National Basketball Association
Boston College 63, Binghamton 49
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 14, 2014
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Anthony Franklin, # Tim Kelly
Attendance:
1876
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Boston College 63, Binghamton 49: Dimitri Batten scored a season-high 18 points and Aaron Brown had 16 to lead the host Eagles to their fourth straight victory.
Olivier Hanlan finished with 14 points for Boston College (6-3), which never trailed. Patrick Heckmann had six points, a career high-tying eight rebounds and three steals for the Eagles.
Justin McFadden scored 18 points to pace Binghamton (1-11), which fell to 0-10 against Division I opponents. His teammates combined to go 8-of-35 as the Bearcats shot 30.2 percent from the field.
Brown had a 3-pointer, a layup and an assist in an early 10-0 run and Boston College held a 23-11 lead after Heckmann's free throws with just over six minutes left in the first half. Batten scored in the closing seconds to give the Eagles a 32-18 halftime lead and buried a 3-pointer early in the second to expand the advantage to 38-20.
Brown was good again from long range and Batten followed with a three-point play to make it 46-27 with just over 14 minutes remaining before Binghamton made a charge to get within 12 points just under the seven-minute mark. Brown's three-point play with just over four minutes to go pushed the margin to 15 points and the Bearcats never seriously threatened again.
GAME NOTEBOOK: This was the first meeting between the programs. ... Boston College's bench produced two points on 1-of-8 shooting with six turnovers. ... McFadden made all eight of his free throws as Binghamton was 21-of-24 from the line, compared to 17-of-25 for the Eagles.
Top Game Performances
Binghamton |
|
Boston College |
Justin McFadden 18 |
Scoring |
Dimitri Batten 18 |
Romello Walker 2 |
Assists |
Patrick Heckmann 3 |
Justin McFadden 9 |
Rebounds |
Patrick Heckmann 8 |
Justin McFadden 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Dennis Clifford 5 |
Bobby Ahearn 2 |
Steals |
Patrick Heckmann 3 |
Justin McFadden 2 |
Blocks |
Dennis Clifford 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Binghamton
|
49 |
30.2 |
2-17 |
21-24 |
6 |
26 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
Boston College
|
63 |
42.6 |
6-20 |
17-25 |
10 |
34 |
1 |
7 |
17 |