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Hand leads Boston College to 54-36 win over Virginia Tech

AP
Feb 18, 2025

BOSTON (AP) Donald Hand Jr. scored 16 points and Boston College beat Virginia Tech 54-36 on Tuesday night and the Eagles ended their four-game losing streak.

Mylyjael Poteat scored 10 points for the Hokies. Hand and Poteat were the only two players to score in double figures.

The Eagles (11-15, 3-12 ACC) outshot Virginia Tech 45.3% to 29.4%.

Virginia Tech had a 0-for-13 stretch in the first half which allowed BC to build a 17-8 lead. Tobi Lawal threw down a dunk with 15:21 remaining before halftime to give the Hokies a 6-5 lead and they failed to score until Tyler Johnson's layup with 6:10 before the break.

The Hokies went another four minutes without scoring, Johnson made a 3-pointer, and the basket kept Virginia Tech from breaking the all-time program record for fewest points in a half. On Jan. 12, 1935, the Hokies scored nine points in a half against North Carolina.

Virginia Tech's first-half point total was the lowest scoring effort by a BC opponent in the shot clock era which started in 1985. The Eagles held Villanova to 13 points on Feb. 15, 1992.

It was also the lowest overall point total BC has held an opponent to since joining the ACC.

Virginia Tech made just 5 of 25 (20%) shots, including 1 for 8 from 3, and missed both its foul shots before halftime.

Virginia Tech (11-15, 6-9) travels to Miami to face the Hurricanes on Saturday.

Boston College hosts Georgia Tech on Saturday.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
11
BC
Eagles
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Eagles gains possession)
19:46		Chad Venning misses two point jump shot
19:44		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
19:23		Ben Hammond turnover (lost ball) (Chad Venning steals)
19:04	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point layup	0-2
18:44	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:26		Mylyjael Poteat blocks Donald Hand Jr.'s two point layup
18:24		Eagles offensive rebound
18:20	+2	Dion Brown makes two point layup	2-4
18:01	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Ben Hammond assists)	4-4
17:36		Chad Venning misses two point jump shot
17:34		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
17:13		Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:13		Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
16:47		Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
16:45		Roger McFarlane offensive rebound
16:42		Tyler Johnson shooting foul (Roger McFarlane draws the foul)
16:42	+1	Roger McFarlane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-5
16:42		Roger McFarlane misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:10		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
16:08		Hokies offensive rebound
16:08		Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
16:04		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:02		Dion Brown offensive rebound
15:55		Dion Brown turnover (lost ball) (Tobi Lawal steals)
15:55		Dion Brown shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:47		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:47		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:47		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
15:36		Dion Brown turnover (bad pass) (Tobi Lawal steals)
15:26	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Tyler Johnson assists)	6-5
15:04		Dion Brown misses three point jump shot
15:02		Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
14:53		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:51		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
14:41		Jayden Hastings blocks Ben Hammond's two point layup
14:39		Hokies offensive rebound
14:35		Jaydon Young turnover (bad pass)
14:20		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:18		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
14:03		Chas Kelley III blocks Tyler Johnson's two point jump shot
14:01		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
13:52		Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
13:50		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
13:44	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point jump shot	6-7
13:29		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
13:27		Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
13:17	+2	Jayden Hastings makes two point dunk (Donald Hand Jr. assists)	6-9
12:54		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
12:52		Jaydon Young offensive rebound
12:38		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot
12:36		Ben Burnham offensive rebound
12:36		Ben Burnham offensive foul
12:36		Ben Burnham turnover (offensive foul)
12:17		Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
12:15		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
11:55		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
11:53		Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
11:38		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
11:36		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
11:23		Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
11:21		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
11:07		Connor Serven personal foul
11:07		TV timeout
10:49	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point jump shot (Fred Payne assists)	6-11
10:37		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Beadle steals)
10:16		Joshua Beadle misses three point jump shot
10:14		Hokies defensive rebound
9:55		Mylyjael Poteat offensive foul
9:55		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (offensive foul)
9:28		Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot
9:26		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
9:01		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
8:59		Fred Payne defensive rebound
8:54	+2	Chad Venning makes two point dunk (Fred Payne assists)	6-13
8:42		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Beadle steals)
8:35	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point layup (Joshua Beadle assists)	6-15
8:35		Ben Burnham shooting foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
8:35		Elijah Strong misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:35		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
8:22		Joshua Beadle personal foul
8:07		Patrick Wessler misses two point hook shot
8:05		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
7:49		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:47		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
7:30		Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot
7:28		Fred Payne defensive rebound
7:11		Chad Venning turnover (lost ball) (Jaydon Young steals)
6:59		Jaydon Young misses two point jump shot
6:57		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
6:39	+2	Fred Payne makes two point layup	6-17
6:20		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
6:18		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
6:12	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup	8-17
5:56		Tyler Johnson personal foul
5:56		TV timeout
5:49		Tobi Lawal personal foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
5:49		Chad Venning misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:49		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
5:34		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
5:32		Dion Brown defensive rebound
5:15	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup	8-19
4:44		Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
4:42		Brandon Rechsteiner offensive rebound
4:36		Chas Kelley III personal foul
4:21		Jaydon Young turnover (bad pass) (Dion Brown steals)
4:12		Dion Brown misses two point layup
4:10		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
4:03		Jaydon Young misses two point layup
4:01		Dion Brown defensive rebound
3:39	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Roger McFarlane assists)	8-22
3:31		Hokies 30 second timeout
3:07		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup
3:05		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
3:01		Tobi Lawal turnover (offensive goaltending)
2:46	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup	8-24
2:31		Chad Venning personal foul
2:20	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	11-24
1:57		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
1:55		Dion Brown offensive rebound
1:47		Dion Brown misses two point layup
1:45		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
1:40		Tobi Lawal turnover (traveling)
1:22	+2	Chad Venning makes two point jump shot	11-26
0:52		Roger McFarlane personal foul
0:43		Roger McFarlane blocks Tobi Lawal's two point layup
0:41		Chad Venning defensive rebound
0:20		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ben Hammond steals)
0:13		Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass) (Roger McFarlane steals)
0:07		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:04		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:02		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
25
BC
Eagles
28

