Dickens Buzzer-Beater Sinks Duke, 92-90, in 2OT

Thursday, January 31

7:00 p.m.

Boston College

14-7

Duke University

9-11

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Dickens Buzzer-Beater Sinks Duke, 92-90, in 2OT

January 31, 2019 | Women's Basketball

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Makayla Dickens tallied career-high 25 points

By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – For the first time in four years, the Boston College women's basketball team defeated Duke, 92-90, double overtime victory on Thursday evening at Conte Forum. Boston College improved to 14-7 overall and 3-5 in the ACC. Duke drops to 9-11 overall and 1-7 in the conference.

Freshman guard Makayla Dickens drained identical buzzer-beaters at the end of regulation and the second overtime period to give the Eagles their third ACC win.

With time dripping from the clock and down by two, Dickens hit a jumper from the top of the key to send the game into overtime tied at 66. The Eagles and Blue Devils battled back-and-forth throughout the overtime period to force a second overtime with the score tied at 77.

Never holding the lead until Dickens' buzzer-beating runner, BC battled back from a five-point deficit to tie the game three times. Dickens led six players in double figures, finishing with a career-high 25 points, including a career-best seven three-pointers.

Junior forward Georgia Pineau also surpassed a career-high, dishing out eight assists, while notching 15 points. Sophomore Milan Bolden-Morris came off the bench to net 14 points, as juniors Taylor Ortlepp and Emma Guy tallied 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Sophomore Sydney Lowery rounded out scoring with an 11-point, seven rebound effort.

With the game tied at 34-34, Duke opened the second half with an 8-1 run to take a 42-35 lead and force BC to call a timeout. Pineau broke up the scoreless stretch connecting with Guy for a jumper in the paint. The deficit was just three points, 42-39.

Bolden-Morris ignited an 8-0 run knocking down back-to-back three-pointers to give the Eagles a, 49-48, – their first lead since 1:28 of the first half. The lead was short-lived as Duke took a one-point advantage, 53-52, into the final quarter.

Midway through the fourth quarter, BC held Duke without a field goal for nearly four minutes. Dickens notched her sixth three-pointer at 7:40 to give the Eagles a four-point, 60-56 advantage. However, the Blue Devils answered with a 7-0 run of their own to take a 63-60 lead.

Lowery's three-pointer with two minutes left knotted the game cut the lead to one point, 65-64. After two freebies by Duke, Dickens hit the first of her two buzzer-beaters to send the game into overtime.

GAME INFORMATION:
Score: Boston College 92, Duke 90 (2OT)
Records: Boston College (14-7, 3-5 ACC); Duke (9-11, 2-6 ACC)
BC Starters: Taylor Ortlepp (G), Georgia Pineau (F), Makayla Dickens (G), Emma Guy (F), Sydney Lowery (G)
Duke Starters: Haley Gorecki (G), Miela Goodchild (G), Leaonna Odom (F), Onome Akinbode-James (F), Jade Williams (F)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Makayla Dickens reached double figures for the eighth time in the last nine games – registering a career-high 25 points.
- Dickens shot 50% from beyond the arc, draining a career-high seven three-pointers.
- Junior Georgia Pineau dished out a career single-game best eight assists.
- Pineau shot a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor in the first quarter to record 13 of her 15 points.
- Making her first start of the season, Sydney Lowery pulled down a career-high seven rebounds in addition to netting 11 points.
- Sophomore Milan Bolden-Morris notched 14 points off the bench.

Game Notes
- The double overtime win marks BC's first win over Duke since Jan. 22, 2015.
- BC netted 13 three-pointers as a team for the third time this season.
- The Eagle bench outscored the Blue Devil bench, 16-10.
- BC had 22 assists on 33 field goals in the win.

UP NEXT
- BC returns to the court on Sunday afternoon for a 1 p.m. tip against Virginia Tech.