National Basketball Association
Boston College 77, Wake Forest 71
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 6, 2018
Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials:
# Wally Rutecki, # Mark Shnur, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
5247
By Field Level Media
Jerome Robinson scored 25 points to pace Boston College as the Eagles outlasted Wake Forest 77-71 in ACC action Saturday at Conte Forum in Boston.
Steffon Mitchell scored 17 points, Jordan Chatman had 12 points and Ky Bowman added 11 and 10 rebounds as Boston College (11-5, 2-2 ACC) snapped a two-game skid following back-to-back losses to ranked opponents.
Demon Deacons leading scorer Bryant Crawford paced the team's attack with 24 points. Chaundee Brown added 20 points, but only six came after halftime.
Wake Forest played without second-leading scorer Keyshawn Woods (14.8 points per game), who was sidelined with a knee injury he sustained three minutes in against Syracuse.
Wake Forest (8-7, 1-2) had won four straight meetings against Boston College and has now dropped three of its last four games overall after beating Syracuse at home on Wednesday.
Boston College's two conference victories through four ACC games this season matched its total from last season.
The Eagles scored the first five points of the second half to go up 40-35 and never trailed in the period, leading by as many as 12 points.
Two free throws from Brandon Childress had the BC lead down to 46-45 with 12:26 remaining, but the Eagles gradually pulled away with a 16-6 run and took their first double-digit lead on a pair of Robinson free throws with 5:04 to go.
Wake Forest kept pressing and had the lead down to five in the final minute, but Boston College made its free throws to ice the contest.
The teams were tied after a tight first half in which neither side led by more than eight points.
Boston College travels to face No. 12 North Carolina on Tuesday. Wake Forest hosts Virginia Tech on Wednesday.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Wake Forest |
|
Boston College |
|
Bryant Crawford 24 |
Scoring |
Jerome Robinson 25 |
|
Brandon Childress 5 |
Assists |
Jerome Robinson 5 |
|
Doral Moore 9 |
Rebounds |
Ky Bowman 10 |
|
Brandon Childress 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Jerome Robinson 10 |
|
Brandon Childress 1 |
Steals |
Ky Bowman 3 |
|
Doral Moore 1 |
Blocks |
Steffon Mitchell 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wake Forest
|
71 |
34.8 |
12-26 |
11-15 |
14 |
43 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
| Boston College
|
77 |
37.3 |
7-22 |
26-35 |
15 |
35 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
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