National Basketball Association
Boston College 67, Miami-Florida 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
# Keith Kimble, # Brent Hampton, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
7372
By Field Level Media
Quinten Post scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Boston College Eagles defeated the Miami Hurricanes 67-57 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
It was Boston College's first win in Miami since 2010. The Eagles rallied from a 10-point, first-half deficit.
Claudell Harris Jr. added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Mason Madsen added 12 points for the Eagles (16-14, 7-12), who swept two games from Miami this season.
Miami (15-15, 6-13) has lost eight straight games, the longest skid in the era of coach Jim Larranaga, who began his Hurricanes tenure in 2011-12.
The Hurricanes were led by Matthew Cleveland, who scored 13 points. Norchad Omier had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Miami fielded a healthy lineup for just the eighth time in this season's ACC schedule as Nijel Pack and Wooga Poplar returned as starters. However, Pack -- who had missed four straight games due to a leg injury -- went down again with 4:25 left in the first half.
Pack, who injured his left knee after a collision with Boston College's Devin McGlockton, did not return. Known as an elite shooter, Pack went scoreless, missing all five of his shots after going 0-for-7 in his last game before the injury.
In the first half, Boston College had a scoring drought that lasted 4:26, and the Eagles also went without a field goal for nearly eight minutes.
All of that resulted in Miami leading 32-28 at intermission. The Eagles made it that close because Post hit a 3-pointer that went in just as the first-half buzzer sounded.
Post led all first-half scorers with 12 points. He made 5 of 7 shots from the floor while his teammates converted on just 5-of-19 shooting.
The Hurricanes, who have lacked depth all season, actually had a 12-2 advantage in bench scoring. Backup center Michael Nwoko, who entered the game averaging just 2.5 points, scored seven in the first half, making 3 of 5 shots. He didn't score after intermission, however.
In the second half, Post's 3-pointer from the top of the key tied the score, 38-38 with 17:15 left.
In all, Boston College put together a 15-2 run, taking a 48-40 lead with 13:25 left.
Miami rallied and got as close as 56-53 with 6:35 left, but the Eagles held on from there.
A controversial flagrant foul called on Omier and a 3-pointer at the shot-clock buzzer by Harris helped sink the Hurricanes.
For the game, Miami shot just 33.8 percent, including 6-for-27 on 3-point attempts (22.2 percent).
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Boston College |
|
Miami-Florida |
Quinten Post 19 |
Scoring |
Matthew Cleveland 13 |
Jaeden Zackery 5 |
Assists |
Wooga Poplar 5 |
Claudell Harris Jr. 9 |
Rebounds |
Norchad Omier 13 |
Jaeden Zackery 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Matthew Cleveland 2 |
Quinten Post 3 |
Steals |
Wooga Poplar 3 |
Claudell Harris Jr. 1 |
Blocks |
Michael Nwoko 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Boston College
|
67 |
40.7 |
10-29 |
9-17 |
14 |
37 |
3 |
8 |
13 |
Miami-Florida
|
57 |
33.8 |
6-27 |
7-11 |
12 |
39 |
2 |
8 |
10 |