Eagles Drop Road Matchup at Miami

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Kamari Williams came off the bench to score a team and season-high 14 points as Boston College dropped an 85-58 decision at Miami.

Steffon Mitchell got BC started on the night with a 3-point play, and Jay Heath followed with a 3-pointer, as the Eagles led 10-5 less than three minutes into the contest. The two teams were tied at 14-14 with 11:24 left. But Miami scored 17 unanswered as part of a 24-2 run, as the Canes led 38-17 with just under four minutes to go. The Eagles would close the half on a 6-0 run and trailed 38-23 at the break.

It was a back-and-forth start to the second half, as Boston College got within 12 - 55-43 - with 10:06 to play after a Derryck Thornton 3-point play. But the Hurricanes would outscore the Eagles, 30-15, the rest of the way to close it out.

Nik Popovic added 10 points, six boards, six assists, and three steals in 25 minutes off the bench.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Over his last two outings, Kamari Williams is averaging 11.0 points off the bench. He is shooting close to 65% (9-14) from the floor in those games.
Nik Popovic set a new career-high in assists (six) on the night.
Jay Heath added 10 points, but was 4-of-17 from the floor on the night, with five turnovers.
BC shot 37.1% (23-62) from the floor - including 29.1% (10-34) in the first half.
Boston College struggled from the perimeter, making 4-of-19 shots from beyond the arc. The team had a stretch of 11 consecutive misses from the perimeter.
The Eagles had 16 assists on their 23 made field goals.

STAT OF THE GAME:

38 - BC scored 38 of its 58 points in the paint.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD:

Nik Popovic led Boston College with a 17 efficiency rating.
Steffon Mitchell registered a 16 and Kamari Williams an 11 EFF mark.
Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO)

UP NEXT:

Boston College returns home for the first time in 12 days, hosting N.C. State on Sunday, Feb. 16.
Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. and the game will air on the ACC Network. Wes Durham and Malcolm Huckaby have the broadcast call.
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.

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Team Stats

Kamari Williams

Jay Heath

Nik Popovic

Steffon Mitchell

Players Mentioned

Jay Heath

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic

Derryck Thornton

Kamari Williams

Players Mentioned

Jay Heath

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic

Derryck Thornton

Kamari Williams