Boston College Athletics
Boston College
4-1412-18; ACC
Wake Forest
5-1313-18; ACC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest | 30 | 31 | 61 |
| Boston College | 38 | 41 | 79 |
Men's Hoops Beats Wake Forest, 79-61
March 07, 2015 | Men's Basketball
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 79, Wake Forest 61
Records: Boston College (12-18, 4-14 ACC), Wake Forest (13-18, 5-13 ACC)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 4,838
BC Starters: Batten (G), Odio (F), Brown (G), Dragicevich (G), Heckmann (G)
Wake Forest Starters: Miller-McIntyre (G), Thomas (F), Wilbekin (G), Rountree III (F), Mitoglou (F)
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Olivier Hanlan finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
- Senior Patrick Heckmann scored 14 points and graduate student Aaron Brown added 13.
- Graduate student Dimitri Batten chipped in with 10 points while senior Eddie Odio and sophomore Garland Owens both had nine.
TURNING POINT
Boston College went on a 9-2 run early in the second half to build a 58-42 lead.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first half was tight most of the way and the score was tied, 26-26, with 4:46 left in the half.
- From there, Boston College finished the half on a 12-4 run to take a 38-30 lead into the locker room. Hanlan had four of the points down the stretch.
- BC was up, 49-40, and then went on a 9-2 run to build a 58-42 lead with under 10 minutes remaining. Heckmann had the first five points of the run.
- The Eagle lead was double digits for the remainder of the game.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Olivier Hanlan, 19
Rebounds: Dennis Clifford, 7
Assists: Olivier Hanlan, 8
Wake Forest
Points: Codi Miller-McIntyre, 24
Rebounds: Devin Thomas, 7
Assists: Devin Thomas, 4
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Boston College won three-straight ACC games for the first time since the 2012-13 season when it also won three-straight to close out the regular season.
- Junior Olivier Hanlan's eight assists were one shy of his season high.
- Senior John Cain Carney had a career-high five points and matched a career best with five rebounds.
- Sophomore Garland Owens matched a season-high with nine points.
Ties: 4
Lead Changes: 3
Largest Leads: BC by 22 2nd-3:26; WF by 4 1st-18:35
BC led for: 33:55
Wake Forest led for: 3:45
Game was tied for: 2:20
UP NEXT
Boston College will be the 12th seed in the upcoming 2015 New York Life ACC Tournament and will face Georgia Tech on Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Greensboro Coliseum. (Interactive Bracket)
