The Duke University men's basketball team travelled to Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts for a Sunday evening tilt against Atlantic Coast Conference foe Boston College.
The first 15 minutes of the contest was close in terms of the score. Boston College played well defensively and offensively. With 5 minutes to go in the first half it was apparent however that the freshman laden Eagles were going to be outmatched by the more experience and talented Blue Devils.
Boston College despite getting open looks at the basket could not score in the last several minutes of the first half or very much in the second half either.
Duke University found its range from the perimeter and was able use its height advantage to out rebound the Eagles.
Boston College could benefit from a 6' 8'' 250 pound type of rebounuding post player. For die hard Eagles fans the loss of Evan Ravenal to Ohio State, just the type of bruiser we need, is frustrating. With no recuits of this ilk on the horizon rebounding looks like it will be a long term issue. That being said the Eagles are extremely well coached. There were a dozen wide open jumpers available throughout the game. If the players hit 50% of their open jumpers this game would have been more respectable in terms of the final score. Boston College Heach Coach Steve Donohue has signed a couple of shooting guards for next season which should alleviate this issue going forward.
The Eagles 8-19 overall and 3-10 in the ACC have gelled as the season has progressed. They have three league wins and really should have five. The Eagles had road losses to Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech that should have been wins. Ironically, below average rebounding was the cause of these losses. Boston College has three games left in the season: Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, and Miami. Revenge shold be on the mind for all of these games. Hopefully, that will lead to more agressive play and more opportunities to win the remaining league games.
The ability to hit open jumpers and rebound some of their misses will be paramount for the rest of the season.
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