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The Citadel Bulldogs at Boston College Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
60 - 69

Hand's career-high double-double leads Boston College to a 69-60 win over The Citadel

The Citadel Bulldogs vs. Boston College Eagles: Game Highlights

Hand was 4 of 14 shooting from the field but was 3 of 8 from long range and 11-for-11 from the line. Chad Venning scored 15 points and Elijah Strong knocked down his first four shots, including a 3-pointer, to finish with 11 points. Dion Brown, a transfer from UMBC, came off the bench and drilled a corner 3 on his first offensive possession.

Hand drilled a 3-pointer with 6:42 left to push Boston College's lead to 61-48 but Keynan Davis' 3 with 5:01 left pulled the Bulldogs back to within single digits, 63-54. The Bulldogs got no closer except for a layup by Brody Fox that made it 67-60 with 24 seconds left.

Fox paced The Citadel with 18 points and Cameron Glover and Davis each contributed 10.

Earl Grant is now 5-0 against The Citadel, where he was an assistant from 2002-04. Three of his wins came while coaching College of Charleston and he is now 4-0 in season-opening games at Boston College.

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Matchup Prediction

Boston College: 97.0%
The Citadel: 3.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:21 Donald Hand Jr. made Free Throw. 60 - 69
2nd 0:21 Donald Hand Jr. made Free Throw. 60 - 68
2nd 0:21 Foul on Eze Wali. 60 - 67
2nd 0:24 Brody Fox made Layup. Assisted by Eze Wali. 60 - 67
2nd 0:26 Eze Wali Steal. 58 - 67

Statistics

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20-52 FG 21-54
38.5 Field Goal % 38.9
3-24 3PT 5-18
12.5 Three Point % 27.8
17-25 FT 22-28
68.0 Free Throw % 78.6
32 Rebounds 43
9 Offensive Rebounds 14
23 Defensive Rebounds 29
11 Assists 10
8 Steals 7
5 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 17
6 Fast Break Points 7
32 Points in Paint 26
22 Fouls 21
4 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

Conte Forum

Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 4,529 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Furman 0-0 - 3-0
VMI 0-0 - 3-0
East Tennessee State 0-0 - 2-1
Mercer 0-0 - 2-1
Samford 0-0 - 2-1
The Citadel 0-0 - 2-1
Western Carolina 0-0 - 2-1
UNC Greensboro 0-0 - 1-1
Wofford 0-0 - 1-2
Chattanooga 0-0 - 0-3

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Wake Forest 0-0 - 4-0
Clemson 0-0 - 3-0
Florida State 0-0 - 3-0
NC State 0-0 - 3-0
Pittsburgh 0-0 - 3-0
SMU 0-0 - 3-0
Stanford 0-0 - 3-0
Virginia Tech 0-0 - 3-0
Miami 0-0 - 2-0
Notre Dame 0-0 - 2-0
Syracuse 0-0 - 2-0
Virginia 0-0 - 2-0
California 0-0 - 2-1
Duke 0-0 - 2-1
Georgia Tech 0-0 - 2-1
Boston College 0-0 - 1-1
Louisville 0-0 - 1-1
North Carolina 0-0 - 1-1
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