Boston College Athletics
Boston College
7-5, 0-1
Duke
13-0, 1-0
Men's Hoops Falls At #2/2 Duke, 85-62
January 03, 2015 | Men's Basketball
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: #2/2 Duke 85, Boston College 62
Records: Boston College (7-5, 0-1 ACC), #2/2 Duke (13-0, 1-0 ACC)
Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
Attendance: 9,314
BC Starters: Batten (G), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
Duke Starters: Cook (G), Jones (G), Winslow (F), Okafor (C), Jefferson (F),
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Olivier Hanlan scored a team-high 22 points on 8-for-16 shooting. He was 6-for-7 from the foul line. He also led the Eagles with four assists and two steals.
- Graduate student Aaron Brown scored all 11 of his points in the second half, going 5-for-8 from the field after halftime.
- Senior Patrick Heckmann added nine points and five rebounds while junior Dennis Clifford had eight points and five boards.
TURNING POINT
After Boston College trimmed the deficit to 53-43 in the second half, Duke scored 14 unanswered points to build a 67-43 lead with 9:03 left.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Duke made the first run of the game when an 11-4 spurt gave it a 21-12 lead with 11:41 left in the half.
- Boston College responded with six-straight points to cut it back to 21-18. Heckmann hit a 3-pointer during that stretch.
- The Blue Devils closed out the half with a 17-4 run over the final 10:27 to take a 38-22 lead into the break.
- A 9-2 Boston College run brought the deficit to 50-40 a little more than five minutes into the second half. Hanlan scored six of the nine points.
- With the Blue Devils still holding a 10-point lead, they rattled off 14 unanswered points to build a 67-43 advantage and put the game out of reach.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Olivier Hanlan, 22
Rebounds: Three tied with 5
Assists: Olivier Hanlan, 4
Duke
Points: Jahlil Okafor, 28
Rebounds: Jahlil Okafor, 8
Assists: Justise Winslow, 4
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Junior Olivier Hanlan's 22 points now gives him 1,292 in his career, which puts him 21st on the all-time Boston College scoring list.
- Graduate student Aaron Brown scored in double figures for the seventh-straight game.
- Duke's bench outscored Boston College's, 22-5.
- The Blue Devils went 22-for-29 from the foul line in the game while BC was just 7-for-10.
- Jahlil Okafor was 14-for-17 from the charity stripe for Duke. He entered the game shooting free throws at a 50 percent clip.
- Duke recorded 10 blocks in the game, including four each by Okafor and Marshall Plumlee.
Ties: 1
Lead Changes: 2
Largest Leads: BC by 1 1st-19:26; Duke by 24 2nd-9:03
BC led for: 00:18
Duke led for: 37:24
Game was tied for: 1:55
UP NEXT
The Eagles will host Pittsburgh on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. inside Conte Forum.
