National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami-Florida 78, Boston College 77
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Mike Eades, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 7139

Junior guard Ja'Quan Newton scored a career-high 23 points, and guard Davon Reed added 17 as Miami held off a late charge by Boston College for a 78-77 victory in an Atlantic Coast Conference basketball game Wednesday night at Coral Gables, Fla.

The Hurricanes (13-6, 3-4 ACC) appeared on their way to a comfortable win after overcoming a nearly six-minute scoring drought midway through the game. They took a 17-point lead at the midpoint of the second half.

However, guard Jerome Robinson sparked a second-half surge and finished with a game-high 27 points for the Eagles (9-12, 2-6). Boston College was within one possession in the closing seconds before guard Bruce Brown clinched it with two free throws that gave Miami a 78-74 lead with 4.6 seconds left.

Guard Jordan Chatman hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final points.

After playing their previous three games on the road and dropping the past two, the Hurricanes came out fired up back on their home court, going 12 of 20 from the field to build a 30-15 cushion less than 15 minutes into the game.

However, they went scoreless over the last 5:25 of the half, missing all five of their shots from the field and both free throws while turning the ball over four times in the final two minutes of the period.

That allowed the Eagles to close their deficit to 30-22 at the break.

Reed's driving hook shot ended Miami's drought less than 40 seconds in the second half, but the Eagles continued to peck away, pulling within 38-35 before the Hurricanes got things turned back in their direction.

Miami worked its way to a 61-44 lead by getting key steals and layups by forward Dewan Huell, Brown and Newton before the Eagles mounted their comeback.
Top Game Performances
 
Boston College   Miami-Florida
Jerome Robinson 27 Scoring Ja'Quan Newton 23
Jerome Robinson 6 Assists Bruce Brown 4
Mo Jeffers 9 Rebounds Kamari Murphy 7
Jerome Robinson 7 Free Throws Made Ja'Quan Newton 7
Jordan Chatman 4 Steals Bruce Brown 2
Jordan Chatman 1 Blocks Davon Reed 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston College 77 46.8 9-23 10-15 16 30 2 9 12
Miami-Florida 78 50.0 6-18 18-24 12 33 5 7 15