Boston College
6-4
USC
7-4
Men's Hoops Falls To USC, 75-71
December 21, 2014 | Men's Basketball
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: USC 75, Boston College 71
Records: Boston College (6-4), USC (7-4)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 3,577
BC Starters: Batten (G), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
USC Starters: Clark (F), Jovanovic (F), McLaughlin (G), Marquetti (G), Stewart (G)
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Graduate student Aaron Brown led Boston College with 18 points.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan recorded 15 points, eight assists and a game-high four steals.
- Senior Patrick Heckmann added 13 points, going 5-for-7 from the field and 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.
- Junior Dennis Clifford had nine points and nine rebounds.
TURNING POINT
USC scored eight unanswered points over 4:09 in the second half to take a 55-48 lead. The Trojans led the rest of the way.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston College opened the game with an 8-2 run but USC responded with a 9-2 stretch of its own to take an 11-10 lead.
- A 13-5 BC run over a four-minute span gave the Eagles the largest lead of the half, 37-29, with 4:42 left.
- The Trojans closed the gap before the half ended as BC took a 41-37 lead into the locker room.
- USC scored eight unanswered points over 4:09 in the second half to take a 55-48 lead with 12:10 remaining. Four different Trojans scored in that span.
- The Eagles responded with a 7-1 spurt that pulled them within a point, 56-55. Hanlan scored five of the points.
- USC pushed the lead back to seven as they scored the next six points to make it 62-55 with 5:22 left.
- BC pulled within three points four different times, but could not catch up again.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Aaron Brown, 18
Rebounds: Dennis Clifford, 9
Assists: Olivier Hanlan, 8
USC
Points: Elijah Stewart, 22
Rebounds: Nikola Jovanovic, 9
Assists: Jordan McLaughlin, 5
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Graduate student Aaron Brown scored in double figures for the fifth-straight game.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan's 15 points gives him 1,260 in his career, which puts him 26th on the all-time Boston College scoring chart. He passed Duane Woodward (1,249) and Reggie Jackson (1,254) today.
- Boston College had a 20-8 edge in points off turnovers.
- USC's bench scored 19 points while BC's had nine.
Ties: 6
Lead Changes: 9
Largest Leads: BC by 8 1st-4:42; USC by 9 2nd-00:26
BC led for: 17:14
USC led for: 19:32
Game was tied for: 3:14
UP NEXT
The Eagles will take a break for the holiday and return to the court on Monday, December 29 when they host UMass Lowell at 2 p.m.
