Sunday, February 16
Chestnut Hill, MA
6 PM
NC State
16-9,7-7ACC
68
at
71
Boston College
13-13,7-8ACC
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NC State
33
35
68
Boston College
40
31
71
Pack Falls Short at BC
2/16/2020 8:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NC State took a late lead after trailing by 12 points, but BC ended game on a 7-2 run
CHESTNUT HILL, MA. – The NC State men's basketball team battled back from a 12-point deficit, but could not complete the comeback as it fell to Boston College, 71-68, Sunday night at the Conte Forum.
With the loss, NC State falls to 16-9, 7-7 in the ACC while Boston College improves to 13-13, 7-8 in the ACC.
The Eagles led for a majority of the game, but a 6-0 run gave NC State a 66-64 lead on a Markell Johnson lay-up with 3:12 to play. It was the Pack's first lead since 4-2 in the opening minutes of the contest.
Boston College would tie the game on the next possession and then take the lead on its next possession with another free throw. A breakway dunk gave BC a three-point lead, but Jericole Hellems answered with a lay-up at the other end to cut the deficit to one.
After a defensive stop, NC State turned the ball over and another breakaway dunk from the Eagles gave BC a 71-68 lead. The Pack had one more opportunity but CJ Bryce's three-pointer at the buzzer was just short.
Bryce, Hellems and Devon Daniels all led the Pack with 15 points. Daniels added a game-high 10 rebounds.
NC State finished the game just 2-of-19 from three-point and turned the ball over 16 times.
The Pack had an early 4-2 lead, but missed 11 consecutive shots which allowed Boston College to go on an 8-0 run to take a 10-4 lead. The Eagles stretched the lead out to as many as 12 points in the first half, but NC State closed the half by hitting seven of its last nine shots to cut the deficit to seven, 40-33, at the break.
NC State returns to action Wednesday night at PNC Arena when it hosts Duke at 9 p.m.
With the loss, NC State falls to 16-9, 7-7 in the ACC while Boston College improves to 13-13, 7-8 in the ACC.
The Eagles led for a majority of the game, but a 6-0 run gave NC State a 66-64 lead on a Markell Johnson lay-up with 3:12 to play. It was the Pack's first lead since 4-2 in the opening minutes of the contest.
Boston College would tie the game on the next possession and then take the lead on its next possession with another free throw. A breakway dunk gave BC a three-point lead, but Jericole Hellems answered with a lay-up at the other end to cut the deficit to one.
After a defensive stop, NC State turned the ball over and another breakaway dunk from the Eagles gave BC a 71-68 lead. The Pack had one more opportunity but CJ Bryce's three-pointer at the buzzer was just short.
Bryce, Hellems and Devon Daniels all led the Pack with 15 points. Daniels added a game-high 10 rebounds.
NC State finished the game just 2-of-19 from three-point and turned the ball over 16 times.
The Pack had an early 4-2 lead, but missed 11 consecutive shots which allowed Boston College to go on an 8-0 run to take a 10-4 lead. The Eagles stretched the lead out to as many as 12 points in the first half, but NC State closed the half by hitting seven of its last nine shots to cut the deficit to seven, 40-33, at the break.
NC State returns to action Wednesday night at PNC Arena when it hosts Duke at 9 p.m.
Team Stats
NCSU
BC
FG%
.435
.455
3FG%
.105
.400
FT%
.750
.833
RB
35
32
TO
16
15
STL
8
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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