Eagles Fall to Clemson on Senior Night

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Clemson connected on close to 69% from the floor, spoiling Senior Night for Boston College in an 82-64 loss on Saturday night.

The Tigers made 68.9% (31-45) of their field goal attempts - a new Conte Forum record and the sixth-best single-game shooting performance in Division I this season.

BC found itself down 10-0 less than three minutes into the contest as Clemson connected on 4-of-5 from the floor to start the contest. The Eagles got within four after a Jay Heath layup in transition made it 14-10 with 14:05 to go in the half. The Tigers would again push it lead back to double-digits - 28-18 - at the 6:37 mark and extended it to 15 - 36-21 - with 4:44 left in the period. Clemson led 41-29 at the break.

In the second half, Clemson rattled off the first eight points and built a 23-point advantage - 54-31 - with 16:22 to go. The lead would reach as many as 26 points - 73-46, 7:12 - before a 17-8 push by the Eagles to close out the contest.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Jay Heath led four Eagles in double figures with 16 points. Heath connected on three 3-pointers, while also grabbing two rebounds and notching two steals.
Jared Hamilton added 12 points, two rebounds, two assists, and three steals in 29 minutes of play. He made 4-of-9 shots, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.
Derryck Thornton and Nik Popovic each had 10 points.
Steffon Mitchell registered seven points, seven boards, five steals, and three assists.
Kamari Williams and CJ Felder combined for seven points and four rebounds off the bench.
BC shot 37.7% (23-61) from the floor, including 7-of-26 from the perimeter.
Prior to the game, Boston College honored its men's basketball class of 2020: team managers Izzy Robinson, Jay Rodriguez, and student-athletes Matt DiLuccio, Derryck Thornton, Jared Hamilton, and Nik Popovic.
All four seniors earned the start - including DiLuccio, a walk-on guard with the Eagles for the past four years.

STAT OF THE GAME:

26 - BC scored 26 of its 64 points off turnovers. The Eagles forced 20 turnovers on the night, including 12 coming from the steal.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD:

Steffon Mitchell (18) and Jared Hamilton (12) were the only Eagles in double figures for efficiency rating on the night.
Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO)

UP NEXT:

Boston College continues its longest homestand in ACC play, hosting Notre Dame on Feb. 26.
The Eagles and Irish tip at 9 p.m. in a game that will air live on the ACC Network.
Chris Cotter and Chris Spatola have the broadcast call on ACCN.
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

Jay Heath

Jared Hamilton

Derryck Thornton

Nik Popovic

Players Mentioned

Matt DiLuccio

CJ Felder

Jared Hamilton

Jay Heath

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic

Derryck Thornton

Kamari Williams

Players Mentioned

Matt DiLuccio

CJ Felder

Jared Hamilton

Jay Heath

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic

Derryck Thornton

Kamari Williams