National Basketball Association
Boston College 70, Virginia 67
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Bernard Clinton, # Les Jones
Attendance:
4628
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Boston College bounced back from its first conference loss to remain in first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Eagles hit eight free throws in the final 1:29 to hold off Virginia, 70-67, Wednesday at Conte Forum.
Boston College (14-5, 4-1 ACC) was coming off a one-point loss at Miami, but it got big games from Joe Trapani and Reggie Jackson to improve to 4-0 in conference play at home.
Biko Paris hit two free throws to give the Eagles the lead for good, 64-62, with 1:29 to play. Corey Raji extended the lead to four with two free throws with just under a minute to play.
Jackson then made four free throws down the stretch, including a pair after Sammy Zeglinski hit a 3-pointer to pull Virginia within 68-67 with six seconds to go.
Trapani scored 18 points and Jackson had 16 with seven rebounds and seven assists.
Mustapha Farrakhan scored 14 points for Virginia (10-8, 1-3 ACC), which was outscored 20-8 at the free-throw line.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia |
|
Boston College |
|
Mustapha Farrakhan 14 |
Scoring |
Joe Trapani 18 |
|
Mustapha Farrakhan 4 |
Assists |
Reggie Jackson 7 |
|
Assane Sene 9 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Jackson 7 |
|
Mustapha Farrakhan 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Reggie Jackson 6 |
|
KT Harrell 1 |
Steals |
Reggie Jackson 1 |
|
Assane Sene 5 |
Blocks |
Danny Rubin 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia
|
67 |
43.9 |
9-23 |
8-12 |
12 |
33 |
5 |
2 |
|
| Boston College
|
70 |
40.7 |
6-21 |
20-25 |
12 |
32 |
3 |
3 |
|
