Graves Scores 15 In Loss To Nicholls State

Friday, November 11

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

0-1

Nicholls State

1-0

Team	1	2	F
Nicholls State	42	37	79
Boston College	33	40	73

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Graves Scores 15 In Loss To Nicholls State

November 11, 2016 | Men's Basketball

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Freshman leads three players in double figures

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Nicholls State 79, Boston College 73
Records: Boston College (0-1), Nicholls State (1-0)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 3,122
BC Starters: Bowman (G), Robinson (G), Tava (F), Turner (F), Jeffers (F)
Nicholls State Starters: Powell (G), O'Neal (G), Bell (F), Frye (F), Thomas (C)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Ty Graves led Boston College with 15 points, going 5-for-8 from the field and 4-for-7 from beyond the arc.
- Sophomore Jerome Robinson had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists. Ten of his points came in the second half.
- Sophomore A.J. Turner added 12 points, five rebounds and four assists.

TURNING POINT
Nicholls State opened the game with a 16-1 run in the first 6:42 and led nearly the entire way. BC was able to tie it with 2:28 left but never got a lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Nicholls State opened things up by scoring 16 of the game's first 17 points.
- The Colonels got the lead up to 37-20 with 5:24 left in the half.
- Boston College closed out the first half with a 13-5 run to cut the deficit to 42-33. Sophomore Jordan Chatman and Graves hit consecutive 3-pointers to end it.
- BC cut the lead down to 45-39 three minutes into the second half after a Graves 3-pointer, but Nicholls State scored the next four to push the lead back to double digits.
- The Colonels opened up a 64-50 lead, but the Eagles went on a 15-2 run over the next five minutes to make it a 66-65 deficit with 4:01 remaining.
- Robinson pulled up for a jumper to tie it for the first time, 69-69, with 2:28 left but that is as close as BC would get.
- Nicholls State scored the next six points to seal the win.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Ty Graves, 15
Rebounds: Mo Jeffers and Jerome Robinson, 6
Assists: Jerome Robinson and A.J. Turner, 4

Nicholls State
Points: DeAndre Harris, 28
Rebounds: Ja'Dante Frye, 8
Assists: Johnathan Bell and DeAndre Harris, 4

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Ties: 1
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Lead: NSU by 18 1st-6:32
BC led for: 0:00
NSU led for: 39:25
Game was tied for: 0:35

UP NEXT
Boston College will host Maryland Eastern Shore on Tuesday at 7 p.m.