Saturday, January 11
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
6 p.m.
Boston College
9-7,3-2ACC
52
vs
71
Georgia Tech
8-8,3-3ACC
1
2
F
Georgia Tech
31
40
71
Boston College
23
29
52
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Suffer First Home ACC Loss; Fall to Georgia Tech
January 11, 2020 | Men's Basketball
CJ Felder led BC with 13 points; Steffon Mitchell tallies double-double (10 pts/11 reb.)
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston College dropped its first home game in ACC play on Saturday night in a 71-52 loss to Georgia Tech.
BC shot 29.8% (17-57) from the floor - its second-lowest FG% in a game this season.
Both teams got off to a slow start, combining to hit just 4-of-13 through the first four and a half minutes. Jay Heath connected on a 3-pointer and a driving layup to give BC a 10-9 lead with 11:15 remaining in the first half. But the Yellow Jackets would respond with an 8-0 run and would never look back the rest of the way. BC went scoreless for more than six minutes before CJ Felder scored six quick points, to make it a 19-16 game with 4:25 to go. Georgia Tech closed the half on an 11-7 push, taking a 31-23 lead at the break.
In the second half, the Yellow Jackets outscored the Eagles through the first 4:18, taking a 40-27 lead. They built as much as a 21-point advantage, after a Jose Alvarado 3-pointer made it 67-46 with 3:03 to play.
CJ Felder led BC with 13 points to go along with seven rebounds and two steals. Steffon Mitchell logged a double-double, with 10 points and 11 boards to go with three steals, two blocks, and an assist.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
BC shot 29.8% (17-57) from the floor - its second-lowest FG% in a game this season.
Both teams got off to a slow start, combining to hit just 4-of-13 through the first four and a half minutes. Jay Heath connected on a 3-pointer and a driving layup to give BC a 10-9 lead with 11:15 remaining in the first half. But the Yellow Jackets would respond with an 8-0 run and would never look back the rest of the way. BC went scoreless for more than six minutes before CJ Felder scored six quick points, to make it a 19-16 game with 4:25 to go. Georgia Tech closed the half on an 11-7 push, taking a 31-23 lead at the break.
In the second half, the Yellow Jackets outscored the Eagles through the first 4:18, taking a 40-27 lead. They built as much as a 21-point advantage, after a Jose Alvarado 3-pointer made it 67-46 with 3:03 to play.
CJ Felder led BC with 13 points to go along with seven rebounds and two steals. Steffon Mitchell logged a double-double, with 10 points and 11 boards to go with three steals, two blocks, and an assist.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- CJ Felder's 13 points, seven rebounds, and two steals tied his respective season-highs.
- Steffon Mitchell registered his 27th career game with 10 or more rebounds and his 11th career double-double. It was his fourth double-double of the 2019-20 season.
- Jay Heath added nine points, three assists, two rebounds, and a steal.
- Jared Hamilton - who returned to the starting lineup - added eight points, three boards, and two steals.
- Jairus Hamilton - who came off the bench after suffering an eye injury in practice leading up to the game - added seven points.
- Julian Rishwain corralled a season-best seven rebounds.
- BC connected on 3-of-18 from beyond the arc - tying for the second-lowest 3FG percentage of the season (16.7%)
- Boston College was outrebounded, 40-34.
- 42 - Boston College yielded a season-high 42 points in the paint to Georgia Tech.
- Steffon Mitchell led the Eagles with an efficiency mark of 19.  Â
- CJ Felder logged a 12 EFF rating.
- Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO)
- Boston College travels to Syracuse on Wednesday, Jan. 15 in the first of three straight ACC road games.
- Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. with Steve Schlanger and Dan Bonner on the call for the ACC Network.
- 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
GATECH
BC
FG%
.509
.298
3FG%
.333
.167
FT%
.722
.682
RB
40
34
TO
15
12
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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