Dominant Second-Half Surge Paces Eagles Past Colgate

Wednesday, November 22

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

4:00 PM

Boston College

5-1

Colgate

2-2

Team	1	2	F
Colgate	41	38	79
Boston College	27	56	83

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Dominant Second-Half Surge Paces Eagles Past Colgate

November 22, 2017 | Men's Basketball

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A 30-4 second half run helps move BC to 4-0 at home

By: Athletic Communications

How It Happened:
Colgate knocked down eight 3-pointers in the first half, en route to taking a 41-27 lead at the break. After Ky Bowman made the first basket of the game for BC, the Raiders went on a 13-0 run over the next 4:30, opening up an 11-point advantage. The Eagles would counter with 12 unanswered points, capped by a traditional 3-point play by Jordan Chatman, taking a 14-13 lead with 9:07 left in the half.

But an 18-3 run by Colgate - including four 3-pointers and three made FT - made it a 14-point deficit for Boston College (38-24) with under a minute to go. The Raiders would maintain their 14-point edge at the break. The Raiders connected on eight first-half 3-pointers.

The Raiders hit two trifectas to start the second half, taking a 17-point lead - 47-33 - with 17:45 to go. Trailing by 15 with 15:15 to play, the Eagles offense kickstarted with a 19-2 push over the next 7:10, capped by two Deontae Hawkins free throws, taking a 55-53 lead with 8:05 remaining. It was BC's first lead since 7:17 left in the first half. Jerome Robinson scored 11 of the 19 points during the run, including three 3-pointers.

BC extended the run to 30-4, spanning 8:45. Ky Bowman would make two free throws with 4:38 to play, giving the Eagles a 66-55 advantage. Colgate would chip away at the lead down the stretch, getting as close as three points twice with less than 30 second to play. BC iced the victory making 11-of-13 from the charity stripe over the last minute of regulation.

Inside the Box Score

Four Eagles reached double figures on the night, led by Jerome Robinson. The Raleigh, N.C. led the squad in scoring for the second straight game, with a season-best 26 points. Nineteen of the junior guard's points game in the second half.
Robinson made 9-of-13 shots from the floor - including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc - to go with four assists, two boards, two steals and a blocked shot.
Ky Bowman registered season-highs with 19 points, eight assists, and two blocks to go along with six boards and two steals. The sophomore was 7-of-12 from inside the arc on the afternoon.
Jordan Chatman also tallied a season-high in the scoring column, with 17 points. The junior made 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and 6-of-7 from the foul line.
Deontae Hawkins posted his second straight double-double - and third of the season - with 16 points and 11 boards. It is the fourth double-digit rebounding performance by the grad transfer through the first six games.
Steffon Mitchell equalled Hawkins' effort on the boards, corralling a season-best 11 boards - including five on the offensive end. The freshman added five points - including a key 3-pointer during the Eagles' second half comeback run. He also dished out two assists.
The Eagles shot 45.5% from the floor for the game (25-55) - including 56.0% in the second half (14-25). They outrebounded the Raiders, 41-38.

Notables

BC's 11 3-pointers were the second-most makes from long range this season.
The Eagles went to the free throw line a season-high 30 times, connecting on 22 (73.3%).
Jerome Robinson needs 42 more points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Ky Bowman dished out eight assists to just one turnover, pushing his assist/turnover ratio for the season to 3.50:1 (35 a/10 t)

Stat of the Game, Pt. I
80+ - The Eagles scored more than 80 points for the fourth time this season - all four games were wins.

Stat of the Game, Pt. II
17 - BC erased a 17-point second half deficit - the first time since 2009 that the Eagles came back from being down double digits. Boston College came back being down by 11 points at halftime (40-29) vs. Maryland on Jan. 27, 2009

Up Next
Boston College travels to former Big East foe Providence for a nationally televised matchup against the Friars on Saturday, Nov. 25. Game time is set for 8 p.m. and can be seen on Fox Sports 1. Jim Noble and Danya Abrams '97 will have the radio call on the BC IMG Sports Network (WEEI 850 AM).