Boston College Eagles vs Miami (FL) Hurricanes Match Player Stats On Mar 06, 2024

Quinten Post scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Boston College Eagles defeated the Miami Hurricanes 67-57 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla.

It was Boston College's first win in Miami since 2010. The Eagles rallied from a 10-point, first-half deficit.

Claudell Harris Jr. added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Mason Madsen added 12 points for the Eagles (16-14, 7-12), who swept two games from Miami this season.

Miami (15-15, 6-13) has lost eight straight games, the longest skid in the era of coach Jim Larranaga, who began his Hurricanes tenure in 2011-12.

The Hurricanes were led by Matthew Cleveland, who scored 13 points. Norchad Omier had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Miami fielded a healthy lineup for just the eighth time in this season's ACC schedule as Nijel Pack and Wooga Poplar returned as starters. However, Pack -- who had missed four straight games due to a leg injury -- went down again with 4:25 left in the first half.

Pack, who injured his left knee after a collision with Boston College's Devin McGlockton, did not return. Known as an elite shooter, Pack went scoreless, missing all five of his shots after going 0-for-7 in his last game before the injury.

In the first half, Boston College had a scoring drought that lasted 4:26, and the Eagles also went without a field goal for nearly eight minutes.

All of that resulted in Miami leading 32-28 at intermission. The Eagles made it that close because Post hit a 3-pointer that went in just as the first-half buzzer sounded.

Post led all first-half scorers with 12 points. He made 5 of 7 shots from the floor while his teammates converted on just 5-of-19 shooting.

The Hurricanes, who have lacked depth all season, actually had a 12-2 advantage in bench scoring. Backup center Michael Nwoko, who entered the game averaging just 2.5 points, scored seven in the first half, making 3 of 5 shots. He didn't score after intermission, however.

In the second half, Post's 3-pointer from the top of the key tied the score, 38-38 with 17:15 left.

In all, Boston College put together a 15-2 run, taking a 48-40 lead with 13:25 left.

Miami rallied and got as close as 56-53 with 6:35 left, but the Eagles held on from there.

A controversial flagrant foul called on Omier and a 3-pointer at the shot-clock buzzer by Harris helped sink the Hurricanes.

For the game, Miami shot just 33.8 percent, including 6-for-27 on 3-point attempts (22.2 percent).

--Field Level Media