Eagles Drop Regular Season Finale at home to N.C. State

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Three NC State players scored double-figures as the visiting Wolfpack earned a 73-47 victory at Boston College Saturday afternoon inside Conte Forum. Boston College finishes the regular season 14-16 overall ad 5-13 in the ACC while NC State improved to 21-10 on the season and 9-9 in conference play.

BC will be the No. 11 seed in next week's ACC Tournament in Charlotte and will face No. 14 seed Pitt Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The Wolfpack led 41-24 at halftime as seven of their eight players who saw the court scored. Braxton Beverly hit 3-of-6 from downtown to lead the way with nine points. The Wolfpack controlled the boards in the first half (24-15) and held a 18-12 scoring advantage in the paint.

Ky Bowman led BC with nine first-half points while Nik Popovic added eight. The Eagles struggled shooting in the opening 20 minutes, hitting just 29.6 percent of their field goals.

NC State outscored the Eagles 32-23 in the second half. C.J. Bryce led NC State with 14 points while Torin Dorn added 12 and Devon Daniels scored 10.

Bowman was the only Eagle in double-figures with 14.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Boston College started all three of its seniors on Senior Day. Gordon Gehan made his first career start for the Eagles.
Steffon Mitchell narrowly missed a double-double, with nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
Mitchell also added a team-best two blocked shots. He has led BC in a statistical category in 23 of 26 games in which he has appeared.
Ky Bowman led the Eagles with 14 points and four assists.
Nik Popovic tallied eight points before leaving in the second half due to injury.
BC was held to 26.7 percent shooting (16-of-60) for the game.

STAT OF THE GAME:
+20: NC State held a 56-36 advantage in rebounds.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD:
Steffon Mitchell posted an efficiency rating of 20, while Ky Bowman registered a 14. They were the only two Eagles with a double-digit efficiency mark. Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO).

UP NEXT:
Boston College heads to Charlotte for the 2019 ACC Tournament. The 11th-seeded Eagles will face No. 14 seed Pitt Tuesday at 7 p.m. with live coverage on ESPNU and the BC IMG Sports Network (850 WEEI AM).

Eagles Drop Regular Season Finale at home to N.C. State

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Team Stats

Ky Bowman

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic

Jordan Chatman

Players Mentioned

Ky Bowman

Gordon Gehan

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic

Players Mentioned

Ky Bowman

Gordon Gehan

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic