Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Boston College Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 80
Bowman's big OT carries BC past Georgia Tech, 80-72
His thought was simple: Start taking control of the game.
Bowman scored his only three baskets after halftime in overtime and finished with 17 points to carry Boston College to an 80-72 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday.
"I kind of knew I was scoreless," said Bowman, who also had eight rebounds. "I knew I had to step up at the end, that's when I needed to step up."
He did more than that.
Bowman's spinning baseline drive pushed BC ahead 71-69. After the Yellow Jackets moved ahead by one, the 6-foot-1 sophomore had a drive in the lane that pushed BC ahead for good. He added a jumper from the right corner and two free throws.
Jordan Chatman, the third guard, scored 19 points for Boston College (14-9, 4-6 Atlantic Coast Conference), which snapped a three-game losing streak, and Johncarlos Reyes had 10 points. Robinson, who entered leading the league with 23.6 points per in conference games, scored 19 before fouling out with 3:12 to play in regulation.
Ben Lammers paced balanced scoring for Georgia Tech (11-12, 4-6) with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Brandon Alston scored 13 points, and Josh Okogie and Jose Alvarado each had 12.
BC had tied it on Steffon Mitchell's 3-pointer from the left corner with 35 seconds left in regulation.
After Alvarado was whistled for traveling with 7.2 seconds to play, Bowman turned the ball over before getting a shot off, sending the game to OT.
Trailing by seven with seven minutes to go, Georgia Tech, last in the ACC in 3-pointers made per game, used a 12-2 spree, moving ahead on Tadric Jackson's second straight 3, coming from the left corner with 3:49 left. The Yellow Jackets had hit just two 3s in the game, but connected on three in the closing 4 1/2 minutes.
The Yellow Jackets had opened four double-digit leads, the final one coming at 38-28 when Alston hit a short jumper in the lane for the initial basket of the second half.
BIG PICTURE
Georgia Tech: Coming off a home victory over Syracuse, the Yellow Jackets couldn't carry the success on the road where they are now 1-6 this season.
Boston College: Robinson and Bowman have been a consistent scoring tandem nearly the entire season, but the thing that makes the Eagles tough to matchup against is when their third guard, Chatman, gets open looks and knocks down 3s. He leads the team with 58.
"That was a big key, coming off the last game we knew didn't get give him enough shots," Bowman said.
HEAVY HEART
Alston played his second game after his dad died of heart attack earlier in the week. Pastner said he was leaving the team for services on Monday and will be back on Tuesday.
ROUGH START
UP NEXT
Georgia Tech: At Louisville on Thursday.
Boston College: At Notre Dame on Tuesday.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:14 | Luka Kraljevic Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:14 | Jose Alvarado missed Layup. | 72 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:20 | Steffon Mitchell made Free Throw. | 72 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:20 | Boston College Deadball Team Rebound. | 72 - 79 |
Statistics
 GT |
 BC |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-57 | FG | 27-61 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 11-23 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 9-13 | FT | 15-21 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 4,763 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |