Men's Hoops Falls To Syracuse, 70-56

Wednesday, February 11

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

1-109-14; ACC

Syracuse

7-416-8; ACC

Team	1	2	F
Syracuse	28	42	70
Boston College	24	32	56

February 11, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 11, 2015

Box Score
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Syracuse 70, Boston College 56
Records: Boston College (9-14, 1-10 ACC), Syracuse (16-8, 7-4 ACC)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 5,476
BC Starters: Batten (G), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
Syracuse Starters: Gbinije (G), Cooney (G), Joseph (G), Roberson (F), Christmas (F)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Graduate student Aaron Brown scored a team-high 19 points on 7-for-14 shooting while adding four rebounds.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan recorded 16 points, four rebounds and four assists.

TURNING POINT
Syracuse went on a 13-2 run after being up six points to build a 67-50 lead with 3:36 left in the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston College held an early 8-5 lead before Syracuse went on a 13-3 run over a span of seven minutes to take an 18-11 lead near the midway point of the half.
- The Orange held a 23-15 lead and then BC scored six unanswered points to cut the deficit to two with 3:15 remaining.
- Syracuse went into halftime with a 28-24 lead.
- The Orange maintained a 54-48 lead and then went on a 13-2 run over a 4:09 span to build its lead to 67-50 with 3:36 left in the game.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Aaron Brown, 19
Rebounds: Dennis Clifford, 5
Assists: Patrick Heckmann, 6

Syracuse
Points: Michael Gbinije, 21
Rebounds: Rakeem Christmas, 10
Assists: Michael Gbinije & Kaleb Joseph, 4

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Junior Olivier Hanlan's 16 points now gives him 1,502 in his BC career. He is the 15th player in BC history to reach 1,500 points.
Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 4
Largest Leads: BC by 3 1st-17:25; SU by 17 2nd-3:36
BC led for: 5:21
Syracuse led for: 33:04
Game was tied for: 1:30