NC State Finishes The Regular Season On High Note With Win At Boston College
In the regular season finale both NC State and Boston College were looking to bounce back from their recent defeats but it was the team located in the North Carolina’s state capital that was able to get back on track while Boston College had another setback.
The NC State men's basketball team broke open the game with a 19-2 run in the first half and never looked back in defeating Boston College, 73-47, Saturday afternoon at the Conte Forum. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
With the win, NC State improves to 21-10, 9-9 in the ACC, and will be the No. 8 seed in next week's ACC Tournament. The Pack will face No. 9 seed Clemson Wednesday at noon. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
Boston College led 13-12, 8 minutes into the game, but the Pack responded with a 19-2 run to effectively put the game away. Boston College would never get closer than 14 points the rest of the game. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
Jericole Hellems started the run with a three-pointer. Wyatt Walker extended the run with a short jumper off a feed from C.J. Bryce and Bryce made a jump shot on the next possession to forced Boston College into calling a timeout with the score 19-13 in favor of NC State. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
Out of the timeout, Walker scored on a putback and Braxton Beverly nailed a three-pointer to push the run to 12-0 and give the Pack a 24-13 advantage. The Eagles slowed the run with a basket, but Bryce scored the next five points of the game and Torin Dorn added another second chance bucket to push the lead to 31-15 with 5:16 to go. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
The Pack pushed the lead out to 20 in the opening half and eventually went into the locker room with a 41-24 advantage. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
Boston College could never get closer than 15 points in the second half as the Pack extended its lead to as large as 28 points. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
NC State finished the game holding BC to just 26.7 percent shooting. It's the lowest opponent field goal percentage in the Kevin Keatts era.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
The 26-point win is also the largest victory margin for NC State in an ACC road game since beating Wake Forest, 76-40, on Jan. 14, 2012. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
All nine NC State players scored. Bryce finished with a team-high 14 points, while Dorn added 12 points and eight rebounds. Devon Daniels chipped in 10 points. DJ Funderburk finished with a team-best nine rebounds.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
Johnson finished with six points and six assists. He now has 377 for his career and has moved into 10th place on the NC State career assist list. “according https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
NC State dominated the boards as the Pack finished the game with a 56-36 advantage in rebounding. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-pack-cruises-past-boston-college-73-47.aspx
Both NC State and Boston College will now prepare for the start of postseason with the ACC Tournament in Charlotte at the Spectrum Center that is home to the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA this upcoming week.