Sunday, December 17
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
1:00 PM
Boston College
9-3
84
vs
65
Central Connecticut
5-6
1
2
F
Central Connecticut
36
29
65
Boston College
43
41
84
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Win Fourth Straight; Run Past CCSU, 84-65
December 17, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Steffon Mitchell tallies first collegiate double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds
How It Happened:
Five Boston College players reached double figures in scoring as the Eagles extended their win streak to four in an 84-65 victory over Central Connecticut.
The first half featured three ties and four lead changes as Boston College and Central Connecticut combined to shoot 52% from the floor (27-52), making a combined 11-of-19 from beyond the arc. Neither team had more than a four-point advantage through the first 11 minutes of the first half, before a Nik Popovic 3-pointer made it 23-17 with 8:49 left in the period. The Eagles would take their largest lead of the half - seven points - on a Jerome Robinson 3-pointer at the buzzer and BC held a 43-36 advantage at the break.
Â
Boston College turned up the defensive intensity to start the second half, holding the Blue Devils to just four points through the first 7:00 of play on 2-of-13 shooting from the floor. The Eagles outscored Central Connecticut, 25-7, over that span, building as much as a 27-point lead.
Inside the Box Score
7-0 - Boston College is 7-0 when it scores 80 or more points this season.
Up Next
Boston College hosts Richmond on Saturday, Dec. 23 in a non-conference matchup at the Conte Forum. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. and the game will air live on ACC Network Extra. The game can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network with Jon Meterparel and Danya Abrams '97.
Â
Five Boston College players reached double figures in scoring as the Eagles extended their win streak to four in an 84-65 victory over Central Connecticut.
The first half featured three ties and four lead changes as Boston College and Central Connecticut combined to shoot 52% from the floor (27-52), making a combined 11-of-19 from beyond the arc. Neither team had more than a four-point advantage through the first 11 minutes of the first half, before a Nik Popovic 3-pointer made it 23-17 with 8:49 left in the period. The Eagles would take their largest lead of the half - seven points - on a Jerome Robinson 3-pointer at the buzzer and BC held a 43-36 advantage at the break.
Â
Boston College turned up the defensive intensity to start the second half, holding the Blue Devils to just four points through the first 7:00 of play on 2-of-13 shooting from the floor. The Eagles outscored Central Connecticut, 25-7, over that span, building as much as a 27-point lead.
Inside the Box Score
- Steffon Mitchell registered his first collegiate double-double, with 13 points and a season-best 14 rebounds. Mitchell connected on 4-of-7 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. Eight of his 14 boards came on the offensive glass. He added three boards and two blocked shots in 31 minutes.
- Jordan Chatman added 15 points and four rebounds. Chatman made 3-of-6 from beyond the arc in 34 minutes of action.
- Ky Bowman had a full stat line, with 14 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in 35 minutes.Â
- Jerome Robinson had 13 points, three boards, and four assists in 34 minutes of play.
- Nik Popovic did not start the game due to flu-like symptoms prior to the game. He played 23 minutes off the bench, adding 11 points, four assists, two rebounds, and two steals.
- Johncarlos Reyes earned the start in place of Popovic, scoring six points, grabbing three boards, and an assist in 16 minutes.
- Coming off the bench, Luka Kraljevic scored a season-best seven points (3-5 FG; 1-2 3FG) while tallying two rebounds and an assist in 10 minutes.
- Vin Baker, Jr. played 14 minutes, totaling five points and two rebounds.
- BC improves to 7-0 at home on the season - the first time since the 2008-09 season that the Eagles have won their first seven home games. That year, BC opened with a 10-0 mark at Conte Forum.
- The Eagles shot 50.8% (32-63) from the floor. It was the first time since Feb. 8, 2017 (at Pittsburgh) that BC shot better than 50% in each of the two halves in a single-game.
- BC grabbed 41 rebounds and had season-high rebounding percentages of 74.3% on the defensive end and 41.7% on the offensive end.
- During BC's 25-7 run to start the second half, the Eagles connected on 11-of-19 from the floor during the 7:36 stretch.
- The 23 points from Eagles reserves marks the second-highest total of the season. The season-high is 45 points against South Carolina State.
- Each of the eight players that saw at least 10 minutes of action scored at least five points and grabbed at least two rebounds.
7-0 - Boston College is 7-0 when it scores 80 or more points this season.
Up Next
Boston College hosts Richmond on Saturday, Dec. 23 in a non-conference matchup at the Conte Forum. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. and the game will air live on ACC Network Extra. The game can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network with Jon Meterparel and Danya Abrams '97.
Â
Team Stats
CCSU
BC
FG%
.404
.508
3FG%
.360
.409
FT%
.714
.688
RB
30
41
TO
15
14
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
Forward
/ Men's BasketballGuard
/ Men's Basketball
Forward
/ Men's BasketballForward
/ Men's Basketball
Forward
/ Men's Basketball
Forward/Center
/ Men's BasketballGuard
/ Men's BasketballWomen's Basketball: Virginia Postgame Press Conference (Dec. 7, 2025)
Sunday, December 07
Men’s Hockey: UMass Lowell Press Conference (Teddy Stiga, Head Coach Greg Brown - Dec. 6, 2025)
Sunday, December 07
Men's Basketball: New Haven Postgame Press Conference (Dec. 6, 2025)
Saturday, December 06
From the Desk of Blake James: Episode 5
Friday, December 05
