Starling scores 26 points, Syracuse hits free throws down the stretch to top Boston College 79-71
BOSTON (AP) J.J. Starling scored scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half, Eddie Lampkin had a double-double and Syracuse made 9 of 10 free throws in the final minute to defeat Boston College 79-71 on Saturday.
Chad Venning opened the second half with a three-point play for a 35-32 lead and the Eagles slowly built their advantage to 54-46 with just under mine minutes to go. The Orange then reeled off 10 straight, with Starling giving them a 56-54 lead with 5:40 to play.
Joshua Beadle hit a jumper for Boston College to tie it before Kyle Cuffe Jr. hit a 3-pointer to give Syracuse the lead for good, 59-56 with less than five minutes remaining.
Donald Hand Jr. made a layup for the Eagles that cut the deficit to 70-63 with just over a minute remaining. Lucas Taylor then made 1 of 2 free throws to start the final minute. He added four more free throws, Lampkin had two and Starling wrapped it up with 10 seconds to go.
Taylor scored 15 points for Syracuse (8-8, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Jyare Davis added 12 points, Lampkin had 10 points and 13 rebounds and Cuffe scored 10 points.
Hand led the Eagles (9-7, 1-4) with 20 points and nine rebounds. Beadle and Venning each had 17.
Hand hit a 3-pointer about seven minutes into the first half to give Boston College it's only lead at 13-12 but Taylor hit two 3s and Jaquan Carlos had another for Syracuse. BC managed two tie the game three more times, the last when Beadle hit a 3 from the left corner at the buzzer to close out the first half tied at 32.
Boston College goes to Notre Dame on Monday and Louisville visits Syracuse on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Orange gains possession) | Â | |
19:34 | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
19:18 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. turnover (bad pass) (J.J. Starling steals) | Â | |
18:51 | +2 | Jyare Davis makes two point jump shot | 4-0 | |
18:30 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Dion Brown offensive rebound | Â | |
18:13 | Â | Dion Brown misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:11 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
17:55 | Â | Lucas Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Elijah Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
17:29 | Â | Jyare Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
17:14 | +2 | Joshua Beadle makes two point jump shot | 4-2 | |
16:55 | Â | Elijah Moore misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
16:44 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dion Brown steals) | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Chad Venning misses two point hook shot | Â | |
16:23 | Â | Jyare Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
16:08 | +2 | Lucas Taylor makes two point jump shot | 6-2 | |
15:55 | +2 | Joshua Beadle makes two point jump shot | 6-4 | |
15:25 | +2 | Jyare Davis makes two point dunk | 8-4 | |
15:13 | Â | Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:11 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Elijah Moore misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:02 | Â | J.J. Starling offensive rebound | Â | |
14:58 | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot | 10-4 | |
14:37 | +2 | Chad Venning makes two point hook shot (Joshua Beadle assists) | 10-6 | |
14:15 | +2 | Lucas Taylor makes two point jump shot | 12-6 | |
13:50 | +2 | Donald Hand Jr. makes two point jump shot | 12-8 | |
13:34 | Â | Chad Venning blocks J.J. Starling's two point dunk | Â | |
13:32 | Â | Joshua Beadle defensive rebound | Â | |
13:24 | +2 | Elijah Strong makes two point layup (Joshua Beadle assists) | 12-10 | |
13:05 | Â | Jyare Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:03 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
12:54 | +3 | Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot | 12-13 | |
12:30 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
12:23 | Â | Chris Bell misses two point layup | Â | |
12:21 | Â | Eagles defensive rebound | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:03 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
11:47 | +3 | Lucas Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jaquan Carlos assists) | 15-13 | |
11:25 | Â | Luka Toews misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:23 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
11:16 | +3 | Lucas Taylor makes three point jump shot | 18-13 | |
11:00 | Â | Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Chris Bell defensive rebound | Â | |
10:42 | Â | Chris Bell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:40 | Â | Jayden Hastings defensive rebound | Â | |
10:34 | Â | Luka Toews misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Lucas Taylor defensive rebound | Â | |
10:04 | +3 | Jaquan Carlos makes three point jump shot (Lucas Taylor assists) | 21-13 | |
9:39 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:37 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Jayden Hastings blocks Petar Majstorovic's two point layup | Â | |
9:28 | Â | Luka Toews defensive rebound | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
