Men's Hoops Beats NC State, 79-63

Saturday, February 28

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

12:00 PM

Boston College

2-1410-18; ACC

North Carolina State

8-817-12; ACC

Team	1	2	F
North Carolina State	26	37	63
Boston College	43	36	79

February 28, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 28, 2015

Box Score
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 79, NC State 63
Records: Boston College (10-18, 2-14 ACC), NC State (17-12, 8-8 ACC)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 4,165
BC Starters: Batten (G), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
NC State Starters: Abu (F), Lacey (G), Freehman (F), Barber (G), Turner (G)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Olivier Hanlan closed out a spectacular February by recording 24 points, eight rebounds and three assists. He was 7-for-11 from the floor, 3-for-4 from beyond the arc and 7-for-8 from the foul line.
- Hanlan averaged 27.5 points in the month of February (eight games). He shot .539 (76-for-141) overall, .460 (29-for-63) from 3-point land and .886 (39-for-44) from the charity stripe.
- Senior Patrick Heckmann finished with 14 points, seven assists and four rebounds.
- Graduate student Dimitri Batten had 11 points and a season-high eight rebounds.
- Graduate student Aaron Brown scored 13 points and junior Dennis Clifford had 10 points and five boards.

TURNING POINT
Boston College went on a 14-2 run at the end of the first half and the start of the second to build a 49-26 lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston College started the game on an 11-2 in the first 3:06. Batten hit a pair of 3-pointers in that stretch.
- NC State responded by scoring the next seven points to pull within two.
- BC went on another run, this time a 10-2 one, to build a 21-11 lead with 9:39 left in the half.
- The Eagles then closed out the half by scoring eight of the final 10 points to take a 43-26 halftime lead. Brown had five of the points, including an and-one conversion as time expired.
- BC scored the first six points out of the locker room to extend its lead to 49-26, but the Wolfpack responded with seven straight of their own to make it 49-33.
- The Eagles' led by double digits the rest of the way.

TEAM LEADERS

Boston College
Points: Olivier Hanlan, 24
Rebounds: Dimitri Batten & Olivier Hanlan, 8
Assists: Patrick Heckmann, 7

NC State
Points: Kyle Washington, 14
Rebounds: Kyle Washington, 7
Assists: Anthony Barber, 6

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Junior Olivier Hanlan now ranks 13th all-time at Boston College in career scoring with 1,648 points. He passed Howard Eisley and John Bagley today.
- Boston College's 17-point halftime lead was the largest this season. It had a pair of 11-point leads against West Virginia and Harvard.
- BC's 43 points were the most it has scored in the first half this year.
- The Eagles' .568 shooting percentage was a season high and their .476 3-point percentage was their second-best performance this year.
- Boston College never trailed in the game, leading for 39:48.
Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Leads: BC by 23 2nd-17:39
BC led for: 39:48
NC State led for: 00:00
Game was tied for: 00:12