Men's Hoops Falls To #10 Notre Dame, 87-70

Saturday, February 21

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

4:00 PM

Boston College

1-139-17; ACC

Notre Dame

12-324-4; ACC

Team	1	2	F
#10/10 Notre Dame	37	50	87
Boston College	32	38	70

Men's Hoops Falls To #10 Notre Dame, 87-70

February 21, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 21, 2015

Box Score
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: #10/10 Notre Dame 87, Boston College 70
Records: Boston College (9-17, 1-13 ACC), #10/10 Notre Dame (24-4, 12-3 ACC)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 8,366
BC Starters: Owens (F), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
Notre Dame Starters: Jackson (G), Grant (G), Connaughton (F), Auguste (F), Vasturia (G)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Graduate student Aaron Brown led all scorers with 22 points and added three assists.
- Junior Dennis Clifford recorded 17 points, six rebounds and four assists. His assists matched a career high and his points were two shy of his career best.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan scored 19 points while adding four rebounds.

TURNING POINT
Notre Dame went on a 17-7 run in the second half to build its lead to 62-48 with 10:12 remaining.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Notre Dame made the first run of the game when it scored nine unanswered points to take a 16-7 lead with 12:14 on the clock.
- Trailing by seven, Boston College went on a quick 8-2 run to cut its deficit to 26-25. Hanlan scored six of the points with a pair of 3-pointers.
- The Irish responded immediately with a 9-3 spurt that made it a 37-28 lead with 1:34 left in the half.
- Notre Dame held a 37-32 halftime lead.
- The Irish were ahead, 45-41, and then went on a 17-7 run to build their lead to 62-48 with 10:12 left in the game. The run lasted 5:14.
- The Eagles could not get it under double digits the rest of the way.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Aaron Brown, 22
Rebounds: Dennis Clifford, 6
Assists: Dennis Clifford & Olivier Hanlan, 4

Notre Dame
Points: Bonzie Colson, 16
Rebounds: Zach Auguste, 7
Assists: Jerian Grant, 11

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Junior Dennis Clifford's 17 points were the most since he scored 19 against UMass Lowell on December 29.
- Graduate student Aaron Brown reached the 20-point mark for the fifth time this season.
Ties: 3
Lead Changes: 1
Largest Leads: BC by 2 1st-18:29; ND by 21 2nd-4:14
BC led for: 00:19
Notre Dame led for: 35:55
Game was tied for: 3:28