Boston College Eagles Battle But Fall, 80-76, at Miami

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — James Karnik led six Eagles in double figures with 15 points, as Boston College dropped an 80-76 decision on Friday in a regular-season finale.

BC erased Miami’s largest lead of the game of nine points with an 11-0 run while the Hurricanes went scoreless for over 4 1/2 minutes to trail 68-66 with 3:40 left. The Hurricanes responded with a 9-0 run that gave them a 75-68 lead with 1:49 remaining. Boston College got within three on a 3-pointer by Frederick Scott with 6.4 seconds to go but could get no closer.

McGusty was 9-of-12 shooting with four 3-pointers and five assists. Nysier Brooks scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Anthony Walker added 17 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Miami, injury-plagued all season, had just six scholarship athletes available but were able to snap a six-game losing streak.

Karnik hit all nine of his free throws and was 3-for-6 from the floor. He also grabbed five rebounds. Makai Ashton-Langford added 13 points, a career-best eight assists, four rebounds, and a steal. Scott and Kamari Williams scored 11 points each. Scott added eight boards, while Williams pulled down six. CJ Felder had 10 points and a career-high six blocks. Jay Heath finished with 10 points.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Karnik’s 9-for-9 performance from the line was a season-best by a BC Eagle. The last BC player to go perfect from the foul line with a minimum of nine attempts was Derryck Thornton (11-11) vs. N.C. State on Feb. 16, 2020.
CJ Felder’s six blocked shots were a career-high and the most in a game by a BC player since Eddie Odio registered six blocks vs. Maryland on Feb. 19, 2013.
Makai Ashton-Langford tied his career-best of eight assists, previously set at Georgetown on Jan. 12, 2019.
His assist/turnover ratio improved to 2.00:1 and puts him above the ACC minimum (3.0 apg) to qualify for the league leaders in that statistical category.
Kamari Williams made 3-of-5 shots from the perimeter to go along with a career-best six boards. It was his highest point total in a game since scoring 14 points last season at Miami.
Frederick Scott’s eight rebounds were a season-high. He has grabbed 15 boards in his last two games.
Jay Heath reached double digits for the 15th time this season – including eight straight contests.
BC connected on 41.9% from the floor (26-62) – including 9-of-26 from beyond the arc. The Eagles made 15-of-18 from the foul line.

STAT OF THE GAME:

47 – A combined 47 points were scored by reserve players on the night. Miami reserves tallied 26 points, while BC bench players had 21 points.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD:

Five Boston College players reached double figures in efficiency rating at Miami, led by Makai Ashton-Langford’s 20.
James Karnik logged a 17, while CJ Felder posted a 15 in EFF. Kamari Williams (13) and Frederick Scott (12) also reached double-digits.
Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK – Missed Shots – TO)

UP NEXT:

Boston College heads to Greensboro, N.C. for the 2021 New York Life ACC Tournament.
Matchups and network clearances are still to be determined.
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.