Boston College Eagles at Syracuse Orange
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Starling's 28 points, Lampkin's double-double sends Syracuse to 3-OT win over Boston College
Jyare Davis scored 16 points, Lampkin scored 14 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, reserve Chris Bell scored 12 and Elijah Moore 11 for Syracuse (11-13, 5-8 ACC).
Donald Hand Jr. scored 28 points, Joshua Beadle 16, Chad Venning 11 and Fred Payne 10 for the Eagles.
Davis' layup to start the third overtime gave the Orange an 87-85 lead and they led the remainder.
With the scored tied at 85 in the second half, Syracuse's Kyle Cuffe Jr. stripped Hand with seconds remaining. He dribbled to half court and launched the ball which bounced off the back of the rim to send it to a third overtime.
With 22.6 seconds left in overtime Lampkin secured the ball after Beadle lost in on his dribble. Lampkin threw the ball to Starling whose rushed 3-point attempt bounced off the back rim as time expired to force a second overtime.
Payne made a deep, uncontested 3 out of a timeout off an inbound play to tie it at 67-all with 1.2 seconds left in regulation forced the extra session.
Starling missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with five seconds left, Lampkin did the same with 20 seconds remaining and Starling missed the first of a 1-and-1 with 43 seconds left.
It was the first-ever triple overtime game in Boston College history. The last time Syracuse reached triple overtime was against UConn in 2009 when it was a member of the Big East at the conference tournament.
Boston College (10-13, 2-10) hosts Notre Dame on Wednesday. Syracuse travels to face Miami on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 5 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 95 |
| 5 0:00 | End of 3rd OT | 86 - 95 |
| 5 0:18 | Jyare Davis Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 95 |
| 5 0:19 | Donald Hand Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 95 |
| 5 0:28 | Chris Bell made Free Throw. | 86 - 95 |
Statistics
 BC |
 SYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-77 | FG | 35-74 |
| 42.9 | Field Goal % | 47.3 |
| 11-32 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 34.4 | Three Point % | 36.8 |
| 9-18 | FT | 18-32 |
| 50.0 | Free Throw % | 56.3 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fouls | 16 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Syracuse, NY
Attendance: 20,881 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
| Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
| SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
| North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
| Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
| Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
| California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
| Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |