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Eagles Drop First Game on California Swing
February 27, 2025 | Men's Basketball
Venning scored 13 second half points; McFarlane added 11
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Chad Venning scored 13 points and Roger McFarlane added 11 but it was not enough as Boston College dropped a 78-60 decision at Stanford on Wednesday night.
Venning scored all 13 of his points in the second half, connecting on 5-of-7 from the floor. McFarlane connected on three 3-pointers to go along with five rebounds.
The Eagles struggled with turnovers in the first half, committing 11 miscues which led to 12 points for the Cardinal. Â BC would trail 37-19 at the break.
BC continued to battle in the second half, getting as close as 14 points.
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FIRST HALF
Venning scored all 13 of his points in the second half, connecting on 5-of-7 from the floor. McFarlane connected on three 3-pointers to go along with five rebounds.
The Eagles struggled with turnovers in the first half, committing 11 miscues which led to 12 points for the Cardinal. Â BC would trail 37-19 at the break.
BC continued to battle in the second half, getting as close as 14 points.
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FIRST HALF
- BC committed five turnovers through the first four and a half minutes, but only trailed 7-6 at the first media break
- Stanford took a 12-6 lead, amidst an 8-0 run, but a Dion Brown layup ended the scoreless stretchÂ
- The run extended to 12-2 with the Cardinal leading 16-8 with 11:30 left in the period
- Trailing 23-15, BC saw its deficit grow to 15 - 30-15 - after seven straight by Stanford
- After BC cut it to 30-19, another Stanford 7-0 push made it 37-19 at the break
- Both teams combined to make 6-of-11 to start the second half
- Roger McFarlane had five and Chad Venning six to start the scoring in the period
- Stanford extended its lead to 57-33 with just under 13 minutes to play
- A 6-0 BC run, capped by a 3-pointer by Luka Toews, made it 59-41
- A free throw from Elijah Strong made it 68-53 with 5:02 to go
- The Eagles would get as close as 14 - 74-60 - after a McFarlane 3-pointer
- BC shot 50% (16-32) from the floor in the second half
- Luka Toews tallied five points and two assists in 11 minutes; he was +8 during his time on the floor
- Chad Venning tallied three blocked shots, bringing his season total to 44.Â
- Donald Hand Jr. saw his streak of consecutive games in double-digits end at eight games
- Boston College will wrap up its two-game Western swing on Saturday at Cal. Â
- Tipoff time in Berkeley is set for 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local) and the game will air on ESPNU. Fans can also tune into the game live on WEEI 850 AM.
Team Stats
BC
Stan
FG%
.397
.475
3FG%
.350
.409
FT%
.700
.929
RB
30
37
TO
14
11
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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