Saturday, March 7
Tallahassee, FL
4:30 p.m.
Boston College
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Florida State
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Boston College
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Florida St.
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Photo by: Glenn Beil-USA TODAY Sports
Eagles Drop Regular Season Finale at #7/8 Florida State
March 07, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Derryck Thornton led three BC players in double figures with 13 points
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Boston College dropped an 80-62 decision at Florida State in the regular season finale. The Eagles head to Greensboro for the 2020 New York Life ACC Tournament as the No. 10 seed and will face No. 7 Notre Dame at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
FSU scored the first six points of the game and led 8-3 four minutes into the game. BC got back within one - 9-8 - on a Jay Heath 3-pointer at the 15:30 mark. The Seminoles tacked on six unanswered, taking a 15-8 lead with 14:06 left in the half.
A Julian Rishwain 3-ball at the 13:53 mark made it 15-11, but FSU scored seven straight in the middle go a 13-3 run, taking an 11-point lead - 22-11 - with 10:59 to go.
Derryck Thornton drilled 3-pointers on successive BC possessions, but another scoreless stretch for the Eagles led to an 11-0 push by FSU, as it led 34-17 with 6:25 to go. The Noles led 42-24 at the break.
In the second half, FSU took its largest lead of the afternoon - 23 points - with 17:59 left, at 49-26. BC started the second half making just 1-of-7 shots from the floor. Neither team shot the ball well from the outside over the final 20 minutes, combining to make seven of 33 attempts from beyond the arc.
Derryck Thornton led three Boston College players in double figures with 13 points. Jay Heath and Steffon Mitchell each scored 12 points.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
FSU scored the first six points of the game and led 8-3 four minutes into the game. BC got back within one - 9-8 - on a Jay Heath 3-pointer at the 15:30 mark. The Seminoles tacked on six unanswered, taking a 15-8 lead with 14:06 left in the half.
A Julian Rishwain 3-ball at the 13:53 mark made it 15-11, but FSU scored seven straight in the middle go a 13-3 run, taking an 11-point lead - 22-11 - with 10:59 to go.
Derryck Thornton drilled 3-pointers on successive BC possessions, but another scoreless stretch for the Eagles led to an 11-0 push by FSU, as it led 34-17 with 6:25 to go. The Noles led 42-24 at the break.
In the second half, FSU took its largest lead of the afternoon - 23 points - with 17:59 left, at 49-26. BC started the second half making just 1-of-7 shots from the floor. Neither team shot the ball well from the outside over the final 20 minutes, combining to make seven of 33 attempts from beyond the arc.
Derryck Thornton led three Boston College players in double figures with 13 points. Jay Heath and Steffon Mitchell each scored 12 points.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Derryck Thornton's three field goals were all 3-pointers. He was 4-of-6 from the charity stripe to go with three rebounds and three assists.
- Steffon Mitchell narrowly missed his third consecutive double-double, with 12 points and nine rebounds. He also logged two steals.
- Jay Heath made two 3-pointers, giving him 62 on the season - tying Ky Bowman for the second-most 3-pointers by a freshman in BC history.
- CJ Felder added seven points and eight rebounds. He was 2-for-2 from the floor and 3-of-3 from the foul line.
- Julian Rishwain had eight points, three rebounds, and two assists off the bench.
- Andrew Kenny added four points (1-2 3FG; 1-2 FT) and Sam Holtze connected on his first career field goal - a 3-pointer late in the contest.
- BC made 33.3% of its field goal attempts (19-57), 27.3% of its 3-point shots (9-33), and 62.5% (15-24) from the charity stripe.
- FSU held the advantage in field goals attempted (73) and rebounds (45).
- 46 - Florida State scored 46 of its 80 points in the paint. The Seminoles also got 46 points from its reserves.
- CJ Felder and Steffon Mitchell each logged an efficiency rating of 15 for the game.
- Jay Heath recorded a nine EFF rating.
- Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO)
- Boston College begins play in the 2020 New York Life ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C.
- The 10th-seeded Eagles will take on No. 7 Notre Dame at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
- The game will be broadcast live on the Boston College Learfield IMG College Sports Network with Josh Maurer on WEEI 850 AM.
Team Stats
BC
FSU
FG%
.333
.425
3FG%
.273
.192
FT%
.625
.591
RB
36
45
TO
19
9
STL
3
9
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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