Eagles Battle But Fall at Home to Wake Forest, 69-65

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Jay Heath scored a game-high 20 points and CJ Felder logged his first collegiate double-double with 17 points and 14 boards in a 69-65 Eagles loss at home to Wake Forest.

Trailing by 14 points with 10:45 remaining, BC cut the deficit to one point with less than three minutes to play. BC had one possession with a chance to take the lead, and two more in a three-point game but missed seven straight shots before connecting on a 3-pointer with less than two seconds left.

Wake Forest led 61-47 with six minutes left before BC ran off 10 straight points. The Eagles cut it to one, 63-62 when Heath made a 3-pointer with under three minutes to play.

BC shot under 33% for the game. The Eagles missed their first seven shots of the game and their last four of the first half. In between, the Eagles had a cold spell where they made just one basket over a five-minute span.

But they stayed in the game because Wake was only a tiny bit better, making just one basket in 10 tries over more than six minutes. Rich Kelly made a 3-pointer with 4:46 left to tie it 20-all, but the Demon Deacons scored 10 of the last 12 points in the half to take a 30-22 lead. He added 13 points for the Eagles.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Jay Heath notched his fourth 20-point performance of the season. The sophomore guard is averaging 19.8 points per game over the last four.
CJ Felder registered a career-best 14 rebounds – including 12 on the defensive end. His previous high was 11 rebounds – set earlier this season at Minnesota.
Rich Kelly chipped in with 13 points, three rebounds, four assists, and two steals.
Steffon Mitchell added eight points, five boards, three assists, and two steals.
Kamari Williams had five points, a rebound, and a steal in 25 minutes of action.
Makai Ashton-Langford saw his first game action since Jan. 2 and logged 27 minutes off the bench (two points, three rebounds, an assist, and a steal).
Andrew Kenny grabbed two boards in six minutes.
BC connected on 32.8% shooting from the floor (22-67), including 8-of-33 from the perimeter.
The Eagles were outrebounded 52-34, including 12-7 on the offensive glass.

STAT OF THE GAME:

4 – Boston College committed a season-low four turnovers. It was the lowest turnover mark since Feb. 27, 2019, when BC also had four turns against Louisville.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD:

CJ Felder registered a career-best efficiency mark of 29.
Two other Eagles – Jay Heath and Rich Kelly – reached double digits in EFF at 12.
Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK – Missed Shots – TO)

UP NEXT:

Boston College travels to Syracuse on Saturday. Tipoff at the Carrier Dome is set for 2 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.