Men's Hoops Defeats Marist, 79-61

Monday, December 1

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

3-3

Marist

1-5

Marist

Boston College

December 01, 2014 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Dec. 1, 2014

Box Score
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 79, Marist 61
Records: Boston College (3-3), Marist (1-5)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
BC Starters: Batten (G), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
Marist Starters: Lee (G), Thomas (F), Lawrence (F), Lewis (G), Truog (C)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- The two graduate students, Aaron Brown and Dimitri Batten, combined to score 36 points on the night. Brown had a team-high 19 while Batten had 17.
- Brown was 7-for-15 from the floor and 3-for-6 from beyond the arc. Batten was 6-for-7 from the field and 3-for-4 from long range.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan dished out a career-high nine assists while also adding nine points, five rebounds and three steals.

TURNING POINT
Boston College went on a 16-6 run early in the second half over a 6:38 span to build a 57-44 lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston College held an early 12-5 lead but Marist went on a 13-6 run to tie it at 18-18 with 8:55 left in the first half.
- BC bumped the lead back up to eight, 33-25, at the 5:00 mark. Brown had seven of the points in the 15-7 spurt.
- The Eagles would take a 41-36 lead into the half.
- Boston College went on a 16-6 run early in the second half over 6:38 to build a 57-44 lead. Batten started the run with a pair of 3-pointers.
- The Eagles would hold on from there as the Red Foxes never got closer than 12 points in the final 12 minutes. The BC lead reached as many as 18 points with five minutes left.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Aaron Brown, 19
Rebounds: Patrick Heckmann, 7
Assists: Olivier Hanlan, 9

Marist
Points: Chavaughn Lewis, 28
Rebounds: Phillip Lawrence & Eric Truog, 5
Assists: Chavaughn Lewis & K.J. Lee, 2

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Boston College had an 18-2 advantage in second chance points. The Eagles outrebounded Marist, 34-20, and had a 15-3 advantage in offensive rebounds.
- BC committed nine turnovers which was a season low. Its 16 assists matched a season high.
- The Eagles got 20 points from its bench while Marist only had four.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan had a career-high nine assists.
- Hanlan's nine points gives him 1,197 for his career which moves him into 30th all-time at Boston College. He passed Kenny Walls (1,194) tonight.
Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 1
Largest Leads: BC by 18 2nd-5:02; Marist by 3 1st-19:16
BC led for: 36:58
Marist led for: 1:07
Game was tied for: 1:19