Eagles Late Rally Falls Short; Drop 97-93 Decision to St. John's

Monday, November 30

Uncasville, Conn.

6 p.m.

Boston College

1-2,0-0ACC

St. John's

3-0,0-0Big East

Team	1	2	F
St. John's (NY)	52	45	97
Boston College	40	53	93

Makai Ashton-Langford had 13 points against St. John's

Eagles Late Rally Falls Short; Drop 97-93 Decision to St. John's

November 30, 2020 | Men's Basketball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

Wynston Tabbs had 23 and CJ Felder a career-high 18 in the loss

By: Athletic Communications

BUBBLEVILLE, Conn. -- Wynston Tabbs scored a team-high 23 points to lead four Boston College players in double figures, but it was not enough as the Eagles fell to St. John's, 97-93, at Bubbleville at Mohegan Sun on Monday night.

St. John's led, 92-79, with 2:39 remaining before Boston College went on a 12-1 run as the Red Storm turned it over five times in six possessions.

Down 96-93 Boston College turned it over with 17.6 seconds left but St. John's did the same on the ensuing inbound pass. On the next possession, Tabbs grabbed an offensive rebound after a missed 3-pointer from Heath and stepped back to the 3-point line in the corner, but was blocked by SJU's Julian Champagnie.

BC built a 10-point advantage early on, taking a 19-9 lead after a CJ Felder 3-pointer. Felder finished with a career-high 18 points. But St. John's would flip the script, taking a 52-40 lead into the halftime break.

Jay Heath, who returned to the starting lineup after missing the Rhode Island game, and Makai Ashton-Langford each scored 13. Rich Kelly added 11 off the bench for BC.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Tabbs tallied 20+ points for the third time in his career.
CJ Felder made 7-of-9 shots on the night, improving his season FG% mark to 75.0% (12-16). He has also made 5-of-9 from beyond the arc.
Makai Ashton-Langford scored 10 of his 13 in the second half. Rich Kelly scored all 11 of his points during the final 20:00 of play.
Jay Heath (13 points) was 3-of-7 from beyond the arc - 12th game of his career with at least three 3FG
Steffon Mitchell led BC with eight rebounds and three steals.
Boston College connected on 61.3% of its shots in the second half (19-31).
The 93 points were the most in a single-game since Dec. 4, 2018 - a 100-95 overtime loss to Providence. The last time BC scored at least 93 points in a regulation game came on Jan. 1, 2017, tallying 96 vs. Syracuse.

STAT OF THE GAME:
8 - Only eight of BC's 93 points came off second-chance opportunities. The Eagles grabbed seven offensive boards - three in live play.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD:

CJ Felder and Wynston Tabbs led the way for Boston College, logging an efficiency rating of 19.
Makai Ashton-Langford and Steffon Mitchell each logged a 13 mark for EFF.
Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO)

UP NEXT:

Boston College takes on Florida on Thursday night as part of the Roman Legends Classic.
Tipoff with the Gators is set for 9:30 p.m. in Bubbleville and the game can be seen live on ESPN2.
The game will be broadcast live on the Boston College Learfield IMG College Sports Network with Josh Maurer and Danya Abrams on WEEI 850 AM.