9:02 | Â | Petar Majstorovic misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Petar Majstorovic shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
8:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
8:51 | +1 | Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-14 | |
8:51 | +1 | Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-15 | |
8:26 | Â | Chris Bell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:24 | Â | Petar Majstorovic offensive rebound | Â | |
8:24 | Â | Roger McFarlane personal foul (Petar Majstorovic draws the foul) | Â | |
8:12 | Â | Jyare Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:10 | Â | Jayden Hastings defensive rebound | Â | |
7:53 | Â | Luka Toews misses two point layup | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound | Â | |
7:43 | Â | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:41 | Â | Fred Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
7:33 | +3 | Roger McFarlane makes three point jump shot (Fred Payne assists) | 21-18 | |
7:12 | Â | Jayden Hastings blocks J.J. Starling's two point jump shot | Â | |
7:12 | Â | Orange offensive rebound | Â | |
7:12 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:03 | Â | J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:01 | Â | Dion Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
6:53 | Â | Joshua Beadle misses two point hook shot | Â | |
6:51 | Â | Jyare Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
6:37 | Â | J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Chad Venning defensive rebound | Â | |
6:25 | Â | Fred Payne misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Kyle Cuffe Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
5:57 | Â | Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:55 | Â | Joshua Beadle defensive rebound | Â | |
5:44 | Â | Chad Venning misses two point hook shot | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Jyare Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
5:40 | Â | Fred Payne personal foul | Â | |
5:26 | Â | J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:24 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
5:09 | +2 | Chad Venning makes two point jump shot | 21-20 | |
4:46 | +2 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (J.J. Starling assists) | 23-20 | |
4:24 | Â | Chad Venning turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
4:03 | +2 | Jyare Davis makes two point layup | 25-20 | |
4:03 | Â | Elijah Strong shooting foul (Jyare Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
4:03 | Â | Jyare Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
4:03 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:41 | Â | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | Â | |
3:28 | +2 | Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup | 27-20 | |
3:14 | Â | Joshua Beadle misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Jyare Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
3:02 | Â | Chad Venning shooting foul (Eddie Lampkin Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
3:02 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. technical foul | Â | |
3:02 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover | Â | |
3:02 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:02 | +1 | Donald Hand Jr. makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 27-21 | |
3:02 | +1 | Donald Hand Jr. makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 27-22 | |
3:02 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
3:02 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:02 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Chad Venning misses two point layup | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Chad Venning offensive rebound | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul) | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Chad Venning misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Chad Venning misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
2:13 | Â | Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
1:59 | +3 | Dion Brown makes three point jump shot (Joshua Beadle assists) | 27-25 | |
1:39 | Â | Dion Brown shooting foul (Kyle Cuffe Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
1:25 | +2 | Elijah Strong makes two point jump shot (Joshua Beadle assists) | 27-27 | |
0:57 | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot | 29-27 | |
0:33 | Â | Kyle Cuffe Jr. shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
0:33 | +1 | Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-28 | |
0:33 | +1 | Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-29 | |
0:07 | Â | Donald Hand Jr. shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul) | Â | |
0:07 | +1 | Chris Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 30-29 | |
0:07 | +1 | Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 31-29 | |
0:07 | +1 | Chris Bell makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 32-29 | |
0:04 | Â | Chris Bell personal foul (Chas Kelley III draws the foul) | Â | |
0:02 | Â | J.J. Starling personal foul | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Eagles 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:02 | +3 | Joshua Beadle makes three point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists) | 32-32 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |