Tabbs' double-double helps BC beat Rhode Island 69-64

AP
Nov 26, 2020

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Wynston Tabbs had his first career double-double, Steffon Mitchell added 15 points and eight rebounds, and Boston College Eagles beat Rhode Island Rams 69-64 on Thursday night at the 2K Empire Classic.

Tabbs, a 6-foot-2 guard who missed all of last season (knee) after averaging 13.9 points as a freshman in 2018-19, finished with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Rich Kelly - a graduate transfer from Quinnipiac - scored all of his 11 points in the second half for BC (1-1).

Fatts Russell led Rhode Island (1-1) with 23 points.

After Ishmael Leggett made a layup to give the Rams their biggest lead at 48-42, Luka Kraljevic and Kelly made back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a 10-1 run that gave BC a 52-49 lead when Makai Ashton-Langford hit two free throws with 8:43 to play.

Rhode Island shot 46% from the field, compared to 42% by the Eagles, but the Rams made just 3 of 18 from 3-point range and 9-of-18 free throws. BC hit 20 of 34 (59%) from the foul line.

Jay Heath, who scored 16 points in BC's season-opening loss to No. 3 Villanova, did not play (foot). Heath led the team in scoring (13.7 per game) as a freshman last season.

Tabbs hit a 3-pointer to give the Eagles their biggest lead at 29-21 with 5:18 left in the first half but Rhode Island scored 10 of the next 11 points to take a one-point lead into the break.

