Men's Hoops Loses To #12/13 UNC, 79-68

Saturday, February 7

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

3:00 PM

Boston College

1-99-13; ACC

North Carolina

8-318-6; ACC

Team	1	2	F
North Carolina	36	43	79
Boston College	36	32	68

February 07, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 7, 2015

Box Score
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: #12/13 North Carolina 79, Boston College 68
Records: Boston College (9-13, 1-9 ACC), #12/13 North Carolina (18-6, 8-3 ACC)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 8,263
BC Starters: Batten (G), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
North Carolina Starters: Johnson (F), Hicks (F), Jackson (F), Britt (G), Paige (G)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Olivier Hanlan scored a season-high 30 points on 10-for-20 shooting. He was also 8-for-9 from the foul line.
- It was his third career game with 30 or more points.
- Graduate student Aaron Brown added 18 points, six rebounds and three assists. He was 6-for-12 from the field.

TURNING POINT
With Boston College on top, 38-36, North Carolina made a 13-4 run early in the second half to build a 49-42 lead. The Tar Heels led the rest of the way.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston College started the game with a 7-2 run, but a 7-0 run by North Carolina gave the Tar Heels an 11-9 lead at the 13:22 mark.
- A Brown 3-pointer and an and-one conversion by Hanlan broke a tie and gave the Eagles a 23-17 lead with 7:51 left in the half.
- The Tar Heels responded with nine unanswered points to take a 26-23 lead.
- The teams would go into the half tied, 36-36.
- North Carolina made a 13-4 run early in the second half to build a 49-42 lead, its largest lead of the game to that point.
- UNC was ahead, 69-57, before Boston College scored seven unanswered points to cut the lead to five points.
- The Tar Heels maintained that lead at 73-68 with 2:29 remaining and then rattled off six unanswered to seal the win.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Olivier Hanlan, 30
Rebounds: Aaron Brown, 6
Assists: Dimitri Batten & Aaron Brown, 3

North Carolina
Points: Isaiah Hicks, 21
Rebounds: Brice Johnson, 10
Assists: J.P. Tokoto, 5

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Junior Olivier Hanlan's 30 points now gives him 1,486 in his BC career. He now ranks 16th all-time in scoring.
- It was his third career game with 30 or more points.
- Hanlan averaged 29 points in two games this week as he had 28 at #10/10 Notre Dame on Wednesday.
- North Carolina held a 37-23 advantage in rebounds but only had 11 second chance points.
- The Tar Heel bench outscored Boston College's, 13-4.
Ties: 10
Lead Changes: 5
Largest Leads: BC by 6 1st-7:51; UNC by 14 2nd-9:53
BC led for: 8:08
North Carolina led for: 22:44
Game was tied for: 9:08