National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston College 69, Maryland 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials: # Jeff Clarke, # Jerry Heater, # Karl Hess
Attendance: 4338


Boston College 69, Maryland 58: Olivier Hanlan scored a career-high 26 points as the host Eagles pulled away in the final five minutes to win for the second time in three games.

Hanlan, a freshman from Quebec, scored 19 points after intermission as Boston College (12-14, 4-9 ACC) rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit. Lonnie Jackson added 13 points and Eddie Odio contributed eight points, a career-high 11 rebounds and six blocks off the bench.

Logan Aronhalt scored a season-high 26 points for Maryland (18-8, 6-7), shooting 7-for-12 from 3-point range. The starters for Maryland – many of which played key roles in defeating Duke on Saturday – combined to score a total of 22 points and shoot 9-for-32 from the floor.

Maryland took more than four minutes to score its first points but led by as much as eight in the first half before taking a 33-26 lead into the break. Aronhalt, who entered Tuesday averaging 5.8 points, made 3-pointers on three straight possessions in the final two minutes to give him 15 first-half points.

Boston College warmed up in the second half, scoring eight straight points to take a 43-38 advantage. Maryland – which was 17-1 this season when holding a lead with five minutes remaining – fell behind for good at 51-50 on two free throws by Jackson with 5:04 left, sparking a 12-0 run.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Maryland point guard Pe’Shon Howard returned following a one-game suspension for violating team rules and finished with five points and three assists. … Aronhalt played the last three seasons at Albany, where he graduated with a degree in kinesiology. … Boston College shot 21-of-22 from the foul line, the third time in four games it hit at least 85 percent of its free throws.

Top Game Performances
 
Maryland   Boston College
Logan Aronhalt 26 Scoring Olivier Hanlan 26
Nick Faust 5 Assists Patrick Heckmann 2
Alex Len 8 Rebounds Eddie Odio 11
Logan Aronhalt 3 Free Throws Made Patrick Heckmann 6
Alex Len 2 Steals Joe Rahon 4
Alex Len 3 Blocks Eddie Odio 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Maryland 58 35.7 10-27 8-11 12 29 4 4 12
Boston College 69 39.6 6-26 21-22 11 36 6 8 8