NCAAB

Colorado State Rams at Boston College Eagles

· Hall of Fame Classic
5-0, 1-0 Away
Final
86 - 74

Colorado State beats Boston College 86-74 to open the Hall of Fame Classic

Colorado State (5-0) will face either Loyola Chicago or Creighton in the championship game on Thursday. Boston College (4-1) plays in the consolation game.

Colorado State had its double-digit lead trimmed to 60-56 after Boston College’s 10-2 run. Clifford ended the run with a 3-pointer. BC was again within four points, 65-61, before Clifford ended another field-goal drought and Josiah Strong added a 3-pointer for a nine-point lead.

Jalen Lake put Colorado State ahead by double figures for good with 5:43 left.

Patrick Cartier scored on a backdoor cut, on Stevens’ seventh assist of the game, for a 79-67 lead. Cartier fouled out at the other end, but Stevens had another beautiful assist, a cross-court pass to Strong for a 3-pointer and a 13-point lead.

Strong finished with 15 points, Joel Scott had 14 and Cartier 10 for Colorado State. Lake, who was a starter last season, came off the bench to score seven points. Scott extended his streak to 52 straight games reaching double-figure scoring. Stevens, averaging 16.8 points and 8.0 assists, was 8 of 13 from the field.

Quinten Post led Boston College with 22 points. Claudell Harris Jr. added 13 points, Jaeden Zackery had 11 and Prince Aligbe 10. The Eagles made all 20 of their free-throw attempts.

Colorado State coach Niko Medved needs three more victories to become the fifth coach in program history to reach 100.

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Matchup Prediction

Boston College: 33.2%
Colorado State: 66.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 86 - 74
2nd 0:12 Chas Kelley III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donald Hand Jr.. 86 - 74
2nd 0:22 Donald Hand Jr. Defensive Rebound. 86 - 71
2nd 0:26 Josiah Strong missed Three Point Jumper. 86 - 71
2nd 0:32 Foul on Fred Payne. 86 - 71

Statistics

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35-63 FG 24-51
55.6 Field Goal % 47.1
9-21 3PT 6-16
42.9 Three Point % 37.5
7-9 FT 20-20
77.8 Free Throw % 100.0
30 Rebounds 24
11 Offensive Rebounds 6
19 Defensive Rebounds 18
21 Assists 13
11 Steals 7
1 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Off Turnovers 19
13 Fast Break Points 3
40 Points in Paint 26
18 Fouls 13
17 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: T-Mobile Center

Location: Kansas City, MO
Capacity:

2023-24 Mountain West Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Utah State 14-4 - 28-7
Nevada 13-5 1 26-8
Boise State 13-5 1 22-11
UNLV 12-6 2 21-13
San Diego State 11-7 3 26-11
New Mexico 10-8 4 26-10
Colorado State 10-8 4 25-11
Wyoming 8-10 6 15-17
Fresno State 4-14 10 12-21
Air Force 2-16 12 9-22
San José State 2-16 12 9-23

2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
North Carolina 17-3 - 29-8
Duke 15-5 2 27-9
Virginia 13-7 4 23-11
Pittsburgh 12-8 5 22-11
Clemson 11-9 6 24-12
Syracuse 11-9 6 20-12
Wake Forest 11-9 6 21-14
Virginia Tech 10-10 7 19-15
Florida State 10-10 7 17-16
NC State 9-11 8 26-15
Boston College 8-12 9 20-16
Georgia Tech 7-13 10 14-18
Notre Dame 7-13 10 13-20
Miami 6-14 11 15-17
Louisville 3-17 14 8-24
Full Standings