Boston College
7-4
UMass-Lowell
6-6
Men's Hoops Beats UMass Lowell, 70-47
December 29, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Box Score
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 70, UMass Lowell 47
Records: Boston College (7-4), UMass Lowell (6-6)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 3,711
BC Starters: Batten (G), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
UMass Lowell Starters: Holley (G), Thomas (G), Banegas-Flores (G), Weldon (F), Cornelius (G)
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Graduate student Aaron Brown scored a season-high 22 points on 9-for-12 shooting to lead all scorers. He also had four assists.
- Brown ignited the decisive second-half run by scoring BC's first eight points out of the locker room. He scored 13 of the Eagles' first 19 points in the second half.
- Junior Dennis Clifford matched a career high with 19 points, going 9-for-11 from the foul line. It was the second time he went 9-for-11 from the charity stripe this year.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan contributed 10 points, five rebounds and three assists.
- Senior Patrick Heckmann matched a career high with six assists.
TURNING POINT
Sparked by Brown, Boston College opened the second half on a 10-2 run to build a 39-24 lead.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston College jumped out to a 15-2 lead over the first 3:41. BC hit its first seven shots of the half, including three 3-pointers.
- After the lead reached 19-4, UMass Lowell scored eight unanswered points to cut the deficit to 19-12.
- That ignited an 18-5 run over a 10-minute span to cut the Eagle lead to 24-22 with 3:07 left in the half.
- BC scored the half's last five points to take a 29-22 lead at the break.
- Brown sparked a 10-2 opening run in the second half to push the lead to 39-24. He scored BC's first eight points of the half.
- He and classmate Dimitri Batten scored 17 of BC's first 19 points in the half. Brown scored 13 of those points.
- The Eagles controlled the game the rest of the way as the lead never went under 13 points.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Aaron Brown, 22
Rebounds: Olivier Hanlan, 5
Assists: Patrick Heckmann, 6
UMass Lowell
Points: Jahad Thomas, 17
Rebounds: Lance Crawford, 10
Assists: Lance Crawford, 3
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Boston College started the game by hitting its first seven shots, including three 3-pointers.
- The Eagles held a 22-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
- BC shot 7-for-12 from beyond the arc and its .583 percentage was a season high.
- Boston College shot a season-best .556 from the field, going 25-for-45. In the second half, it shot at a .696 clip (16-for-23).
- The Eagles assisted on 15 of its 25 baskets.
- The 22 turnovers by UMass Lowell were a season high for an opponent this season.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan scored 10 points today and now has 1,270 in his career, which ranks 25th all-time. He passed Antonio Granger tonight.
Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Leads: BC by 27 2nd-1:49
BC led for: 39:02
UML led for: 00:00
Game was tied for: 00:58
UP NEXT
The Eagles open ACC play on Saturday afternoon when they travel to #2/2 Duke for a 4 p.m. matchup.