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1st Half
URI
Rams
31
BC
Eagles
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Steffon Mitchell vs. Makhi Mitchell (Eagles gains possession)
19:45		Wynston Tabbs misses three point jump shot
19:43		Rams defensive rebound
19:29		Makhi Mitchell misses two point layup
19:27		Steffon Mitchell defensive rebound
19:18		Jeremy Sheppard shooting foul (Wynston Tabbs draws the foul)
19:18	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
19:18	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
19:00		Makhi Mitchell offensive foul (CJ Felder draws the foul)
19:00		Makhi Mitchell turnover
18:45		Makai Ashton-Langford misses three point jump shot
18:43		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
18:36		Fatts Russell misses three point pullup jump shot
18:34		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
18:28		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point driving layup
18:26		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
18:18		Makai Ashton-Langford personal foul (Fatts Russell draws the foul)
18:03	+3	Fatts Russell makes three point step back jump shot	3-2
17:44		Makai Ashton-Langford turnover (traveling)
17:31	+2	Jalen Carey makes two point driving layup	5-2
17:05		Wynston Tabbs misses three point jump shot
17:03		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
16:36		Makhi Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Steffon Mitchell steals)
16:29	+2	Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point layup	5-4
16:22		Fatts Russell misses three point jump shot
16:20		Makai Ashton-Langford defensive rebound
16:11	+3	CJ Felder makes three point jump shot (Wynston Tabbs assists)	5-7
15:44		Makai Ashton-Langford personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
15:44		TV timeout
15:35		Makhel Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (CJ Felder steals)
15:24		Rich Kelly misses three point jump shot
15:22		Kamari Williams offensive rebound
15:14		Makhel Mitchell shooting foul (CJ Felder draws the foul)
15:14		CJ Felder misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:14	+1	CJ Felder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-8
14:56		Makhel Mitchell misses two point finger roll layup
14:54		Rich Kelly defensive rebound
14:46	+2	CJ Felder makes two point driving layup	5-10
14:23	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point driving layup	7-10
13:58		D.J. Johnson shooting foul (CJ Felder draws the foul)
13:58		CJ Felder misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:58	+1	CJ Felder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-11
13:48		Fatts Russell misses two point pullup jump shot
13:46		Rams offensive rebound
13:36		Antwan Walker misses two point driving hook shot
13:34		D.J. Johnson offensive rebound
13:27	+2	D.J. Johnson makes two point putback layup	9-11
13:14		Wynston Tabbs turnover (bad pass)
12:56	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point dunk (Fatts Russell assists)	11-11
12:29		D.J. Johnson personal foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
12:27		Kamari Williams misses three point jump shot
12:25		D.J. Johnson defensive rebound
12:01		D.J. Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:59		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
11:54		Jeremy Sheppard shooting foul (Wynston Tabbs draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54		Wynston Tabbs misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:54	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-12
11:35	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point hook shot	13-12
11:14	+3	Frederick Scott makes three point jump shot	13-15
10:56		Frederick Scott personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
10:41	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point hook shot	15-15
10:28		Jalen Carey personal foul (Wynston Tabbs draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-16
10:28		Wynston Tabbs misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:28		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
10:10		Makhi Mitchell offensive foul (Steffon Mitchell draws the foul)
10:10		Makhi Mitchell turnover
9:54		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point driving dunk
9:52		Fatts Russell defensive rebound
9:43		CJ Felder personal foul (Fatts Russell draws the foul)
9:35	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point driving layup	17-16
9:18	+3	Steffon Mitchell makes three point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists)	17-19
8:52		Jalen Carey offensive foul (Steffon Mitchell draws the foul)
8:52		Jalen Carey turnover
8:28		Makai Ashton-Langford turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Sheppard steals)
8:24		Makai Ashton-Langford personal foul (Jeremy Sheppard draws the foul)
8:13		Ishmael Leggett misses two point floating jump shot
8:11		Steffon Mitchell defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Steffon Mitchell makes two point layup	17-21
7:53		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot
7:51		Eagles defensive rebound
7:47		TV timeout
7:42	+2	Steffon Mitchell makes two point layup (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists)	17-23
7:21		Antwan Walker misses two point turnaround hook shot
7:19		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
7:11		Rich Kelly misses three point jump shot
7:09		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
6:59		Jeremy Sheppard offensive foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
6:59		Jeremy Sheppard turnover
6:47		Rich Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Fatts Russell steals)
6:38	+2	Antwan Walker makes two point layup (Fatts Russell assists)	19-23
6:25		Makhel Mitchell personal foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
6:25	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-24
6:25		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:25		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
6:07		Malik Martin misses three point jump shot
6:05		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
5:56	+2	Wynston Tabbs makes two point finger roll layup	19-26
5:46		Rams 30 second timeout
5:40	+2	Jalen Carey makes two point dunk (Antwan Walker assists)	21-26
5:22	+3	Wynston Tabbs makes three point jump shot (Rich Kelly assists)	21-29
4:57		Malik Martin misses three point jump shot
4:55		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
4:50		Wynston Tabbs turnover (lost ball) (Fatts Russell steals)
4:44	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point layup (Malik Martin assists)	23-29
4:35		Fatts Russell personal foul (Wynston Tabbs draws the foul)
4:35		Wynston Tabbs misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:35	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-30
4:28		Rich Kelly personal foul (Fatts Russell draws the foul)
4:18		Rich Kelly personal foul (Fatts Russell draws the foul)
4:18	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-30
4:18	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-30
3:54		D.J. Johnson blocks Frederick Scott's two point driving layup
3:52		D.J. Johnson defensive rebound
3:45	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	27-30
3:32		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Carey steals)
3:28		DeMarr Langford Jr. personal foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
3:28		TV timeout
3:28	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-30
3:28		Ishmael Leggett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:28		Steffon Mitchell defensive rebound
3:07		Wynston Tabbs misses three point jump shot
3:02		Antwan Walker personal foul (Steffon Mitchell draws the foul)
3:02		Steffon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:02		Steffon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:02		Steffon Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:02		Steffon Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:40	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup (Fatts Russell assists)	30-30
2:40		Frederick Scott shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
2:40		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:40		CJ Felder defensive rebound
2:26		Kamari Williams misses three point jump shot
2:24		Fatts Russell defensive rebound
2:16		Kamari Williams blocks Fatts Russell's two point driving layup
2:14		Steffon Mitchell defensive rebound
2:08		Wynston Tabbs turnover (bad pass)
1:54		Jalen Carey misses two point floating jump shot
1:52		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
1:46		DeMarr Langford Jr. personal foul (Makhel Mitchell draws the foul)
1:46		Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:46		Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:46	+1	Makhel Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-30
1:28		Steffon Mitchell misses three point jump shot
1:26		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
1:08		Jump ball. (Rams gains possession)
1:03		Fatts Russell misses three point pullup jump shot
1:01		Eagles defensive rebound
0:50		Kamari Williams misses three point jump shot
0:48		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
0:19		Fatts Russell misses three point step back jump shot
0:17		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
0:17		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
URI
Rams
33
BC
Eagles
39

