Duke Tops Boston College In Rematch In Chestnut Hill Massachusetts
Earlier in the season Duke who is ranked seventh in this weeks AP Top 25 poll beat Boston College by forty nine points in Durham.
In the rematch between the two Atlantic Coast Conference foes in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts that wasn’t the case. Instead, Duke won by eight points and earned a regular season sweep of Boston College.
Vernon Carey Jr. had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 7 Duke to a 63-55 victory over Boston College on Tuesday night and give Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski his 500th career Atlantic Coast Conference victory. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/4/mens-basketball-no-7-duke-rallies-to-beat-bc-63-55.aspx
BC scored the first six points of the game and led 12-2 before Duke, which missed 10 straight shots, went on a 9-2 run. It was 16-11 when Cassius Stanley slammed in an alley-oop from Jack White. Then Moore made a jumper and Carey followed with a layup to give the Blue Devils their first lead of the game, 17-16, with just over six minutes left in the first half.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/4/mens-basketball-no-7-duke-rallies-to-beat-bc-63-55.aspx
Duke finished 1 for 15 from 3-point range and BC was 2 for 18.”according to
https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/4/mens-basketball-no-7-duke-rallies-to-beat-bc-63-55.aspx
While Duke earned the regular season sweep Boston College meanwhile suffered a setback after knocking off Duke’s tobacco road rival North Carolina over the weekend in Chapel Hill.
- Duke outscored Boston College 15-6 over the final 6:12 of the game, as the Eagles fell, 63-55, to the seventh-ranked Blue Devils at home on Tuesday night. “according to https://bceagles.com/news/2020/2/4/mbb_duke_recap_020420.aspx
Derryck Thornton poured in a game-high 21 points to go along with two rebounds and three assists. “according to https://bceagles.com/news/2020/2/4/mbb_duke_recap_020420.aspx
The Eagles jumped out to a 12-2 lead through the first eight minutes of play, as BC connected on 6-of-9 from the floor to start the game. Duke was cold out of the gates, making 1-of-11 field goal attempts.”according to https://bceagles.com/news/2020/2/4/mbb_duke_recap_020420.aspx
Duke scored seven unanswered as BC committed four turnovers over the next five minutes, but the Eagles held onto a 16-13 lead with 7:48 left in the half. The Blue Devils' run extended to 13-2, as they took their first lead of the night at 17-16. Both teams traded buckets the remainder of the period and the Eagles led, 24-21 at the break.”according to https://bceagles.com/news/2020/2/4/mbb_duke_recap_020420.aspx
In the second half, BC opened up a four-point lead - 29-25 - after Jay Heath converted a traditional 3-point play with 17:48 to go in regulation. There were seven lead changes and six ties down the stretch. Jairus Hamilton's jumper with 7:08 remaining put BC ahead 49-46 before Duke pulled away for good.”according to https://bceagles.com/news/2020/2/4/mbb_duke_recap_020420.aspx
A 10-1 run over the next 4:24 gave the Blue Devils a 58-50 lead with 1:48 to go. The Eagles would get no closer than five the rest of the way.”according to https://bceagles.com/news/2020/2/4/mbb_duke_recap_020420.aspx
Duke will now prepare to head eight miles down tobacco road to finish their road trip when they return to action on Saturday night in Chapel Hill against tobacco road rival North Carolina.