Saturday, December 30
Charlottesville, Va.
2:00 PM
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Photo by: Keith Lucas
Frenzied Finish Falls Short at Virginia, 59-58
December 30, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Jerome Robinson scores 29 points; Jordan Chatman adds 18
How It Happened:
Boston College battled for all 40 minutes at Charlottesville, falling 59-58 to No. 9/9 Virginia. The loss snapped the Eagles' five-game win streak.
The Eagles erased a six-point deficit late in the second half thanks to consecutive 3-pointers from Jordan Chatman and Jerome Robinson, tying the game at 51-51 with 5:20 to play. The Cavaliers led by four - 59-55 - with under a minute to play. Robinson drained his second 3-pointer of the half, making it a one-point game with 44 ticks remaining.
UVA went to the line with 14 seconds remaining but missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and a crazy sequence of possessions ensued. Trailing by one, Ky Bowman drove the lane for a layup but the shot was blocked out of bounds and the Eagles retained the basketball. The clock began without being touched on the inbounds play with 3.1 seconds left, prompting a review. BC was awarded the ball again and Nik Popovic was whistled for an offensive foul with 1.3 seconds on the clock.
The Eagles trailed by eight - 15-7 - less than six minutes into the game, but used a 12-2 run to take a 19-17 lead. Robinson and Chatman combined to score BC's first 19 points of the game. Virginia would respond with 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions to go back up 26-19. The Cavaliers led, 30-25, at the break.
Inside the Box Score
There were three ties and four lead changes in the game.
The 58 points scored by BC was the third-highest by a Virginia opponent. The defensive-minded Cavaliers entered the game allowing just 52.3 points per game.
The 59 points allowed by the defensive-minded Eagles marked just the second game where UVA did not score at least 60 points.
Stat of the Game
14, 9 - The Eagles forced nine turnovers and capitalized, scoring 14 points off turns. BC also scored nine second-chance points on seven offensive boards.
Up Next
Boston College will host Clemson on Jan. 3 at Conte Forum. The Eagles and Tigers will tipoff at 7 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. Tom Werme and Jason Capel will have the broadcast call versus Clemson.
It can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network with Jon Meterparel and Danya Abrams.
Boston College battled for all 40 minutes at Charlottesville, falling 59-58 to No. 9/9 Virginia. The loss snapped the Eagles' five-game win streak.
The Eagles erased a six-point deficit late in the second half thanks to consecutive 3-pointers from Jordan Chatman and Jerome Robinson, tying the game at 51-51 with 5:20 to play. The Cavaliers led by four - 59-55 - with under a minute to play. Robinson drained his second 3-pointer of the half, making it a one-point game with 44 ticks remaining.
UVA went to the line with 14 seconds remaining but missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and a crazy sequence of possessions ensued. Trailing by one, Ky Bowman drove the lane for a layup but the shot was blocked out of bounds and the Eagles retained the basketball. The clock began without being touched on the inbounds play with 3.1 seconds left, prompting a review. BC was awarded the ball again and Nik Popovic was whistled for an offensive foul with 1.3 seconds on the clock.
The Eagles trailed by eight - 15-7 - less than six minutes into the game, but used a 12-2 run to take a 19-17 lead. Robinson and Chatman combined to score BC's first 19 points of the game. Virginia would respond with 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions to go back up 26-19. The Cavaliers led, 30-25, at the break.
Inside the Box Score
- Jerome Robinson led the Eagles with a season-high 29 points - 18 coming in the second half. Robinson was 12-of-22 from the floor, including 2-of-7 from beyond the arc. He added six rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in 40 minutes of play.
- Jordan Chatman added 18 points, making 5-of-7 from the floor including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. He added an assist, a steal, and a blocked shot in 40 minutes.
- Ky Bowman grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. The sophomore point guard was held to single-digits in the scoring column for the first time this season, tallying five points in 40 minutes of play.
- Steffon Mitchell added eight rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal in 38 minutes,
- Nik Popovic had four points and six rebounds.
- The Eagles connected on 42.3% from the floor (22-52) and 7-of-22 from the perimeter (31.8%). They grabbed 23.3% of offensive rebounding opportunities and 73% of the defensive rebounding chances.
There were three ties and four lead changes in the game.
The 58 points scored by BC was the third-highest by a Virginia opponent. The defensive-minded Cavaliers entered the game allowing just 52.3 points per game.
The 59 points allowed by the defensive-minded Eagles marked just the second game where UVA did not score at least 60 points.
Stat of the Game
14, 9 - The Eagles forced nine turnovers and capitalized, scoring 14 points off turns. BC also scored nine second-chance points on seven offensive boards.
Up Next
Boston College will host Clemson on Jan. 3 at Conte Forum. The Eagles and Tigers will tipoff at 7 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. Tom Werme and Jason Capel will have the broadcast call versus Clemson.
It can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network with Jon Meterparel and Danya Abrams.
Team Stats
BC
VA
FG%
.423
.397
3FG%
.318
.391
FT%
1.000
.667
RB
34
33
TO
13
9
STL
2
7
Game Leaders
Pts
29
FGM
12
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
4
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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