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
