Boston College MBB: Eagles Drain 18 3-Pointers in 84-62 Win over Miami

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Jay Heath scored a career-high 27 points, Rich Kelly added 25, and Boston College made a season-high 18 3-pointers, beating Miami 84-62 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Steffon Mitchell added 12 points for Boston College (3-9, 1-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), which avenged last season’s 85-58 loss at Miami. CJ Felder had 10 points, eight rebounds, three steals, and blocked a career-best five shots.

Kelly was 7-of-12 from long range and Heath made 5-of-9. It was the first time two BC players scored at least 25 points apiece in the same game since Dec. 9, 2017 (Bowman 30; Robinson 25 vs. Duke).

The Eagles made nine 3-pointers in the first half and finished 18 of 35 (51%). They made 12 3s in a five-point loss at Minnesota and hit a program-record 19 from long range in last season’s 84-71 loss at home against Syracuse.

The Eagles opened the second half on a 23-11 run, stretching their lead to 67-44 with 10 minutes remaining. Heath made consecutive 3-pointers and Demarr Langford Jr. added a 3 to cap the surge.

CJ Felder filled the stat sheet on the night, with 10 points, eight rebounds, two assists, three steals, and a career-high five blocked shots. Steffon Mitchell finished with 12 points (3-4 3FG), seven boards, two assists, a steal, and two blocks.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Rich Kelly’s 27 points is a season-high and is his highest scoring output since Jan. 24, 2020, when he tallied 27 against Fairfield.
It is Kelly’s second career game with seven 3-pointers, knocking down 7-of-12 attempts.
The grad transfer also had seven treys against Fairfield on Feb. 17, 2018
Kelly also had four assists and two rebounds.
Jay Heath registered a career-high 25 points on the night – his second career 20+ point performance.
Heath made 5-of-9 from beyond the arc – his third career game with at least five threes.
The sophomore guard added seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals.
CJ Felder also had a full stat line, tacking on 10 points, eight rebounds, two assists, three steals, and five blocked shots.
He is the first player in six years to post such a line in an ACC game (Rakeem Christmas vs. Virginia Tech: 15 points/12 rebounds/two assists/four steals/five blocks)
Steffon Mitchell added 12 points, tying his career-high with three 3-pointers. He added seven boards, two assists, two blocks, and a steal.
DeMarr Langford had six points, three boards, three assists, and two steals.
Kamari Williams saw close to 14 minutes off the bench, grabbing four rebounds – including three on the offensive glass.
For the game, BC shot 47.6% (30-63) and 51.4% (18-35) from the perimeter.
The 18 3-pointers made vs. Miami marks the second-highest single-game total in BC history and is the most 3’s made in an ACC game this season.

STAT OF THE GAME:

21 – Boston College scored a season-high 21 points in transition on the night.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD:

Not surprisingly, Boston College posted some of the highest efficiency marks of the season.
Three Eagles came in at 23 or higher, led by Jay Heath’s a 26 EFF mark. Rich Kelly was a 25, while CJ Felder was at 23.
Steffon Mitchell finished with an efficiency rating of 18.
Both players registered a 15 EFF mark.
Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK – Missed Shots – TO)

UP NEXT:

Boston College heads to Notre Dame on Saturday. Tipoff at the Joyce Center is set for 4 p.m. and the game will air live on ACC Network.
The game can also be heard on the Boston College Learfield IMG College Sports Network with Josh Maurer and Danya Abrams on WEEI 850 AM