Boston College
2-3
Dayton
3-1
Men's Hoops Loses To Dayton, 65-53
November 23, 2014 | Men's Basketball
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Dayton 65, Boston College 53
Records: Boston College (2-3), Dayton (3-1)
Location: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
BC Starters: Odio (F), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
Dayton Starters: Davis (G), Smith (G), Pierre (F), Sibert (G), Scott (C)
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior Eddie Odio scored a team-high 11 points, going 6-for-7 from the foul line. Eight of his points came in the second half. He also had five rebounds and three steals.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan recorded 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals.
- Junior Dennis Clifford had a game-high nine rebounds to go along with six points.
TURNING POINT
Boston College cut the Dayton lead down to 54-52 with 4:20 left, but Dayton scored the next 10 points to seal the win.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Dayton made the first run of the game went it went on a 10-2 run over 4:00 to take an 18-8 lead midway through the first half.
- BC responded with an identical 10-2 run to bring the deficit back to 20-18 with 7:41 on the clock. Graduate student Dimitri Batten converted a 3-point play and Odio hit a trey during the run.
- The Flyers scored the last five points of the half to take a 34-27 lead into the locker room. Jordan Sibert closed out the first 20 minutes with a 3-pointer, his fourth of the half.
- With the game tied at 42-42, Dayton scored five-straight points, but BC responded with five of its own to tie the game again.
- The game was still tied at 47-47 before the Flyers scored five straight to take a 52-47 lead with 5:58 to go.
- The Eagles rallied back to get the game to 54-52, but Dayton scored the next 10 points to pull away for the win.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Eddie Odio, 11
Rebounds: Dennis Clifford, 9
Assists: Olivier Hanlan, 3
Dayton
Points: Jordan Sibert, 20
Rebounds: Three tied with 6
Assists: Dyshawn Pierre, 4
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Boston College shot 11-for-23 (.478) in the first half and 6-for-27 (.222) in the second.
- The Eagles shot 2-for-21 (.095) from beyond the arc.
- Odio and Clifford both had three offensive rebounds.
- BC committed 17 turnovers and had eight assists.
Ties: 4
Lead Changes: 1
Largest Leads: BC by 2 1st-19:10; Dayton by 12 2nd-0:51
BC led for: 00:25
Dayton led for: 35:49
Game was tied for: 3:46
UP NEXT
Boston College begins a six-game home stand by hosting Marist on Monday, December 1 at 7 p.m. in Conte Forum.
