Sophomore Tyus Battle led Syracuse with 29 points in an 85-70 loss to Boston College Wednesday night at Conte Forum. Freshman Oshae Brissett finished with 18 points and nine rebounds. Junior Frank Howard scored 17 points and dished out five assists.
That effort would not be enough, though.
Ky Bowman led the Eagles with 23 points and five assists. Jerome Robinson added 22 points with seven assists and Jordan Chatman totaled 18 points.
Battle scored six straight points to trim the Syracuse deficit to seven with 10:02 remaining. Boston College used an 11-3 run to take a 69-54 lead and the Orange were unable to cut the deficit back down to single digits.
While the Orange saw their tournament hopes take a serious hit on Wednesday night — this weekend they’ll have the chance to end the regular season on a positive note.
MORE ON THE LOSS: Cuse topped by BC in disappointing game
BOX SCORE: Syracuse 70, Boston College 85
NEXT UP: Clemson comes to the Dome
HIGHLIGHTS
POST GAME PRESSER
MORE COVERAGE
– Final score: Boston College 85, Syracuse 70
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PREVIEW
Syracuse travels to Boston College for its final road test of the regular season on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. in Conte Forum. The Orange won the first meeting this season, 81-63, in the Carrier Dome on Jan. 24. The game will be televised on RSN and on the Watch ESPN app. The game will be on YES in the Central New York area. Find your local affiliate on here. Fans can also listen to the live broadcast on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network.
Syracuse dropped to 18-11 overall and 7-9 in the ACC after a road loss to Duke on Saturday. Sophomore Tyus Battle led the Orange with 12 points and junior Paschal Chukwu added 12 rebounds.
The Orange lead the all-time series over Boston College, 47-25, and have won six of the last seven games. Read More
GAMEDAY LINKS:
– Syracuse vs. Boston College preview: Five things to watch (NunesMagician.com)
– Syracuse vs. BC: TV/streaming, time, odds, history & more (NunesMagician.com)
– Syracuse-Boston College basketball game opens as a pick’em (Syracuse.com)
– What channel is Syracuse basketball at Boston College on? TV, tipoff time, live stream (Syracuse.com)
– Jim Boeheim’s not surprised by FBI’s probe into college hoops (NunesMagician.com)
– When Syracuse basketball plays BC, it faces the best ACC player nobody is talking about (Syracuse.com)