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Ben Burnham assists)	13-26
19:18	+2	Roger McFarlane makes two point layup (Dion Brown assists)	13-28
18:49	+3	Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)	16-28
18:22		Roger McFarlane misses two point jump shot
18:20		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
18:03	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Tobi Lawal assists)	18-28
17:50	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point layup	18-30
17:26		Dion Brown personal foul
17:17		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
17:15		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
17:01	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot	20-30
16:45	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists)	20-33
16:24		Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Roger McFarlane steals)
16:11		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ben Hammond steals)
16:02		Donald Hand Jr. personal foul
15:57		TV timeout
15:48	+3	Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	23-33
15:32		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
15:30		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
15:18		Roger McFarlane personal foul
15:10		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
15:08		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
14:45		Elijah Strong turnover (bad pass) (Jaydon Young steals)
14:29		Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot
14:27		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
14:17		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Rechsteiner steals)
14:07		Jayden Hastings blocks Tyler Johnson's two point layup
14:05		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
13:55		Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot
13:53		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
13:48	+2	Jayden Hastings makes two point dunk (Dion Brown assists)	23-35
13:28		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
13:26		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
13:20		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
13:18		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
13:11	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point layup (Dion Brown assists)	23-37
12:55		Dion Brown shooting foul (Jaydon Young draws the foul)
12:55		Jaydon Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:55	+1	Jaydon Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-37
12:45		Joshua Beadle misses two point layup
12:43		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
12:31		Chad Venning blocks Brandon Rechsteiner's two point layup
12:29		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
12:21		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
12:19		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
12:09		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
12:07		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point layup (Elijah Strong assists)	24-39
11:14		Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
11:12		Chad Venning defensive rebound
10:52		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:50		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
10:27		Patrick Wessler misses two point layup
10:25		Chad Venning defensive rebound
10:07	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point jump shot	24-41
9:52		Joshua Beadle personal foul
9:52		TV timeout
9:37		Tyler Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Roger McFarlane steals)
9:29		Brandon Rechsteiner shooting foul (Fred Payne draws the foul)
9:29	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-42
9:29	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-43
9:04		Chad Venning shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
9:04		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:04		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:04		Chad Venning defensive rebound
9:03		Ben Burnham personal foul
8:40		Chad Venning misses two point layup
8:38		Elijah Strong offensive rebound
8:31	+3	Roger McFarlane makes three point jump shot (Elijah Strong assists)	24-46
8:06		Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
8:04		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
7:36		Elijah Strong misses two point layup
7:34		Hokies defensive rebound
7:34		TV timeout
7:32		Tyler Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
7:25		Tobi Lawal personal foul
7:13		Chad Venning turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals)
7:03		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
7:01		Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
6:53		Fred Payne turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Johnson steals)
6:41		Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Beadle steals)
6:27		Chad Venning turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals)
6:17	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point layup	26-46
6:00		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
5:58		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
5:40		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:38		Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
5:22		Tyler Johnson personal foul
5:08		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:06		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point dunk (Jaydon Young assists)	28-46
4:31		Fred Payne misses two point jump shot
4:29		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
4:19		Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Chas Kelley III steals)
4:10	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point jump shot (Fred Payne assists)	28-48
3:51	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point hook shot	30-48
3:28		Ben Burnham personal foul
3:28		TV timeout
3:17	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point layup	30-50
3:03	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point layup	32-50
2:33	+2	Jayden Hastings makes two point dunk (Roger McFarlane assists)	32-52
2:18	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Jaydon Young assists)	34-52
2:00		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:58		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
1:48		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
1:46		Fred Payne defensive rebound
1:30		Chas Kelley III turnover (lost ball) (Ben Burnham steals)
1:22		Chas Kelley III shooting foul (Ben Burnham draws the foul)
1:22	+1	Ben Burnham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-52
1:22	+1	Ben Burnham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-52
1:09	+2	Jayden Hastings makes two point alley-oop dunk (Chas Kelley III assists)	36-54
0:56		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
0:54		Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
0:29		Luka Toews misses three point jump shot
0:27		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
0:21		Ben Burnham turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

Ben Burnham turnover (bad pass)