Boston College
8-11,3-6ACC
North Carolina
14-6,6-3ACC
Gritty Eagles Battle To the Finish at UNC
January 26, 2022 | Men's Basketball
BC outscores Carolina, 30-18 in the paint; Tar Heels hold a 25-8 advantage on the free throw line
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) --Â Quinten Post led Boston College with 10 points and T.J. Bickerstaff tied a career-high with 17 rebounds as Boston College battled North Carolina before falling, 58-47.Â
The Tar Heels (14-6, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) survived an off-night by outscoring the Eagles by 14 points from the free throw line. BC's defense held Carolina's top scorer and ACC field-goal percentage leader Armando Bacot to 1-of-10 shooting for six points though he had 18 rebounds. Bacot's string of double-doubles ended at 10.
The Tar Heels, who beat BC by 26 on Jan. 2, shot 29% but were 20 of 25 at the free-throw line. BC (8-11, 3-6) outscored UNC 30-18 in the paint but shot 33% overall, going 1 of 16 from the arc and taking only eight free throws, making six.
BC's last lead came at 13-12 but it stayed within single digits and trailed by three after a basket by Brevin Galloway with 7:13 remaining. The Eagles didn't score again, missing their final 10 shots.
DeMarr Langford Jr. and James Karnik added eight points apiece while Bickerstaff added seven.
In the first half, UNC went on a 9-0 run with six points from Kerwin Walton while BC missed nine straight shots enabling the Tar Heels to take an eight-point lead by the 8-minute media timeout. James Karnik scored six of the Eagles' last eight points to get BC within 33-31 at halftime.
BC is home against Pittsburgh, while UNC, 11-0 at home this season, is host to NC State on Saturday.
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