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Steffon Mitchell misses two point jump shot
19:42		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
19:34	+2	Jeremy Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot	33-30
19:14	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point driving layup	33-32
18:54		Antwan Walker turnover (lost ball)
18:39		Makhi Mitchell personal foul (Makai Ashton-Langford draws the foul)
18:27	+3	Steffon Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Makai Ashton-Langford assists)	33-35
17:58		Steffon Mitchell personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
17:53		Jalen Carey misses two point driving layup
17:51		CJ Felder defensive rebound
17:47		Steffon Mitchell misses two point finger roll layup
17:45		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
17:38	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point driving layup	35-35
17:33		Makai Ashton-Langford misses two point floating jump shot
17:31		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
17:23		Jalen Carey misses three point jump shot
17:21		Steffon Mitchell defensive rebound
17:12		Wynston Tabbs turnover (out of bounds)
16:54		Jeremy Sheppard turnover (bad pass)
16:42		Makhel Mitchell shooting foul (Wynston Tabbs draws the foul)
16:42	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-36
16:42	+1	Wynston Tabbs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-37
16:27	+3	Fatts Russell makes three point jump shot (Jalen Carey assists)	38-37
16:16		Wynston Tabbs misses two point driving layup
16:14		Wynston Tabbs offensive rebound
16:13		CJ Felder turnover (bad pass)
16:11		CJ Felder personal foul (Jeremy Sheppard draws the foul)
16:11	+1	Jeremy Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-37
16:11	+1	Jeremy Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-37
15:51	+2	Jeremy Sheppard makes two point step back jump shot	42-37
15:25		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive foul (Jalen Carey draws the foul)
15:25		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover
15:25		TV timeout
15:11		Jalen Carey turnover (lost ball) (Rich Kelly steals)
15:00	+2	Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point fadeaway jump shot	42-39
14:33	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point floating jump shot	44-39
14:17	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup	44-41
14:05		Fatts Russell misses three point jump shot
14:03		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
13:49		Rich Kelly misses two point turnaround jump shot
13:47		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
13:42	+2	Jeremy Sheppard makes two point driving layup	46-41
13:28		Eagles 60 second timeout
13:14		CJ Felder turnover (lost ball) (Fatts Russell steals)
13:14		CJ Felder personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
12:58		Ishmael Leggett turnover (bad pass)
12:44		D.J. Johnson shooting foul (Frederick Scott draws the foul)
12:44		Frederick Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:44	+1	Frederick Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-42
12:25		Rich Kelly personal foul (Jeremy Sheppard draws the foul)
12:19		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
12:15		Wynston Tabbs personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
12:12		Makhi Mitchell turnover (traveling)
11:56		Frederick Scott turnover (lost ball) (Fatts Russell steals)
11:49		Fatts Russell misses two point layup
11:47		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
11:44		Makhi Mitchell misses two point tip shot
11:44		Makhi Mitchell misses two point tip shot
11:42		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ishmael Leggett steals)
11:40	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	48-42
11:40	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	48-42
11:27		Wynston Tabbs turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Sheppard steals)
11:23		Frederick Scott blocks Jeremy Sheppard's two point layup
11:21		Rams offensive rebound
11:16		Jeremy Sheppard turnover (traveling)
11:06		Wynston Tabbs misses two point step back jump shot
11:04		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
10:55		Luka Kraljevic personal foul (Makhel Mitchell draws the foul)
10:55		Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:55		Luka Kraljevic defensive rebound
10:42	+3	Luka Kraljevic makes three point jump shot (Steffon Mitchell assists)	48-45
10:21		Makhel Mitchell offensive foul (Luka Kraljevic draws the foul)
10:21		Makhel Mitchell turnover
10:11	+3	Rich Kelly makes three point jump shot (Luka Kraljevic assists)	48-48
9:45		Luka Kraljevic shooting foul (Fatts Russell draws the foul)
9:45		Fatts Russell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:45	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-48
9:45	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-48
9:24	+2	Wynston Tabbs makes two point driving layup	49-50
9:15		Fatts Russell turnover (bad pass) (Wynston Tabbs steals)
9:03		Wynston Tabbs misses two point pullup jump shot
9:01		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
8:49		Luka Kraljevic blocks Fatts Russell's two point driving layup
8:47		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
