Blowout Win in Cayman Islands Classic Opener over ODU

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

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
20 of BC's 43 points came in the paint

SECOND HALF

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

NOTABLES

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. He added three boards and two assists
BC dished out a season-best 18 assists to only eight turnovers

WHAT'S NEXT

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.
Each of the tournament games will be available to stream on FloCollege. The games can also be heard on WEEI 850 AM.

Blowout Win in Cayman Islands Classic Opener over ODU

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Players Mentioned

Joshua Beadle

Donald Hand Jr.

Jayden Hastings

Roger McFarlane

Fred Payne

Chad Venning

Blowout Win in Cayman Islands Classic Opener over ODU

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Joshua Beadle

Donald Hand Jr.

Jayden Hastings

Roger McFarlane

Fred Payne

Chad Venning

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