Men's Hoops Wins At Georgia Tech, 64-62

Sunday, January 25

Atlanta, Ga.

1:00 PM

Boston College

9-9, 1-5

Georgia Tech

9-10, 0-7

Team	1	2	F
Boston College	26	38	64
Georgia Tech	24	38	62

January 25, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Jan. 25, 2015

Box Score
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 64, Georgia Tech 62
Records: Boston College (9-9, 1-5 ACC), Georgia Tech (9-10, 0-7 ACC)
Location: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 25,587
BC Starters: Batten (G), Magarity (F), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Heckmann (G)
Georgia Tech Starters: Bolden (G), Georges-Hunt (F), Cox (C), Jorgenson (G), Sampson (F)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Olivier Hanlan led all scorers with 25 points while pulling down seven rebounds. He was 4-for-5 from beyond the arc.
- Senior Patrick Heckmann scored 12 points, including 10 in the second half.
- Graduate student Aaron Brown added 11 points.

TURNING POINT
After Georgia Tech tied the game with 1:26 left, 59-59, Boston College scored the next four points to pull away for the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Georgia Tech went on the first run of the game, a 9-3 one, to build a 14-7 lead at the 8:56 mark.
- Boston College then rattled off 12 unanswered points to take a 19-14 lead with just under five minutes left in the half. Hanlan and Brown both had five points in that span.
- Marcus Georges-Hunt hit consecutive 3-pointers to spark an 8-0 response which gave the Yellow Jackets the lead back, 22-19, with 3:36 left.
- The Eagles ended the first half on a 7-2 run to take a 26-24 lead into the break.
- BC started the second half on an 8-2 run and eventually gained a 40-30 lead with 14:35 left in the game.
- Georgia Tech scored seven unanswered points midway through the half to cut the BC lead down to 48-44 at the 8:34 mark.
- Boston College held a 59-52 lead with 3:58 left, but a 7-0 Georgia Tech run tied it up with 1:26 to go.
- Hanlan hit a layup and then Heckmann converted a 1-and-1 for the game's next four points which secured the win.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Olivier Hanlan, 25
Rebounds: Olivier Hanlan, 7
Assists: Five tied with 2

Georgia Tech
Points: Marcus Georges-Hunt, 20
Rebounds: Marcus Georges-Hunt and Robert Sampson, 9
Assists: Marcus Georges-Hunt, 4

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Junior Olivier Hanlan's 25 points now gives him 1,402 in his BC career. He now ranks 17th all-time and passed Joe Trapani today.
- Boston College shot 59.1 percent (13-for-22) in the second half.
- Georgia Tech had a 27-5 advantage in bench points.
- Junior Dennis Clifford missed the game due to illness.
Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 4
Largest Leads: BC by 11 2nd-10:24; GT by 7 1st-8:56
BC led for: 24:04
Georgia Tech led for: 9:51
Game was tied for: 6:05