National Basketball Association
Miami-Florida 80, Boston College 76
When: 6:00 PM ET, Friday, March 5, 2021
Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Justin Porterfield, # Pat Adams
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Kameron McGusty scored a game-high 27 points and Nysier Brooks added a career-high 21 points, leading the host Miami Hurricanes to an 80-76 win over the Boston College Eagles in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Friday night.
Miami (8-16, 4-15 ACC), which also got 13 of Anthony Walker's 17 points in the second half, snapped a season-worst, six-game losing streak despite having just six scholarship players available due to injuries.
Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga is 13-3 against BC since arriving at Miami.
Boston College (4-15, 2-11) lost its second straight game in what was the regular-season finale for both teams. The Eagles were led by James Karnik, who had 15 points.
Also for the Eagles, CJ Felder added 10 points and a game-high six blocks before fouling out, and Makai Ashton-Langford had 13 points and a game-high eight assists. Felder entered the game ranked third in the ACC with 2.1 blocks per game.
The Eagles' Jay Heath, coming off a career-high 28 points on Wednesday against Florida State, shot 4-for-16 and was held to 10 points -- five below his season average.
Miami's Isaiah Wong was limited to nine points on 3-for-11 shooting. He entered the game ranked fifth in the ACC in scoring (17.4).
Brooks' 16 first-half points helped Miami take a 34-31 lead into the break. Brooks combined with McGusty to score 28 of Miami's 34 first-half points.
The Eagles took their first lead of the game with 17:52 left in the second half, 38-37, on a 3-pointer by Frederick Scott. But Wong followed with a 3-pointer of his own -- his first basket of the night -- on the game's next possession to start a 7-0 Miami run.
Boston College's next lead was 53-52 on a Heath 3-pointer with 10:29 left. But Miami again answered, this time with a 14-4 run.
Back came the Eagles with an 11-0 run, taking their final lead of the game, 68-66, on two Karnik free throws with 3:40 left.
McGusty scored the game's next seven points on a layup, two free throws and a 3-pointer, and the Canes held on from there.
Neither team shot better than 43 percent from the floor, with Miami slightly better (42.9 to 41.9).
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Boston College |
|
Miami-Florida |
James Karnik 15 |
Scoring |
Kameron McGusty 27 |
Makai Ashton-Langford 8 |
Assists |
Kameron McGusty 5 |
Frederick Scott 8 |
Rebounds |
Elijah Olaniyi 8 |
James Karnik 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Walker 6 |
Makai Ashton-Langford 1 |
Steals |
Kameron McGusty 2 |
CJ Felder 6 |
Blocks |
Nysier Brooks 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Boston College
|
76 |
41.9 |
9-26 |
15-18 |
13 |
37 |
7 |
2 |
11 |
Miami-Florida
|
80 |
42.9 |
7-24 |
19-26 |
15 |
32 |
6 |
6 |
7 |