The Eagles had won 13-of-14 against the Hurricanes. Going back to their days in the Big East, it had been ten years since Miami won a game in Chestnut Hill. The drought came to an end tonight as Miami knocked off Boston College, 77-71.The Hurricanes simply took and made better shots than the Eagles. Whether it was in the paint, from the perimeter or from the free throw line. Miami just shot better than Boston College. Miami spread it around with five players finishing in double-digits, but no player with more than thirteen points. The Hurricanes continually drove to the basket looking for shots inside. Dwayne Collins absolutely killed Boston College inside, drawing a slew of fouls that led to all but two of his thirten points coming from free throws.
Boston College, by contrast shot poorly and spent too much time launching threes. The Eagles launched 27 threes out of 55 shots and only made nine. The offense came almost exclusively from their guards and wing players. The Eagles spent much of the game settling for jumpers until late in the game, when they realized they were going to lose.
Sixteen top-25 teams were in action today. The ranked or higher ranked team won every game with this exception. It was a short stay in the rankings for Boston College. With this and their loss to Harvard earlier in the week, their upset of North Carolina looks a lot more like the exception not the expectation.
