National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Syracuse 75, Boston College 61
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 14, 2016
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Mike Eades, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance: 8606

Freshman forward Tyler Lydon scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds as Syracuse continued its march toward an NCAA berth with its fifth straight win, scoring a 75-61 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over woeful Boston College on Sunday at Boston.

The Orange (18-8, 8-5 ACC) went on a 21-4 second-half run that sent the Eagles (7-18, 0-12) to a program record-tying 12th straight loss and gave Syracuse its eighth win in the last nine games.

Forward Michael Gbinije scored 17 points in his 27th straight double-figure scoring effort for the Orange, while freshman guard Malachi Richardson had 15 points and five assists and guard Trevor Cooney 12 points in the win. Syracuse went 11-for-23 from 3-point range.

The Orange trailed 41-39 when Gbinije hit a 3-pointer to start the run, and then put down a mild Boston College uprising later in the second half with a flurry of treys.

Freshman guard Matt Milon scored 20 of his season-high 25 points in the first half for the Eagles. Center Dennis Clifford, coming off a 14-point, 13-rebound effort against No. 9 North Carolina, had 16 points and eight rebounds and guard Sammy Barnes-Thompkins had all 11 of his points in the second half.

Guard Eli Carter, Boston College's leading scorer, was held to just seven points but did grab a career-high nine rebounds. He is 10-for-30 shooting in the last two games.
Top Game Performances
 
Syracuse   Boston College
Tyler Lydon 20 Scoring Matt Milon 25
Malachi Richardson 5 Assists Ervin Meznieks 5
Tyler Lydon 6 Rebounds Eli Carter 9
Trevor Cooney 4 Free Throws Made Matt Milon 4
Michael Gbinije 3 Steals Eli Carter 2
Trevor Cooney 1 Blocks Darryl Hicks 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Syracuse 75 46.2 11-23 16-18 18 26 3 7 8
Boston College 61 45.8 9-19 8-9 16 22 1 4 13