Eagles Fall 85-80 in Overtime at Minnesota. Tabbs had a game-high 24

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Wynston Tabbs had 24 points and Jay Heath 16 as the Boston College Eagles dropped an 85-80 overtime decision at Minnesota on Tuesday night. The game was part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

The Eagles led by one, 31-30 at the break, and began the second half scoring the first six points, en route to a 19-7 run. A 3-pointer from Heath with 14:04 left in regulation gave BC a 52-37 lead. But Minnesota would respond with 16 unanswered over the next 4:24 to get back in the game.

A free throw from Tabbs gave BC a 60-56 lead with 6:22 to go. There were five ties and five lead changes down the stretch. Minnesota led 70-68 with 1:35 to go and had a chance to seal the game with two FT with 23 seconds to go, but Makai Ashton-Langford hit a floater in the lane with seven seconds to go, forcing the extra period.

In overtime, BC led after a James Karnik 3-pointer, but Minnesota’s presence at the foul line proved to be the difference, making 7-of-8 down the stretch.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Wynston Tabbs led all scorers with 24 points. It is his second 20+ point performance of the season and the fourth of his career.
Jay Heath had 16 points to go with five boards, two assists, and two steals
Rich Kelly chipped in with 10 points off the bench – the fourth time in five games he has reached double digits
CJ Felder narrowly missed his first collegiate double-double, with nine points and a career-high 11 rebounds.
Makai Ashton-Langford posted six points, five boards, six assists, and two steals. It is his highest assist total since Jan. 20, 2019, when he had seven dimes at Marquette.
James Karnik added seven points, seven rebounds, and a blocked shot in 24 minutes off the bench
Steffon Mitchell wasn’t able to get it going, seeing only 21 minutes due to foul trouble. He had five points, two boards, and a blocked shot.
It was BC’s first overtime game of the season.
The Eagles connected on 30-of-71 shots from the floor (42.3%) and 12-of-35 from beyond the arc (34.3%).
They were 8-of-10 from the line. The Gophers managed to get to the charity stripe 33 times, making 23.

STAT OF THE GAME:

13:14 – Boston College did not hit a two-point field goal until the 7:46 mark of the first half when Makai Ashton-Langford had a steal and a score in transition.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD:

Wynston Tabbs led BC with an efficiency rating of 19.
CJ Felder logged an 18 EFF rating, while Jay Heath (13) and James Karnik (12) also reached double figures.
Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK – Missed Shots – TO)

UP NEXT:
The Boston College Eagles will play its home and ACC opener on Saturday, Dec. 12 when it hosts Syracuse.
Tipoff is 1 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.