8:43		Malik Martin shooting foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
8:43	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-51
8:43	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-52
8:41	+2	Jeremy Sheppard makes two point step back jump shot	51-52
8:02	+2	Rich Kelly makes two point driving layup	51-54
7:53	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point driving layup	53-54
7:25		Luka Kraljevic misses two point layup
7:23		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound
7:19		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point putback layup
7:17		Malik Martin defensive rebound
7:10		D.J. Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:08		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
6:54		Malik Martin personal foul (Luka Kraljevic draws the foul)
6:38		Steffon Mitchell misses three point jump shot
6:36		Jeremy Sheppard defensive rebound
6:19		Antwan Walker misses two point hook shot
6:17		CJ Felder defensive rebound
6:11		CJ Felder misses three point jump shot
6:09		Rich Kelly offensive rebound
6:05	+2	Steffon Mitchell makes two point layup (Rich Kelly assists)	53-56
5:42		Jalen Carey offensive foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
5:42		Jalen Carey turnover
5:22		Rich Kelly misses three point jump shot
5:20		CJ Felder offensive rebound
5:14		Jeremy Sheppard personal foul (CJ Felder draws the foul)
5:14	+1	CJ Felder makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-57
5:14		CJ Felder misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:14		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point driving layup	55-57
4:37	+2	Wynston Tabbs makes two point turnaround jump shot	55-59
4:09	+2	Jalen Carey makes two point finger roll layup	57-59
3:46	+2	Rich Kelly makes two point layup	57-61
3:46		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	Rich Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-62
3:41	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point driving layup	59-62
3:18		Rich Kelly misses two point driving layup
3:16		Steffon Mitchell offensive rebound
3:14		Makhel Mitchell personal foul (Steffon Mitchell draws the foul)
3:14		CJ Felder misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:59		CJ Felder shooting foul (Jalen Carey draws the foul)
3:14	+1	CJ Felder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-63
2:59		CJ Felder shooting foul (Jalen Carey draws the foul)
2:59		Jalen Carey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:42		Antwan Walker shooting foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
2:59	+1	Jalen Carey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-63
2:42		Antwan Walker shooting foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
2:42		Rich Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:22		Fatts Russell misses three point jump shot
2:42	+1	Rich Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-64
2:22		Fatts Russell misses three point jump shot
2:20		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
1:51		Makai Ashton-Langford misses three point pullup jump shot
1:49		Steffon Mitchell offensive rebound
1:46	+2	Steffon Mitchell makes two point putback layup	60-66
1:46		Makhi Mitchell shooting foul (Steffon Mitchell draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Steffon Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-67
1:43		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
1:39		Rich Kelly personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
1:39		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:39		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:39		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:39		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
1:32		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point layup
1:30		Fatts Russell defensive rebound
1:21		Makai Ashton-Langford blocks Makhi Mitchell's two point layup
1:19		Rams offensive rebound
0:37		Wynston Tabbs misses three point jump shot
1:14	+3	D.J. Johnson makes three point jump shot (Antwan Walker assists)	63-67
0:37		Wynston Tabbs misses three point jump shot
0:35		Jalen Carey defensive rebound
0:32		Makai Ashton-Langford personal foul (Jalen Carey draws the foul)
0:32		Jalen Carey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:25		Fatts Russell personal foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Jalen Carey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
0:25		Fatts Russell personal foul (Rich Kelly draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Rich Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
0:25	+1	Rich Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-69
0:20		Jeremy Sheppard misses three point jump shot
0:18		Steffon Mitchell defensive rebound
0:16		D.J. Johnson personal foul (Steffon Mitchell draws the foul)
0:16		Steffon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:16		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
0:16		Steffon Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:16		Antwan Walker defensive rebound
0:13		Fatts Russell misses two point driving layup
0:11		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
0:13		Fatts Russell misses two point driving layup
0:11		Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Wynston Tabbs defensive rebound