordon (G), Davis (G), Berger (G)
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Olivier Hanlan led Boston College with 18 points. He also had four rebounds and two steals.
- Graduate student Aaron Brown was the other player in double figures with 12 points. He led the Eagles with three assists.
- Junior Dennis Clifford had six points and seven rebounds despite playing just 14 minutes due to foul trouble.
- Senior Patrick Heckmann led BC with eight rebounds while also scoring eight points.
TURNING POINT
Massachusetts started the second half with a 23-6 run that gave it a 47-38 lead with 13:33 left in the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston College scored 14 unanswered points early in the game to build a 21-8 lead at the 10:54 mark. Hanlan paced the way with seven of those points.
- The Eagles held UMass scoreless for 5:53 during that span.
- BC maintained a lead of at least eight points for the remainder of the half and went into the locker room with a 32-24 lead.
- Hanlan scored 15 of his points in the first half.
- UMass had two steals on BC's first two offensive possessions in the second half. That turned into four quick points to cut the lead to 32-28.
- That sparked a 23-6 run over the first 6:27 of the half which gave the Minutemen a 47-38 lead.
- BC cut the lead to four points, 48-44, with 12:24 left but it never got any closer.
- UMass built the lead to as many as 12 points late in the game.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Olivier Hanlan, 18
Rebounds: Patrick Heckmann, 8
Assists: Aaron Brown, 3
Massachusetts
Points: Maxie Esho, 23
Rebounds: Cady Lalanne, 10
Assists: Donte Clark, 4
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- UMass shot just 26.7 percent (4-for-15) in the first half and then went 61.5 percent (16-for-26) in the second.
- BC outrebounded UMass, 43-34, and held a 16-4 advantage in second chance points.
- Sixteen of those rebounds came on the offensive glass.
Ties: 5
Lead Changes: 4
Largest Leads: BC by 13 1st-10:54; UMass by 12 2nd-5:14
BC led for: 18:18
UMass led for: 18:24
Game was tied for: 2:47
UP NEXT
Boston College travels down to San Juan for three games in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Eagles open the tournament with New Mexico on Thursday at 5 p.m.
