Tuesday, December 10
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7 p.m.
Boston College
6-5
72
vs
51
Albany
5-6
1
2
F
Albany (NY)
31
20
51
Boston College
30
42
72
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles' Defensive Effort Helps Power Past UAlbany, 72-51
December 10, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Four Eagles score in double figures, led by Jairus Hamilton's 16 points
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston College broke the game open with a 23-9 run to start the second half, cruising to a 72-51 win over UAlbany on Tuesday night.
The Eagles scored a season-high 30 points off 20 UAlbany turnovers, including 20 in the second half.  Â
Jairus Hamilton led all scorers with 16 point to go along with five rebounds and two assists. Steffon Mitchell logged his eighth career double-double with a complete stat line: 15 points, 13 boards, five steals, and two assists. Freshmen Jay Heath and Julian Rishwain each tallied 11 points.
There were five lead changes in six ties in the first half. BC scored the first six points of the game and led 12-9 after a Julian Rishwain 3-pointer with 14:04 left. The Great Danes responded with a 13-4 run, taking a 22-16 ;lead with 10:09 to go in the period. BC chipped away at the lead, tying it at 29-29 after a Jay Heath layup with 3:03 to go. UAlbany led 31-30 at the break.
BC scored the first five points of the second half before a Great Danes 3-pointer cut the Eagles' lead to 35-34 with 18:54 left in regulation. It was all Boston College from there, as the home squad scored 11 unanswered over the next 3:19. Another Rishwain 3-pointer made it 46-34 with just under 15 minutes to go.
The Eagles would build as much as a 23 point lead, after a Derryck Thornton layup made it 69-46 with 3:05 remaining.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
The Eagles scored a season-high 30 points off 20 UAlbany turnovers, including 20 in the second half.  Â
Jairus Hamilton led all scorers with 16 point to go along with five rebounds and two assists. Steffon Mitchell logged his eighth career double-double with a complete stat line: 15 points, 13 boards, five steals, and two assists. Freshmen Jay Heath and Julian Rishwain each tallied 11 points.
There were five lead changes in six ties in the first half. BC scored the first six points of the game and led 12-9 after a Julian Rishwain 3-pointer with 14:04 left. The Great Danes responded with a 13-4 run, taking a 22-16 ;lead with 10:09 to go in the period. BC chipped away at the lead, tying it at 29-29 after a Jay Heath layup with 3:03 to go. UAlbany led 31-30 at the break.
BC scored the first five points of the second half before a Great Danes 3-pointer cut the Eagles' lead to 35-34 with 18:54 left in regulation. It was all Boston College from there, as the home squad scored 11 unanswered over the next 3:19. Another Rishwain 3-pointer made it 46-34 with just under 15 minutes to go.
The Eagles would build as much as a 23 point lead, after a Derryck Thornton layup made it 69-46 with 3:05 remaining.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Steffon Mitchell is the only player in the country to log at least 15 points, 13 boards, 5 steals, and two assists in a single game this season.
- Jairus Hamilton missed his career-high in the scoring column by one point.
- Jay Heath grabbed six rebounds and dished out a season-high six assists (zero turnovers).
- Since Nov. 23 vs. DePaul, Julian Rishwain has made better than 46% of his 3-point attempts (12-26).
- Jared Hamilton provided a spark off the bench for the Eagles, with six points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- Derryck Thornton added six points, three assists and two steals in 22 foul-plagued minutes.
- BC hit 10 3-pointers on the night - the third time this season with at least 10 treys (DePaul 10; at Notre Dame 11).
- All 15 Eagles who dressed appeared in the game.
- BC set new season high marks in points off turnovers (30) and 2nd chance points (17).
- 6 - BC's six turnovers are a season-low and marks the second time this year that the team's turnover total was in single-digits.
- Steffon Mitchell's 29 efficiency rating is a season-high by a BC player.
- Five Eagles in total reached double-digits in EFF rating: Mitchell (29), Jay Heath (15), Jairus Hamilton (13), Jared Hamilton (11), and Julian Rishwain (10).
- Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO)
- Boston College closes out non-conference play at home on Sunday, Dec. 15 against Central Connecticut.
- Tipoff is 1 p.m. and the game will stream live on the ACC Network Extra.
- The game can also be heard live on the Boston College Learfield IMG College Sports Network with Josh Maurer and Danya Abrams on WEEI 850 AM.
Team Stats
ANY
BC
FG%
.347
.344
3FG%
.240
.313
FT%
.524
.600
RB
42
44
TO
19
6
STL
4
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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