Boston College Athletics
Boston College
11-18, 3-14
Virginia Tech
10-20, 2-15
Men's Hoops Wins At Virginia Tech, 66-59
March 02, 2015 | Men's Basketball
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 66, Virginia Tech 59
Records: Boston College (11-18, 3-14 ACC), Virginia Tech (10-20, 2-15 ACC)
Location: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, VA
Attendance: 5,730
BC Starters: Batten (G), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
Virginia Tech Starters: Muller (G), Smith (G), Wilson (G), Hill (G), Beyer (F)
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Graduate student Dimitri Batten led Boston College with 18 points, going 7-for-9 from the floor and 4-for-5 from beyond the arc. His 18 points matched a season high.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan finished with 15 points and six rebounds.
- Junior Dennis Clifford recorded 10 points and nine boards while graduate student Aaron Brown added 13 points.
TURNING POINT
Boston College closed out the first half on a 24-9 run to build a 41-28 lead.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first half was a series of runs and Boston College made the first one. Virginia Tech led, 10-6, but 11 unanswered BC points over 3:56 gave it a 17-10 lead.
- The Hokies responded with nine unanswered of their own to regain a 19-17 lead with 8:40 left in the half.
- Eleven-straight Eagle points from there fueled a 24-9 run to close out the half which gave BC a 41-28 lead at the break. Batten had eight of those points.
- BC continued the run in the second half and started it with an 11-2 run to build a 52-30 lead.
- The Hokies responded with a 16-2 run to cut the BC lead to 54-46 with 8:18 left. Batten scored the next five points to stop the run.
- Virginia Tech got as close as 60-54 but the Eagles pulled away in the end.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Dimitri Batten, 18
Rebounds: Dennis Clifford, 9
Assists: Patrick Heckmann, 4
Virginia Tech
Points: Adam Smith, 22
Rebounds: Christian Beyer, 8
Assists: Devin Wilson, 5
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 3
Largest Leads: BC by 22 2nd-15:44; VT by 4 1st-15:57
BC led for: 32:13
Virginia Tech led for: 4:40
Game was tied for: 3:07
UP NEXT
Boston College wraps up the regular season on Saturday when it hosts Wake Forest at 2 p.m.
