BC Falls Short to Notre Dame in Double Overtime

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College dropped a 97-94 double overtime decision to Notre Dame on Wednesday night at Conte Forum. The Eagles fell to 10-14 overall and 2-11 in ACC play. Chad Venning led the Eagles in scoring, finishing with 21 points on 10-18 FG. Roger McFarlane added 15 points and a team-high nine rebounds.

FIRST HALF

Both teams connected on 5-of-9 to start the game, and the Eagles and Irish were tied at 11-11 at the 13:40 mark
Dion Brown scored seven of BC's first 15 points, connecting on his first three field goal attempts
After an Elijah Strong 3-pointer tied it at 18-18 with 10 minutes left in the half, Notre Dame scored six unanswered over the next minute and a half to take a 24-18 lead
Trailing 29-23 with 7:19 left, BC used an 8-2 push - capped by a 3-pointer from McFarlane - to tie it up at 31-31 with 3:38 remaining in the half
The BC run extended to 15-1 over a four-minute span. Fred Payne contributed to eight straight points during the run - a cross-court pass for a McFarlane layup and two straight 3-pointers to help BC finish with a 41-35 lead at the break
The Eagles' 60.7% (17-28) shooting was the best single-half FG percentage mark of the season

SECOND HALF

McFarlane began the second frame with back-to-back 3-pointers, pushing BC's lead to 47-38
The run extended to 14-3 over nearly the next four minutes, as the Eagles extended it to 55-41
After another jumper from McFarlane made it 57-43 with 14:10 to go, the Irish scored five straight and BC called for the quick :30
ND got within six - 66-60 with 10 minutes left in regulation, but
The two teams traded baskets for much of the next four minutes before the Irish got within four - 72-68 - with 5:59 to go
The Irish used an 8-0 run late to tie it at 76-76, but a Venning layup with 1:20 to go put BC back ahead by two - 78-76.
Dion Brown's reverse layup and then two Notre Dame free throws tied it at 80-80 with 22.2 left
Venning's turnaround layup attempt on BC's last possession rimmed out and the game headed to overtime

OVERTIME PERIODS

After each team tallied a basket in the extra frame, the score remained 82-82 with 2:02 left
Hand's 3-pointer with 1:09 left tied it at 85-85 and that score held as the game went into a second OT period
Midway through the second overtime, Notre Dame jumped out to a 93-88 lead, outscoring the Eagles, 8-3
The Eagles climbed back with a 6-0 run, seizing a 94-93 advantage with 1:20 left in the second OT period
Notre Dame scored the go-ahead basket with 0:16 remaining and made a defensive stop to close out the game

NOTABLES

Five players finished in double figures: Venning (21), Hand (17), Brown (15), McFarlane (15), and Payne (11).
Joshua Beadle tied his career high with six assists.
Venning recorded his third game this season with four blocks.
Payne tied a season-high with three 3-pointers.
The Eagles dished a season-best 22 assists
Today's game marked the 46th meeting between the two schools.

WHAT'S NEXT

On Saturday, Boston College travels to Raleigh to take on N.C. State in the lone regular season meeting against the Wolfpack.
Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at PNC Arena and the game will air live on ACC Network, with Wes Durham and Dan Bonner.
Fans can also tune into the game live on WEEI 850 AM, with Josh Maurer and Kevin Collins.

BC Falls Short to Notre Dame in Double Overtime

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