Eagles Lose At #19/18 Louisville
February 06, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Barnes-Thompkins scores 11 points
GAME INFORMATION
Score: #19/18 Louisville 79, Boston College 47
Records: Boston College (7-16, 0-10 ACC), #19/18 Louisville (19-4, 8-2 ACC)
Location: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
Attendance: 21,803
BC Starters: Carter (G), Owens (F), Turner (F), Clifford (C), Barnes-Thompkins (G)
Louisville Starters: Johnson (F), Adel (F), Onuaku (C), Snider (G), Lewis (G)
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Sammy Barnes-Thompkins led Boston College for the second-straight game with 11 points.
- Senior Dennis Clifford recorded nine points and 10 rebounds while adding three assists.
TURNING POINT
Louisville opened the game with a 19-2 run in the first 6:42 and held the lead the rest of the way.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Louisville started the game with a 19-2 run over the first seven minutes.
- The Cardinals maintained that lead the rest of the half and took a 32-14 lead into the break.
- Boston College started the half with a 14-5 run in the first 2:44 to cut the deficit to 37-28. Barnes-Thompkins scored half of the points in that run.
- The Cardinals responded with a 21-7 run to push the lead back to 58-35.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Sammy Barnes-Thompkins, 11
Rebounds: Dennis Clifford, 10
Assists: Eli Carter, 5
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Louisville
Points: Trey Lewis, 16
Rebounds: Chinanu Onuaku, 13
Assists: Deng Adel, 4
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Ties: 1
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Lead: UL by 33 2nd-0:43
BC led for: 0:00
UL led for: 38:29
Game was tied for: 1:06
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UP NEXT
Boston College will host #2/1 North Carolina on Tuesday night at 8 p.m.
Score: #19/18 Louisville 79, Boston College 47
Records: Boston College (7-16, 0-10 ACC), #19/18 Louisville (19-4, 8-2 ACC)
Location: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
Attendance: 21,803
BC Starters: Carter (G), Owens (F), Turner (F), Clifford (C), Barnes-Thompkins (G)
Louisville Starters: Johnson (F), Adel (F), Onuaku (C), Snider (G), Lewis (G)
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Sammy Barnes-Thompkins led Boston College for the second-straight game with 11 points.
- Senior Dennis Clifford recorded nine points and 10 rebounds while adding three assists.
TURNING POINT
Louisville opened the game with a 19-2 run in the first 6:42 and held the lead the rest of the way.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Louisville started the game with a 19-2 run over the first seven minutes.
- The Cardinals maintained that lead the rest of the half and took a 32-14 lead into the break.
- Boston College started the half with a 14-5 run in the first 2:44 to cut the deficit to 37-28. Barnes-Thompkins scored half of the points in that run.
- The Cardinals responded with a 21-7 run to push the lead back to 58-35.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Sammy Barnes-Thompkins, 11
Rebounds: Dennis Clifford, 10
Assists: Eli Carter, 5
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Louisville
Points: Trey Lewis, 16
Rebounds: Chinanu Onuaku, 13
Assists: Deng Adel, 4
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Ties: 1
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Lead: UL by 33 2nd-0:43
BC led for: 0:00
UL led for: 38:29
Game was tied for: 1:06
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UP NEXT
Boston College will host #2/1 North Carolina on Tuesday night at 8 p.m.
Team Stats
BC
LOU
FG%
.385
.509
3FG%
.286
.353
FT%
.250
.714
RB
30
38
TO
18
11
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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