National Basketball Association
West Virginia 70, Boston College 66
When: 5:00 PM ET, Friday, November 21, 2014
Where: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan
Officials:
# Jeffrey Anderson, # Hal Lusk, # Rick Randall
Attendance:
7438
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West Virginia 70, Boston College
66: Devin Williams had 15 points, including a game-clinching
three-point play in the closing seconds, to lead the Mountaineers to a
semifinal victory over the Eagles at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Boston College was on a 6-0 run
to cut the lead to one with 49 seconds to play, but Williams made a
jumper and was fouled, making the free throw to push the lead back to
four for West Virginia (4-0) with 20 seconds left. Juwan
Staten and Jevon Carter each added 15 points for the Mountaineers,
who advanced to face Connecticut in Sunday's championship game.
Olivier Hanlan led Boston College
(2-2) with 23 points and four steals, while Patrick Heckmann added 14
points and a team-high seven rebounds. Aaron Brown added 10 points for the Eagles, who will take on Dayton in Sunday's
third-place game.
Boston College jumped out
quickly, staking itself to a 7-2 lead and extending the advantage to
20-8 with just over nine minutes to play behind five points apiece by
Hanlan and Heckmann. The Mountaineers made a run to make it a five-point deficit three different times in the final minutes of the first half,
but the Eagles ended on a 7-1 run to take an 11-point halftime lead.
The advantage was still 10 when
Hanlan made a layup with 14:23 to play, but West Virginia responded
with an 18-6 run to take its first lead on Carter's
layup with 9:27 to go. The Mountaineers scored five straight points
to take their biggest lead at seven with 2:36 to play, setting the
scene for the exciting finish.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Eagles shot 54.3 percent from the field. … West Virginia
forced its fourth straight opponent into 20-plus turnovers, causing
21 Boston College miscues. … Daxter Miles Jr. had a team-high six
rebounds for the Mountaineers, who won the board battle 34-30.
Top Game Performances
| Boston College |
|
West Virginia |
|
Olivier Hanlan 23 |
Scoring |
Jevon Carter 15 |
|
Olivier Hanlan 3 |
Assists |
Juwan Staten 4 |
|
Patrick Heckmann 7 |
Rebounds |
Daxter Miles Jr. 6 |
|
Patrick Heckmann 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jevon Carter 5 |
|
Olivier Hanlan 4 |
Steals |
Gary Browne 3 |
|
Dennis Clifford 1 |
Blocks |
Jonathan Holton 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boston College
|
66 |
54.3 |
4-12 |
12-16 |
15 |
22 |
5 |
5 |
21 |
| West Virginia
|
70 |
42.4 |
6-15 |
14-24 |
14 |
25 |
3 |
10 |
14 |
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