Men's Hoops Falls To Miami In 2OT, 89-86

Monday, February 16

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

3:00 PM

Boston College

1-119-15; ACC

Miami

6-616-9; ACC

Team	1	2	OT 1	OT 2	F
Miami	28	38	10	13	89
Boston College	30	36	10	10	86

February 16, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 16, 2015

Box Score
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Miami 89, Boston College 86 (2OT)
Records: Boston College (9-15, 1-11 ACC), Miami (16-9, 6-6 ACC)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 3,813
BC Starters: Batten (G), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
Miami Starters: Reed (G), McClellan (G), Palmer (G), Rodriguez (G), Jekiri (C)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Olivier Hanlan scored a season-high 32 points while adding eight rebounds and four assists. He only had one turnover in 49 minutes of play.
- Hanlan was 13-for-26 from the floor and also had three steals.
- Hanlan is the only player in the ACC to have two 30-point games this season.
- Senior Patrick Heckmann recorded 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
- Sophomore Will Magarity matched a career high with 10 points, which all came in the first half.
- Graduate student Aaron Brown and junior Dennis Clifford both had 10 points.

TURNING POINT
With the game tied, 82-82, in the second overtime, Miami scored the next five points to build an 87-82 lead with 23 seconds left.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Miami opened the game with a 10-4 run over the first five minutes.
- Boston College responded after the first media timeout with a 17-5 run to build a 21-15 lead with 8:37 left in the half. Magarity scored the first seven points of that stretch.
- The Eagles took a 30-28 lead into halftime.
- Boston College scored seven unanswered points to build a 54-47 lead with 8:27 to play in regulation.
- The Hurricanes responded with a 7-1 run to pull within a point.
- Brown hit a pair of free throws with 40 seconds left which tied the game at 66-66 and sent the game to overtime.
- BC held a 75-71 lead with 25 seconds left in the first overtime, but Miami battled back and Deandre Burnett hit a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left that sent it into the second overtime.
- The game was tied for the 15th time, 82-82, with 2:03 left in the second OT, then Miami scored the next five points to seal the win. Tonye Jekiri hit four free throws to help build the lead.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Olivier Hanlan, 32
Rebounds: Olivier Hanlan & Patrick Heckmann, 8
Assists: Patrick Heckmann, 6

Miami
Points: Sheldon McClellan, 24
Rebounds: Tonye Jekiri, 15
Assists: Angel Rodriguez, 6

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- This game was originally scheduled for Sunday at 6:30 p.m. but was postponed due to weather and travel conditions in the area.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan's 32 points now gives him 1,534 in his BC career. He ranks 15th all-time in scoring.
- Hanlan is the only player in the ACC this season to record two 30-point games.
- Hanlan is averaging 26.5 points in the last four games.
- Boston College held advantages in points in the paint (40-24) and points off turnovers (16-9).
- That was the first double overtime game that Boston College has played since a 2OT win over Rhode Island on January 2, 2012.
Ties: 15
Lead Changes: 15
Largest Leads: BC by 7 2nd-8:27; UM by 6 1st-16:19
BC led for: 21:57
Miami led for: 16:42
Game was tied for: 11:00