Men's Hoops Falls At #10 Notre Dame, 71-63

Wednesday, February 4

Notre Dame, Ind.

7:00 PM

Boston College

9-12, 1-8ACC

Notre Dame

21-3, 9-2ACC

Team	1	2	F
Boston College	25	38	63
Notre Dame	41	30	71

Men's Hoops Falls At #10 Notre Dame, 71-63

February 04, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 04, 2015

Box Score
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: #10/10 Notre Dame 71, Boston College 63
Records: Boston College (9-12, 1-8 ACC), Notre Dame (21-3, 9-2 ACC)
Location: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN
Attendance: 8,458
BC Starters: Batten (G), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
Notre Dame Starters: Jackson (G), Grant (G), Connaughton (F), Auguste (F), Vasturia (G)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Olivier Hanlan scored a game-high 28 points on 11-for-16 shooting. He was 6-for-9 from beyond the arc. He also had four rebounds and four assists.
- Eighteen of his points came in the second half.
- Graduate student Aaron Brown was the other player in double figures with 13 points.

TURNING POINT
Notre Dame opened the game with a 34-9 run over the first 14:52.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Irish opened the game with a 34-9 run over the first 15 minutes.
- Boston College scored the last five points of the half to cut its deficit to 41-25.
- The Eagles then scored the first four points of the second half to make it a 41-29 lead, the closest BC had been since there were 13 minutes left in the first half.
- Notre Dame held a 63-49 lead with 4:19 remaining.
- Hanlan then scored the next 12 BC points by connecting on four 3-pointers to bring the deficit down to 67-61 with 1:47 left, but that is as close as the Eagles would get.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Olivier Hanlan, 28
Rebounds: Dennis Clifford, 7
Assists: Olivier Hanlan & Patrick Heckmann, 4

Notre Dame
Points: Jerian Grant & Steve Vasturia, 17
Rebounds: Demetrius Jackson, 10
Assists: Jerian Grant, 7

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Junior Olivier Hanlan's 28 points now gives him 1,456 in his BC career. He now ranks 16th all-time in scoring.
- Hanlan's six 3-pointers made were the most by a BC player this year. His 28 points matched Brown's 28 points he scored against Louisville.
Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Leads: ND by 25 1st-5:08
BC led for: 00:00
Notre Dame led for: 39:44
Game was tied for: 00:16