Boston College Eagles Fall to Florida in Roman Legends Classic

BUBBLEVILLE, Conn. — Rich Kelly had 13 points and Wynston Tabbs 12 as Boston College dropped a 90-70 decision on Thursday to Florida in the Roman Legends Classic in Bubbleville at Mohegan Sun Arena.

BC led early, 6-5, after a Tabbs layup with 16:44 left in the first half. Florida would score eight unanswered points, taking the lead for good – 13-6 – one minute later. The Gators would build as much as a 22-point advantage in the first half and led 49-29 at the break.

The Eagles would trail by as many as 31 in the second half, unable to get things going on either side of the floor. Florida shot 56.5% (35-62) from the floor and dominated the painted area, tallying 50 of its 90 points.

CJ Felder had 11 points for Boston College, while James Karnik – in his first action for Boston College – added seven points, six rebounds, and two steals.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Rich Kelly knocked down 3-of-4 from beyond the arc – the 31st time in his career he made at least three 3FG.
Wynston Tabbs connected on 5-of-9 (2-3 3FG) on the night for his 12 points.
Makai Ashton-Langford had eight points, five rebounds, two assists, and three steals.
Steffon Mitchell led BC with four steals to go along with eight points and four rebounds.
It was his lowest rebounding total since Feb. 16, 2020, when he tallied three boards vs. N.C. State.
The Eagles got 26 points from its bench on the night.

STAT OF THE GAME:

+13 – Boston College held a +13 advantage in free throws attempted on the night. The Eagles were 18-of-29 from the charity stripe.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD:

Steffon Mitchell and James Karnik led the way in efficiency for BC
Both players posted a mark of 11.
Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK – Missed Shots – TO)

UP NEXT:

Boston College travels to Minnesota on Tuesday, Dec. 8 as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Tipoff is 7 pm ET and the game can be seen live on ESPNU.
The game will be broadcast live on the Boston College Learfield IMG College Sports Network with Josh Maurer and Danya Abrams on WEEI 850 AM.