Duke started out hot this game, immediately jumping to a 10-2 lead and shooting 80% from the floor in the opening minutes. BC was forcing turnovers and being aggressive in getting loose balls, but their shots were mostly poor-quality and were not falling. The Eagles were able to put up some scores that would put them back into the game occasionally early on, especially with from some great play by Jay Heath on both ends of the floor, but Duke quickly expanded their lead again and kept it out of reach for good. BC would end up giving up a bunch of turnovers down the stretch of the first half (including several traveling violations), from which Duke capitalized with a lot of three-pointers and the Blue Devils had the 41-27 lead by halftime.
Duke defeats Boston College in the ACC tournament, 86-51. BC’s season is over.
