Saturday, December 23
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
1:00 PM
Boston College
10-3
78
vs
73
Richmond
2-10
1
2
OT 1
F
Richmond
33
33
7
73
Boston College
39
27
12
78
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Career-high 30 from Chatman Paces Eagles Past Richmond
December 23, 2017 | Men's Basketball
BC wins its fifth straight; moves to 8-0 at home on the season
How It Happened
Jordan Chatman tied his career-high in scoring with 30 points and Boston College won its fifth straight game, dispatching Richmond, 78-73, in overtime on Saturday at the Conte Forum.
The Eagles outscored the Spiders, 12-7, and never trailed in the extra frame.
Boston College jumped out to an 11-1 lead and led by as many as 17 points in the first half, thanks to Jordan Chatman's hot shooting hand. The junior guard made six of his first seven attempts from the floor, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. But Richmond would chip away at the Eagles' lead, closing the half on a 19-6 run as BC held onto a 39-33 advantage at the break.
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To start the second half, Boston College would connect on its first four field goal attempts, building as much as a 12-point lead at 56-44 with 12:24 to play. But Richmond would begin to chip away as the Eagles went cold, using a 9-1 push to cut the BC lead to four points. It was a 16-3 run that spanned 9:18, giving Richmond its first lead of the game - 60-59 - with 3:06 to go in regulation. Both teams traded baskets down the stretch and BC led by two - 66-64, on a Jordan Chatman 3-pointer with 41 seconds to play. Richmond would tie it up on its next possession, forcing overtime.
Inside the Box Score
10 x 2 - Today's game marks the second time in which two BC players had at least 10 rebounds. Deontae Hawkins (11) and Steffon Mitchell (10) did so on Nov. 22, 2017 at home against Colgate.
Up Next
Boston College heads to Virginia on Saturday, Dec. 30 in the first road game in ACC play of the season. The Eagles and Cavaliers will tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena at 2 p.m.
The game will air live on ACC Network Extra and will be cleared through regional sports networks (RSN) nationally. Locally, the game will air live on NESN. Evan Lepler and Cory Alexander will have the broadcast call.
It can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network with Jon Meterparel and Zack Spears.
Jordan Chatman tied his career-high in scoring with 30 points and Boston College won its fifth straight game, dispatching Richmond, 78-73, in overtime on Saturday at the Conte Forum.
The Eagles outscored the Spiders, 12-7, and never trailed in the extra frame.
Boston College jumped out to an 11-1 lead and led by as many as 17 points in the first half, thanks to Jordan Chatman's hot shooting hand. The junior guard made six of his first seven attempts from the floor, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. But Richmond would chip away at the Eagles' lead, closing the half on a 19-6 run as BC held onto a 39-33 advantage at the break.
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To start the second half, Boston College would connect on its first four field goal attempts, building as much as a 12-point lead at 56-44 with 12:24 to play. But Richmond would begin to chip away as the Eagles went cold, using a 9-1 push to cut the BC lead to four points. It was a 16-3 run that spanned 9:18, giving Richmond its first lead of the game - 60-59 - with 3:06 to go in regulation. Both teams traded baskets down the stretch and BC led by two - 66-64, on a Jordan Chatman 3-pointer with 41 seconds to play. Richmond would tie it up on its next possession, forcing overtime.
Inside the Box Score
- Chatman's 30 points tied his career-high, set on Jan. 29, 2017 at Virginia Tech. The junior guard was 10-of-16 from the floor, including 7-of-10 from the perimeter. He played all 45 minutes.
- Ky Bowman added 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor. He made all five of the 2FG he attempted. Bowman added three rebounds, three assists and a steal in 45 minutes.
- Jerome Robinson added 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals. He was limited in the first half with foul trouble but played the entire second half and OT period.
- Nik Popovic and Steffon Mitchell each grabbed 10 rebounds. Popovic added eight points, three blocks, an assist and a steal before fouling out. Mitchell had four points and two assists.
- Coming off the bench, Luka Kraljevic added three points, three boards, and a blocked shot. Vin Baker Jr. and Avery Wilson each tallied two points.
- Boston College shot 45.3% from the floor for the game and dished out 11 assists to just 10 turnovers.
- BC improves to 8-0 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.
- Boston College registered its fifth game of the season making at least 10 3-pointers. The Eagles connected on 10-of-25 from deep on the afternoon.
- Richmond outscored BC, 40-24, in the paint.
- It was the first overtime affair in close to two seasons for the Eagles. The last overtime game for BC was Dec. 30, 2015, when the Eagles downed UNH, 72-67.
10 x 2 - Today's game marks the second time in which two BC players had at least 10 rebounds. Deontae Hawkins (11) and Steffon Mitchell (10) did so on Nov. 22, 2017 at home against Colgate.
Up Next
Boston College heads to Virginia on Saturday, Dec. 30 in the first road game in ACC play of the season. The Eagles and Cavaliers will tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena at 2 p.m.
The game will air live on ACC Network Extra and will be cleared through regional sports networks (RSN) nationally. Locally, the game will air live on NESN. Evan Lepler and Cory Alexander will have the broadcast call.
It can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network with Jon Meterparel and Zack Spears.
Team Stats
RICH
BC
FG%
.433
.446
3FG%
.259
.400
FT%
.667
.588
RB
45
36
TO
15
10
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
30
FGM
10
3FGM
7
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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