Eagles Move to 7-2 with 82-73 win over Columbia

Wednesday, December 12

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7 p.m.

Boston College

7-2

Columbia

3-7

Team	1	2	F
Columbia	32	41	73
Boston College	38	44	82

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Eagles Move to 7-2 with 82-73 win over Columbia

December 12, 2018 | Men's Basketball

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Bowman, Popovic each tally double-doubles; Tabbs adds 19 points

By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Ky Bowman led three players in double figures as Boston College beat Columbia, 82-73, on Wednesday night. The Eagles improved to 7-2 overall - the team's best start since the 2010-11 season.

Trailing 5-4 early on, BC would respond with a 15-6 run over the next seven minutes to take a 19-11 advantage after a Nik Popovic layup with 10:48 left in the half. The Eagles would extend its lead to 12 points, after a pair of Bowman 3-pointers made it 37-25 with 3:15 to go. Columbia would close the half on a 7-1 run and the lead was halved heading into the half.

The Lions scored the first eight points of the second half, going up 40-38 - its first lead since just over two minutes into the contest. BC would respond with seven straight points, taking a 47-42 lead with 14:48 to go, and would not trail the rest of the way.

Winston Tabbs scored seven of his 19 in a three-minute spurt, pushing the BC lead back up to nine - 59-50 - with 9:23 left.

BC and Columbia traded baskets for much of rest of the half. The Lions got within four - 74-70 - with 1:27 go, but BC would use an 8-3 push to close out the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Ky Bowman - the Nation's Most Dynamic Guard - led all scorers with 24 points. The junior added 10 rebounds, five assists, and a blocked shot in 40 minutes of play.
Bowman was 8-of-12 from the floor - including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc.
Nik Popovic added career-highs in scoring and rebounding, with 22 points and 14 boards off the bench. Popovic connected on 7-of-10 from the floor and 8-of-10 from the foul line. Five of his 14 boards were on the offensive glass.
Wynston Tabbs scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half. The freshman guard made 8-of-13 shots (3-6 3FG) to go along with three rebounds and three assists.
Jairus Hamilton - in his first collegiate start - added eight points, four rebounds, an assist, and a steal in 18 minutes.
Chris Herren Jr. also earned his first collegiate start - in place of the injured Jordan Chatman - and added five points, two rebounds, and a steal in 27 minutes.
BC connected on 50.9% (29-57) from the floor, including 53.8% (14-26) in the second half.
The Eagles dominated the glass, winning the overall battle of the boards, 44-32. BC grabbed 14 offensive boards, leading to 19 second chance points.

STAT OF THE GAME, PT. I:
4367 days - The last time BC had two players with double-doubles in the same game came on Dec. 28, 2006, when Sean Marshall (30p/10r) and Sean Williams (19p/10r) did so vs. Duquesne.

STAT OF THE GAME, PT. II:
Tonight's win marked the 1,200th all-time win in Boston College men's basketball history.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD:
Two for 30 - Both Nik Popovic (32) and Ky Bowman (30) tallied efficiency ratings of 30 in the game. Wynston Tabbs' 38 EFF vs. Sacred Heart remains the season high. Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO)

UP NEXT:
BC will host Fairfield on Sunday, December 9. The Eagles and Stags tipoff at 1 p.m. and the game can be seen live on the ACC Network Extra. The game can also be heard live on the Boston College IMG Sports Network (WEEI 850 AM) with Josh Maurer and Danya Abrams.