Beekman scores 18, Virginia survives late rally in 72-68 win over Boston College
BOSTON (AP) Reece Beekman had 18 points and eight assists and Virginia held off a last-minute rally to defeat Boston College 72-68 on Wednesday night.
Quinten Post’s jumper got Boston College within 70-65 with a minute to go. After a Virginia turnover, Mason Madsen hit a layup and connected on the and-one to make it a two-point game with 29 seconds left. BC needed to foul and sent Virginia’s Isaac McKneely to the line. He made two for a 72-68 lead. With 10 seconds left, a held ball was called and Boston College retained possession. Madsen missed a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left and Virginia ran out the clock.
McKneely scored 14 points and Jacob Groves had 13 for Virginia (21-8, 12-6 ACC). Ryan Dunn had 13 rebounds.
Post had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Jaeden Zackery scored 12 and Madsen had 10 for Boston College (15-13, 6-11). The Eagles shot 41% but made only 5 of 22 3-point tries.
A layup by Devin McGlockton drew Boston College within one point with 13 1/2 minutes left in the second half and his dunk on the next possession gave the Eagles their first lead of the game, 40-39. There were five lead changes in the next seven minutes before Virginia went up 57-51 with three 3-pointers on consecutive possessions - two by McKneely and the third by Groves. They both made 3 of 6 3-pointers for the game.
A pullup 3-pointer by Donald Hand Jr. got Boston College within 66-63 with 2 minutes to go, but Beekman made two free throws and Blake Buchanan hit a jumper for the Cavaliers to set the stage for the final minute.
Virginia took an early 11-2 lead, but a 3-pointer by Zackery got the Eagles within 15-13 with about 8 1/2 minutes left in the first half. Several minutes later, a layup by Madsen made it 22-21. Virginia did not give up the lead and went on to hold a 27-23 edge at halftime.
Virginia reached 50 points for the first time in four games.
Virginia visits No. 10 Duke on Saturday and Boston College hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Eagles gains possession) | ||
| 19:41 | | Quinten Post misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:39 |  | Jordan Minor defensive rebound | ||
| 19:15 | | Jacob Groves misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:13 | | Quinten Post defensive rebound | ||
| 19:04 | | Mason Madsen turnover (lost ball) (Isaac McKneely steals) | ||
| 18:47 | | Jordan Minor misses two point layup | ||
| 18:45 | | Quinten Post defensive rebound | ||
| 18:37 | | Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:35 | | Isaac McKneely defensive rebound | ||
| 18:19 | | Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:17 | | Mason Madsen defensive rebound | ||
| 18:03 | | Quinten Post misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:01 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 17:34 | | +2 | Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot | 2-0 |
| 17:06 | | +2 | Quinten Post makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | | Claudell Harris Jr. personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul) | ||
| 16:41 | | +2 | Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 16:20 | | Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:18 | | Reece Beekman defensive rebound | ||
| 15:59 | | +3 | Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists) | 7-2 |
| 15:38 | | Quinten Post misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:36 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 15:28 | | Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:26 | | Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound | ||
| 15:20 | | Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:18 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 14:51 | | +2 | Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot | 9-2 |
| 14:21 | | Quinten Post turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 14:21 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:03 | | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:01 | | Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 13:44 | | Blake Buchanan blocks Quinten Post's two point layup | ||
| 13:42 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 13:32 | | +2 | Reece Beekman makes two point layup | 11-2 |
| 13:02 | | Jaeden Zackery misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:00 | | Mason Madsen offensive rebound | ||
| 12:54 | | Mason Madsen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:52 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 12:29 | | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:27 | | Quinten Post defensive rebound | ||
| 12:15 | | Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:13 | | Devin McGlockton offensive rebound | ||
| 12:08 | | +3 | Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists) | 11-5 |
| 11:52 | | Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:50 | | Quinten Post defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Reece Beekman personal foul (Quinten Post draws the foul) | ||
| 11:35 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:32 | | +2 | Mason Madsen makes two point jump shot (Claudell Harris Jr. assists) | 11-7 |
| 11:09 | | +2 | Jacob Groves makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists) | 13-7 |
| 10:44 | | Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Armani Mighty offensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Blake Buchanan blocks Armani Mighty's two point layup | ||
| 10:39 | | Armani Mighty offensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Armani Mighty draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | Armani Mighty misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:37 | | Armani Mighty misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:37 | | Andrew Rohde defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Jacob Groves misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot | 13-9 |
| 9:32 | | +2 | Dante Harris makes two point layup | 15-9 |
| 9:09 | | Dante Harris shooting foul (Claudell Harris Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:09 | | +1 | Claudell Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-10 |
| 9:09 | | Claudell Harris Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:09 | | Jordan Minor defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Taine Murray turnover (bad pass) (Quinten Post steals) | ||
| 8:40 | | +3 | Jaeden Zackery makes three point jump shot | 15-13 |
| 8:13 | | Quinten Post shooting foul (Jordan Minor draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | +1 | Jordan Minor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-13 |
| 8:13 | | +1 | Jordan Minor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-13 |
| 7:55 | | +2 | Quinten Post makes two point layup | 17-15 |
| 7:31 | | +3 | Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Ryan Dunn assists) | 20-15 |
| 7:08 | | +2 | Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup | 20-17 |
| 6:43 | | +2 | Andrew Rohde makes two point jump shot (Taine Murray assists) | 22-17 |
| 6:13 | | +2 | Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point layup | 22-19 |
| 5:50 | | Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Eagles defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 5:35 | | Quinten Post misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Reece Beekman defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Mason Madsen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Mason Madsen makes two point jump shot | 22-21 |
| 4:36 | | Taine Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Quinten Post misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Prince Aligbe defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Reece Beekman defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot | 24-21 |
| 3:06 | | Prince Aligbe misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Taine Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Ryan Dunn misses two point layup | ||
| 2:40 | | Ryan Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Ryan Dunn makes two point layup | 26-21 |
| 2:08 | | Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Isaac McKneely defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | TV timeout | ||
| 1:59 | | Ryan Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Zackery steals) | ||
| 1:52 | | Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Jacob Groves defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Jordan Minor misses two point layup | ||
| 1:17 | | Ryan Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Ryan Dunn misses two point layup | ||
| 1:10 | | Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +2 | Devin McGlockton makes two point layup (Mason Madsen assists) | 26-23 |
| 0:51 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Jordan Minor offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Mason Madsen shooting foul (Ryan Dunn draws the foul) | ||
| 0:44 | | Ryan Dunn misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:44 | | +1 | Ryan Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-23 |
| 0:29 | | Reece Beekman blocks Jaeden Zackery's two point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Devin McGlockton personal foul (Jacob Groves draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Cavaliers 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:04 | | Donald Hand Jr. personal foul | ||
| 0:01 | | Ryan Dunn misses two point layup | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:49 | | Mason Madsen blocks Jordan Minor's two point layup | ||
| 19:47 | | Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound | ||
| 19:38 | | Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:36 | | Mason Madsen offensive rebound | ||
| 19:28 | | +3 | Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mason Madsen assists) | 27-26 |
| 19:07 | | +3 | Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists) | 30-26 |
| 18:42 | | Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:40 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 18:29 | | Quinten Post blocks Jordan Minor's two point layup | ||
| 18:27 |