National Basketball Association
Boston College 74, Georgia Tech 72
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials:
# Jerry Heater, # Sean Hull, # Bryan Kersey
Attendance:
5247
By SportsDirect Inc.
Boston College 74, Georgia Tech 72: Joe Rahon scored the go-ahead layup with 1:16 remaining as the host Eagles rallied to beat the Yellow Jackets.
Boston College (15-16, 7-11 ACC) trailed 64-59 with 4:19 to go, but scored the next 12 points to win a matchup of two teams tied in the ACC standings. The Eagles will be the eighth seed entering next week’s ACC tournament; Georgia Tech (16-14, 6-12) drops to ninth and could end up 10th with a Clemson victory later Saturday and a Wake Forest loss Sunday.
Rahon scored 15 points to lead Boston College, which trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half but came back to win its third in a row. Marcus Georges-Hunt led the Yellow Jackets with 16 points.
Georgia Tech, which upset ACC leader and seventh-ranked Miami on Wednesday, pulled within 73-72 on Chris Bolden’s 3-pointer with four seconds left. Down two points with one final shot, Georgia Tech committed its third turnover in the final two minutes as time expired.
Olivier Hanlan added 14 points for the Eagles and Ryan Anderson scored 12. Bolden finished with 12 points and Daniel Miller added 10 for the Yellow Jackets.
GAME NOTEBOOK: If Georgia Tech finishes ninth, the Yellow Jackets and Eagles will meet in the ACC’s opening round Thursday. … Both teams shot well from the field. Georgia Tech finished at 52.6 percent and Boston College shot 55.1 percent. ... The Eagles struggled from the free-throw line, hitting 14 of 25 attempts.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia Tech |
|
Boston College |
|
Marcus Georges-Hunt 16 |
Scoring |
Joe Rahon 15 |
|
Daniel Miller 3 |
Assists |
Joe Rahon 7 |
|
Daniel Miller 6 |
Rebounds |
Ryan Anderson 5 |
|
Marcus Georges-Hunt 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Joe Rahon 4 |
|
Daniel Miller 2 |
Steals |
Patrick Heckmann 3 |
|
Julian Royal 2 |
Blocks |
Patrick Heckmann 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia Tech
|
72 |
52.6 |
7-19 |
5-7 |
10 |
24 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
| Boston College
|
74 |
55.1 |
6-14 |
14-25 |
13 |
26 |
2 |
8 |
11 |