Saturday, January 18
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
8 p.m.
Boston College
9-9,1-6ACC
63
vs
88
Duke
16-2,8-0ACC
1
2
F
Duke
40
48
88
Boston College
34
29
63
Eagles Drop Saturday Night Decision to Duke
January 18, 2025 | Men's Basketball
Chad Venning and Donald Hand Jr. each finished in double figures for the Eagles
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College was defeated by No. 3/3 Duke - 88-63 - on Saturday night at Conte Forum. Tonight marked the 33rd all-time meeting between the two programs. Chad Venning and Donald Hand Jr. each finished in double figures for the Eagles. Venning with 19 points on 7-11 from the field. Hand chipped in with 12 points, including three triples.Â
FIRST HALF
FIRST HALF
- Venning scored the first three baskets of the game for the Eagles.
- At the 16:52 mark, Hand knocked down the first three-pointer. BC jumped out to a 9-5 lead.
- The Eagles gained a seven-point advantage - 18-11 - off a strong finish by Jayden Hastings. Duke went over two minutes without a basket.
- Duke found a spark and engineered an 11-2 run over the ensuing three minutes. Venning halted the run with his fourth basket of the game, leveling the score at 22.
- The Eagles went nearly four minutes without a field goal late in the half. With 3:26 remaining, Dion Brown made a nifty move and finished in the paint to end the drought. BC trailed 31-27.Â
- With the shot clock winding down, Roger McFarlane entered the scoring column with a three-ball with 1:20 left in the half.Â
- The Eagles trailed by a small margin - 40-34 - heading into halftime.Â
- BC shot nearly 60% from the field in the first half, making 14 shots in 24 attempts.Â
- Duke opened the half with a 9-2 surge. BC fell behind 49-36.
- Venning scored seven of BC's first nine points in the second half.
- At the 10:16 mark, Hand drained his second triple of the night. The three-pointer broke a four-minute scoring drought for the Eagles. BC trailed 65-46.
- McFarlane and Hand each added three-pointers in the final minutes of action. Hand notched double figures with the triple.Â
- Two players finished in double figures for the Eagles: Venning (19) and Hand (12).Â
- The Eagles led for over 10 minutes of action, all in the first half. There were five lead changes in the game.Â
- Venning finished with a game-high three blocks.Â
- Brown led the Eagles in rebounds with four.Â
- Tonight marked the first game against a nationally-ranked opponent for BC this season.
- Tonight marked the 33rd meeting between the Eagles and Blue Devils. Duke moved to 30-3 in the all-time series.
- The Blue Devils have won the last 10 games, as well as 21 of the last 22 games.
- Duke earned an 80-65 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the lone matchup last season.
- BC's last win over Duke: an 89-84 home victory over then-No. 1 Duke on Dec. 9, 2017.
- The Eagles fell to 2-12 against the Blue Devils at Conte Forum.Â
- Boston College travels to take on Virginia on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Va.Â
- Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The game will air live on ACC Network.Â
- Fans can also tune into the game live on WEEI 850 AM and stream via BCEagles.com.Â
Team Stats
DU
BC
FG%
.526
.449
3FG%
.333
.333
FT%
.800
.538
RB
36
22
TO
8
8
STL
4
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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