Miami basketball tries for first 2019 ACC road win at Boston College
Coming off a last-second victory at home over Clemson the Miami basketball team travels to Boston College trying to win its first ACC game on the road in 2019.
The Miami basketball team has played its best in the ACC over their last four games. The Hurricanes have won two of their last three games, were competitive at Virginia two weeks ago and lost in overtime at North Carolina last Saturday. Miami enters Sunday night’s game at Boston College 11-13 overall, 2-9 in the ACC.
Boston College has also had a disappointing season. The Eagles are 12-11, 3-8. A win by Miami would vault them over BC and Notre Dame in the ACC Standings to tenth. It would also give them the tiebreaker over the Eagles and Fighting Irish. Teams 10-15 in the ACC play in the first round of the tournament.
Clemson is currently in ninth, 5-7 in the ACC. Miami also owns the tiebreaker over the Tigers after Wednesday night’s victory. A Zach Johnson runner to the left of the lane with 0.3 seconds remaining gave Miami the victory.
Boston College broke a four-game losing streak on Tuesday night with a home victory over Pittsburgh. The Eagles had lost nine of their previous 11 games. That included a loss to Hartford in Chesnut Hill to end their non-conference schedule.
Last season the Eagles had the dynamic backcourt of Jerome Robinson and Ky Bowman. BC Head Coach Jim Christian was counting on having them back for the 2018-19 season.
Robinson declared for the NBA Draft where was the 13th overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers. Even with Bowman and Robinson, the Eagles finished 19-16, 7-11 in 2017-18.
Bowman and diminutive Miami point guard Chris Lykes will be the matchup to watch on Sunday night. Bowman leads Boston College in scoring at 20.0 points per game. Lykes tops the Hurricanes at 17.1 PPG.
"GAME 25 • FEB. 17, 2019 • 6 P.M. • CHESTNUT HILL, MASS.Location: Chestnut Hill, Mass./Conte Forum (8,606)MIAMI HURRICANES (11-13, 3-9 ACC)Head Coach: Jim Larrañaga (Providence, ‘71)Record at UM: 172-92 (8th season), Career Record: 642-426 (35th season)BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES (12-11, 3-8 ACC)Head Coach: Jim Christian (Rhode Island, ‘88)Record at BC: 60-94 (5th season), Career Record: 302-248 (17th season)Courtesy HurricaneSports.Com"
Miami overcame a 30-point game by Robinson and 14 point deficit with six minutes to play to defeat Boston College at the Wastco Center last season. A three-pointer by Freshman Lonnie Walker capped Miami’s comeback. Lykes came off the bench to score 15.
Boston College’s top scorers other than Robinson return from last season’s game.
had 17, Bowman 15 and
11. The Eagles lost the game at the free throw line, shooting 14-25. Miami was 13-15.
"Broadcast Information:Play-by-play: Anish Shroff, Color: Cory AlexanderRadio: WQAM 560-AM (PxP: Joe Zagacki)Satellite Radio: Sirius 134, XM 380, XM Internet 971Series vs. BC: BC leads, 25-24Road: 10-12 | Home: 13-11 | Neutral: 1-2"
Anthony Lawrence is the only other returnee for Miami who scored in double figures against Boston College last season. Lawrence scored 13 and had nine rebounds. Over the last three games, Lawrence is averaging 11.7 PPG and 9.8 RPG. Dejan Vasiljevic has also played well in the last three games averaging 12.5 PPG.
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The Miami basketball team will get a bit of a break after playing Boston College. The Hurricanes will be off until they host Georgia Tech on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets are 11-15 overall and 3-10 in the ACC. Georgia Tech has a seven-game losing streak entering their game at Pittsburgh Wednesday.