National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Maryland 88, Boston College 80
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 12, 2013
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials: # Karl Hess, # Les Jones, # Bryan Kersey
Attendance: 3516

Maryland 88, Boston College 80:
Dez Wells scored 22 of his career-high 33 points in the second half to lead the Terrapins past the host Eagles in the ACC opener for both squads.

Roddy Peters tallied 14 points and Jake Layman added 13 for Maryland, which shot 55.2 percent from the field. Nick Faust scored 11 points as the Terrapins (6-4) halted a two-game losing streak.

Olivier Hanlan scored 21 of his 26 points in the second half for Boston College (3-7), which lost its third straight game. Garland Owens added 16 points and Ryan Anderson had 14 points and eight rebounds.

The Eagles had a 62-58 lead after Joe Rahon drained a 3-pointer with just under eight minutes to play. Layman’s basket with 4:18 remaining put the Terrapins ahead to stay and Wells scored 10 points down the stretch to help Maryland protect the lead.

The Terrapins opened up a 23-11 advantage after Faust buried a 3-pointer less than eight minutes into the contest. Boston College later pulled within one before Maryland responded with a 9-1 burst en route to a 42-36 halftime lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wells’ previous high of 30 came when Maryland upset Duke in the ACC tournament quarterfinals last March. … Anderson raised his career point total to an even 1,000 to become the 40th player in Boston College history to reach the milestone. … Hanlan was 15-of-16 from the free-throw line and handed out eight assists.
Top Game Performances
 
Maryland   Boston College
Dezmine Wells 33 Scoring Olivier Hanlan 26
Roddy Peters 3 Assists Olivier Hanlan 8
Dezmine Wells 5 Rebounds Ryan Anderson 8
Dezmine Wells 8 Free Throws Made Olivier Hanlan 15
Jake Layman 2 Steals Lonnie Jackson 2
Nick Faust 1 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Maryland 88 55.2 8-22 16-22 6 24 4 5 11
Boston College 80 49.0 8-22 22-27 17 25 0 5 9