Gamecenter: Yale 56, Boston College 72

	1st	2nd	Final
Yale (3-9)	24	32	56
Boston College (9-4)	32	40	72


Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, MA	Boxscore

Postgame audio Yale: James Jones Boston College: Tyrese Rice & Sean Marshall

Keys to the Game
Key sequence	Yale scored seven unanswered points to pull within 38-35 at the 15:44 mark of the second half. Boston College got a free throw from Tyrese Rice before Casey Hughes missed a layup. Rice found Sean Marshall for layups on consecutive possessions, while Caleb Holmes went 1-for-2 at the line. Travis Pinick got the Bulldogs back to within five on a feed from Eric Flato, and Yale caught a break when Sean Williams missed a pair of free throws. But on the ensuring possession, Rice picked Alexander Zampier’s pocket and drove in for the layup. Zampier then had a pass picked off, and Marshall added a pair of free throws. Following, a missed three-point attempt by Jason Abromaitis, Zampier fouled Rice, who hit both free throws to give Boston College a 49-38 advantage.
Key sign it was over	Yale was clinging to life when Hughes finally got his second field goal of the game with 3:42 left to make it a 68-55 game. But after a misfire by Rice, Flato couldn’t sink a jumper, and Marshall put back a Tyler Roche miss to stretch the lead to 15. The Bulldogs then had a number of looks from point blank range, but seemed intimidated after having nine shots blocked by the larger, more athletic Eagles, and came away with nothing. After trading turnovers, Roche grabbed an offensive board and Rice found Marshall for a dunk to make it a 72-55 game with under a minute remaining, at which point James Jones cleared his bench.
Key performance	Rice had another strong outing for Boston College, tying for high-scoring honors with 20 points on 5-of-9 shooting and handing out nine assists. It was his third straight 20-plus scoring performance and 12th straight game in double figures. The diminutive guard also grabbed four rebounds and had an incredible block of 6-10 Yale center Paul Nelson that led to a transition bucket for the Eagles at the other end.
Key statistic	Yale had done an outstanding job on the defensive glass all season long, but the Bulldogs couldn’t keep the Eagles off the offensive boards. Boston College grabbed 13 of a possible 33 rebounds at its offensive end (39.4 percent), while Yale could manage only 26.8-percent offensive rebounding. The hosts enjoyed a 17-8 edge in second-chance points.

Notes

– Playing on a taped right ankle, Flato was the only Bulldog in double figures with a team-high 11 points.

– The Eagles were without leading scorer Jared Dudley (18.8 points per game) for the third straight game.

– Fouls and free throws again were an issue for Yale, with Boston College attempted over twice as many free throws (27) as the Bulldogs (13) and outscored them 20-10 at the line.

– Hughes showed no fear of the shotblocker Williams and did a nice job of attacking the basket, but struggled to finish at the rim, going just 2-for-11 from the floor.

– Yale shot just 9 of 30 (30.0 percent) in the first half, including 2 of 11 (18.2) from three. The Bulldogs missed a number of makeable shots, including eight layups.

– The Bulldogs held an 11-9 lead nearly halfway through the first half, but Boston College reeled off a string of 14 unanswered points to go up by 12.

– Yale will play its first home game in nearly a month when Longwood (6-11) visits Lee Amphitheater on Saturday, January 6 at 2:00 pm ET in the Bulldogs’ non-league finale.

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