Boston College Athletics
Sunday, November 24
George Town, Grand Cayman Island
7:30 p.m.
Boston College
vs
Old Dominion
Photo by: Eddie Shabomardenly
Blowout Win in Cayman Islands Classic Opener over ODU
November 24, 2024 | Men's Basketball
Eagles drub Monarchs 82-52; seven players score at least eight points in the win
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman — Boston College cruised to an 82-52 win over Old Dominion in the opening game of the Cayman Islands Classic. Donald Hand Jr. logged his third double-double of the season, with 12 points and 10 boards.  Fred Payne added 11 points off the bench for BC, which had 14 players see action. The Eagles logged a season-best 18 assists on their 29 made baskets.  It was the first 30-point margin of victory for BC since a 31-point win over Holy Cross on Dec. 8, 2023.\
FIRST HALF
FIRST HALF
- Chas Kelley drilled his first two 3-pointers, scoring six of BC's first seven points through the first four minutes of play
- BC used a 12-2 run to build a 19-11 lead with just over 12 minutes to play after back to back 3-pointers from Fred Payne and Joshua Beadle
- A Chad Venning layup with 8:50 left in the half gave the Eagles their first double-digit lead of the night - at 25-14
- The Eagles closed the final 4:40 of the half on a 13-5 push, building their largest lead of the night - 19 points - at 43-24
- 11 different BC players saw action in the first half, with 10 of them reaching the scoring column Â
- 20 of BC's 43 points came in the paint
- ODU got within 14 - at 45-31 - with 16:47 left, before Boston College broke the game wide open
- An 18-4 run - including 11 unanswered by the Eagles - capped by a Jayden Hastings dunk, made it 70-41 with 9:06 to play
- The margin stayed at 30 points the rest of the way, including the final margin
- BC connected on 5-of-11 from beyond the arc in the second half, while holding ODU to 1-of-11 from 3-point land
- Seven BC players had at least eight points, led by 12 from Donald Hand Jr.
- Hand logged his third double-double of the season, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds, to go along with a career-high four assists.
- Roger McFarlane led BC with 11 boards and five assists; his 22nd career game with double figures in rebounding
- Fred Payne was the other Eagle in double digits, with 11. Â He added three boards and two assists
- BC dished out a season-best 18 assists to only eight turnovers
- Boston College faces Missouri State on Monday night in the second round of the  Cayman Islands Classic.  Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.Â
- Each of the tournament games will be available to stream on FloCollege. The games can also be heard on WEEI 850 AM.Â
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