Eagles Earn 73-61 Victory at Hartford - Boston College Athletics

Saturday, December 2

Hartford, Conn.

7:00 PM

Boston College

6-3

Hartford

3-6

Team	1	2	F
BOSTON COLLEGE	31	42	73
HARTFORD	30	31	61

December 02, 2017 | Men's Basketball

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Jerome Robinson scores game-high 23 points; nets 1,000th career point

By: Athletic Communications

How It Happened:
Boston College erased an 11 point first half deficit and Jerome Robinson became the 42nd member of the 1,000 point club at Boston College as the Eagles earned a 73-61 win at Hartford.

The Hawks used the 3-point ball to jump out to a 15-4 lead just over five minutes into the ballgame. But BC used a 15-2 run, including a Robinson 3-pointer, to take a 19-17 lead with 9:58 left in the half. There were four lead changes the rest of the half, capped by a Jordan Chatman trey to close out the half, giving BC a 31-30 lead.

Boston College did not trail in the second half until Hartford connected on its 10th trifecta of the game, regaining the lead at 54-53 with 6:52 to play. But a 14-4 push over the next six minutes put the game out of reach, sealing the Eagles' first road victory of the season.

Inside the Box Score

Jerome Robinson led all scorers with 23 points. He scored his 1,000th career point on a layup with 9:21 remaining in the second half. He becomes the 42nd Boston College player to score 1,000 points.
Robinson was 7-of-14 from the floor, including 3-of-6 from the perimeter and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. The junior guard grabbed six boards and dished out three assists.
Ky Bowman added 21 points - 13 coming in the second half. He was 8-of-16 from the floor (3-5 3FG) and registered six rebounds and four assists.
Nik Popovic recorded his first collegiate double-double, with 13 points and a career-best 11 rebounds. Popovic made 6-for-10 attempts from the floor to go with two assists and three blocked shots.
Jordan Chatman returned to the Eagles' lineup to score 14 points to go along with three rebounds. The junior guard missed the Nebraska game due to injury.
Steffon Mitchell had nine rebounds, four assists, three steals on the night, in his second start of the season.
For the game, Boston College connected on 44.3% from the floor (27-61). The Eagles made 7-of-20 from the perimeter and 12-of-13 from the foul line. BC won the rebounding battle, 40-28, including a 13-8 advantage on the offensive glass.

Notables

The Eagles bench did not score on the night, attempting just two field goals.
Jerome Robinson tallied his 21st game with 20 or more points in a BC uniform
Ky Bowman needs 402 more points to reach 1,000 for his career.

Stat of the Game
14 - BC scored 14 second-chance points on the night, thanks to 13 offensive rebounds. Nik Popovic (five) and Steffon Mitchell (four) combined for nine fo the 13 offensive rebounds.

Up Next

Boston College begins ACC play a week from today, hosting No. 1 Duke at Conte Forum on Dec. 9.
Tipoff is set for noon and the game will air live on ESPN with Mike Couzens and Mark Plansky on the call.
The game can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network with Jon Meterparel and Danya Abrams '97.