Saturday, January 25
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
2 p.m.
Boston College
10-10,4-5ACC
61
vs
56
Virginia Tech
14-6,5-4ACC
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2
F
Virginia Tech
31
25
56
Boston College
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61
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Hamilton's Career-High 23 Paces Eagles Past Virginia Tech
January 25, 2020 | Men's Basketball
BC snaps four-game slide with a 61-56 win over the Hokies on Saturday
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Jairus Hamilton poured in a career-high 23 points as Boston College earned a 61-56 win over Virginia Tech on Saturday.
The sophomore forward connected on 7-of-11 from the floor, including a career-best five 3-pointers, while pulling down eight boards in 32 minutes of play.
BC jumped out to a 10-5 lead, as Jay Heath and Hamilton each connected from beyond the arc. But VT would score 12 unanswered, connecting on four straight 3-pointers, taking a 17-10 lead with 12:45 to go in the first half. The Hokies entered the afternoon as the ACC's top 3-point shooting team.
The Hokies led by as many as 10 points - 22-12 with 7:31 to go in the period. BC would cut into the deficit as it dialed up the defensive pressure. The Eagles closed the half on a 14-6 push and trailed 31-26 at the break.
Boston College continued to chip away at the Virginia Tech lead, using defense to start its offense. Heath and Jairus Hamilton opened the second half with 3-pointers and BC trailed 37-35 with 15:38 to go. Each team traded baskets for the next seven-plus minutes before the Hamilton brothers took over. Trailing by four, Jairus Hamilton drained a 3-pointer with 5:49 to play, making it 49-48.
Over the next 3:44, Jairus and Jared Hamilton scored the next 12 points for the Eagles. Jairus' 3-ball with 2:05 left gave BC a 57-53 lead. A late 3-pointer from the Hokies got them within one possession - 59-56 with 31 ticks remaining - before Jairus Hamilton sealed the win with two shots at the charity stripe.
The Eagles shot 43.8% (21-48) from the floor - including 10-of-21 in the second half. BC made 8-of-20 from beyond the arc (40.0%) for the game, including 4-of-7 during the final 20 minutes of play.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
The sophomore forward connected on 7-of-11 from the floor, including a career-best five 3-pointers, while pulling down eight boards in 32 minutes of play.
BC jumped out to a 10-5 lead, as Jay Heath and Hamilton each connected from beyond the arc. But VT would score 12 unanswered, connecting on four straight 3-pointers, taking a 17-10 lead with 12:45 to go in the first half. The Hokies entered the afternoon as the ACC's top 3-point shooting team.
The Hokies led by as many as 10 points - 22-12 with 7:31 to go in the period. BC would cut into the deficit as it dialed up the defensive pressure. The Eagles closed the half on a 14-6 push and trailed 31-26 at the break.
Boston College continued to chip away at the Virginia Tech lead, using defense to start its offense. Heath and Jairus Hamilton opened the second half with 3-pointers and BC trailed 37-35 with 15:38 to go. Each team traded baskets for the next seven-plus minutes before the Hamilton brothers took over. Trailing by four, Jairus Hamilton drained a 3-pointer with 5:49 to play, making it 49-48.
Over the next 3:44, Jairus and Jared Hamilton scored the next 12 points for the Eagles. Jairus' 3-ball with 2:05 left gave BC a 57-53 lead. A late 3-pointer from the Hokies got them within one possession - 59-56 with 31 ticks remaining - before Jairus Hamilton sealed the win with two shots at the charity stripe.
The Eagles shot 43.8% (21-48) from the floor - including 10-of-21 in the second half. BC made 8-of-20 from beyond the arc (40.0%) for the game, including 4-of-7 during the final 20 minutes of play.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Jairus Hamilton set new career-highs in scoring (23) and 3-pointers made (5). His previous high from beyond the arc was four - set last season at Virginia Tech.
- Jay Heath added 15 points in 38 minutes of play. He added six rebounds, two steals, and a blocked shot.
- Every Eagle who played at least 12 minutes scored.
- Steffon Mitchell had a game-high 10 boards - his 28th career game with at least 10 rebounds. He also added a team-best five assists.
- Jared Hamilton scored all six of his points during the BC second half run. He added three rebounds in 16 minutes of action.
- Derryck Thornton dished out four assists.
- CJ Felder recorded four points, four boards, an assist, a steal, and two blocked shots.
- At halftime, former BC All-American Troy Bell had his jersey retired and his banner raised to the rafters of Conte Forum.
- 76.4% - Jairus Hamilton shot close to 77% from the floor this week for BC. Hamilton was 6-for-6 (1-1 3FG) at Pittsburgh and 7-of-11 (5-7 3FG).
- Jairus Hamilton led three Eagles in double figure efficiency rating, with a 27.
- Steffon Mitchell posted a 14 and Jay Heath an 11 EFF rating.
- Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO)
- Boston College returns to Conte Forum on Wednesday, Jan. 29 when it hosts #5/5 ranked Louisville.
- Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. and the game will air live on the ACC Network. Steve Schlanger and Dan Bonner have the call. Â
- 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
HOKIES
BC
FG%
.400
.438
3FG%
.333
.400
FT%
.500
.407
RB
34
36
TO
14
11
STL
8
8
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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