Boston College 75, Clemson 68: Freshman guard Joe Rahon hit 6 of 7 3-pointers to finish with a career-high 26 points as the host Eagles beat the Tigers to snap a five game skid.
Lonnie Jackson added 14 points and Ryan Anderson chipped in 12 points for Boston College (10-11, 2-6 ACC), which shot 57.8 percent and went 11-of-20 from behind the arc.The Eagles opened up a 10-2 lead in the game's opening six minutes and led 30-19 at halftime. Clemson was 6-for-26 from the field in the first half, but a 13-0 run allowed the Tigers to pull to within four with 2:32 left in the game.
A 3-pointer by freshman Adonis Filer cut Boston College's lead to one with 1:17 to go. After the Eagles pushed the lead back to three, Jennings missed a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, and Boston College hit four foul shots to help survive the frantic comeback.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Booker hit a free throw in the second half to secure his 1,000th career point. … The Tigers won the rebounding battle 33-20 but the Eagles thrived in the paint, 26-12. … Clemson shot 55.6 percent in the second half and Boston College shot 70 percent in the final 20 minutes.
Clemson | Boston College | |
Devin Booker 19 | Scoring | Joe Rahon 26 |
Adonis Filer 4 | Assists | Lonnie Jackson 6 |
Devin Booker 10 | Rebounds | Eddie Odio 5 |
Devin Booker 11 | Free Throws Made | Lonnie Jackson 6 |
Adonis Filer 1 | Steals | Eddie Odio 3 |
Adonis Filer 1 | Blocks | Eddie Odio 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Clemson | 68 | 39.6 | 8-19 | 18-22 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Boston College | 75 | 57.8 | 11-20 | 12-24 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 14 |