National Basketball Association
Boston College 64, California 60
When: 5:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 21, 2019
Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Officials:
Attendance:
6209
By Field Level Media
Boston College's Jairus Hamilton had 18 points and eight rebounds and the Eagles rallied from double-digit deficits in both halves to defeat California 64-60 in a nonconference game on Saturday in San Francisco.
The game was part of the Al Attles Classic, a four-game day-long tournament hosted by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame at the recently opened Chase Center.
The Golden Bears (6-6) were led by Matt Bradley's 21 points and nine rebounds. He was the only Cal player to score in double figures.
A 3-pointer by Jairus Hamilton put Boston College (8-5) ahead 61-58 with 1:35 left in regulation. After a California timeout, Paris Austin made a jump shot in the lane to cut the lead to 61-60.
The teams traded turnovers before Jairus Hamilton missed a shot in the lane. Derryck Thornton was fouled on the rebound attempt and he made both free throws to give the Eagles a 63-60 lead with 36 seconds left.
California called a timeout with 28.6 seconds remaining before Kareem South missed a 3-pointer. Jay Heath was fouled with four seconds remaining and he made one of two free throw attempts to seal the win for the Eagles.
Jared Hamilton -- the older brother of Jairus -- and Julian Rishwain each had 12 points for Boston College and Thornton had 10 points.
Both teams came out shooting cold in the first half, especially from 3-point range. They both were 1 of 9 from 3-point range as California led 29-26 at halftime.
Cal was unable to sustain its 13-point lead in the first half, allowing Boston College to score 10 unanswered points to cut the lead to 25-22 with 2:33 remaining until halftime.
A 10-2 spurt by the Golden Bears allowed them to take a 48-37 lead with 11:12 left in regulation.
Boston College rallied back to take a 56-52 lead with 5:09 remaining on a 17-2 run that that included Rishwain making two 3-pointers, hitting another jumper and making two free throws. Mitchell also converted a 3-point and made a jump shot in the rally.
California missed five shots and committed four turnovers during that stretch in which the Golden Bears went 5:18 without scoring.
Cal shot 43.4 percent from the field, and the Eagles shot 41.3.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
California |
|
Boston College |
Matt Bradley 21 |
Scoring |
Jairus Hamilton 18 |
Kareem South 3 |
Assists |
Steffon Mitchell 5 |
Matt Bradley 9 |
Rebounds |
Jairus Hamilton 8 |
Paris Austin 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jairus Hamilton 6 |
Kareem South 3 |
Steals |
Steffon Mitchell 3 |
Lars Thiemann 1 |
Blocks |
Steffon Mitchell 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
California
|
60 |
43.4 |
3-15 |
11-19 |
10 |
35 |
1 |
5 |
16 |
Boston College
|
64 |
41.3 |
5-17 |
21-28 |
12 |
28 |
1 |
8 |
16 |