National Basketball Association
Boston College 84, Wake Forest 68
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 6, 2011
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials:
# Bryan Kersey, # Sean Hull, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
8606
By SportsDirect Inc.
Corey Raji led a balanced effort with 21 points and Boston College boosted its NCAA at-large hopes with an 84-68 rout of Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The Eagles (19-11, 9-7 ACC) used an 18-2 run midway through the first half to build a 33-23 lead with 7:10 left before intermission. After Joe Trapani and Raji closed the half with back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 44-30, Wake Forest never got the margin back within single digits.
Biko Paris finished with 19 points and Trapani added 17 for Boston College, which hit 7 of 12 shots from beyond the arc in the first half and 12 of 22 overall. The Eagles hit 58.2 percent of their field-goal attempts on the day.
Travis McKie scored 21 points while Gary Clark added 14 points to lead Wake Forest (8-23, 1-15).
Top Game Performances
| Wake Forest |
|
Boston College |
|
Travis McKie 23 |
Scoring |
Corey Raji 21 |
|
Tony Chennault 4 |
Assists |
Reggie Jackson 7 |
|
Travis McKie 6 |
Rebounds |
Corey Raji 6 |
|
C.J. Harris 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Joe Trapani 3 |
|
Tony Chennault 1 |
Steals |
Reggie Jackson 2 |
|
Carson Desrosiers 3 |
Blocks |
Reggie Jackson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wake Forest
|
68 |
51.9 |
6-15 |
6-9 |
13 |
23 |
6 |
5 |
|
| Boston College
|
84 |
58.2 |
12-22 |
8-13 |
23 |
26 |
2 |
8 |
|