Boston College tipped the momentum of the game with a 7-0 run to take a 21-16 lead with 7:22 remaining in the first half. Although the Miami basketball team would keep in close throughout the rest of the first half, they never led again.
Boston College led 25-21 at halftime and opened the second half with an 8-2 run to push the lead to ten just over two minutes into the game’s second stanza. Miami cut it to four with 5:56 to go, but an 11-1 Eagles run in the next two minutes put the game away.