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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wake Forest 75, Boston College 72
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 12, 2013
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials: # Sean Hull, # Jamie Luckie, # Ray Perone
Attendance: 10035

Wake Forest 75, Boston College 72:
C.J. Harris scored a career-high 29 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the host Demon Deacons past the Eagles.

Travis McKie had 18 points, including three 3-pointers, and Devin Thomas grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to help Wake Forest (9-6, 2-1 ACC) improve to 7-2 at home.

Boston College (9-7, 1-2), which fell to 2-2 on the road, was led by Lonnie Jackson, who scored 23 points, including four 3-pointers. Olivier Hanlan had 18 points and Ryan Anderson added 12 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double this season.

Boston College, which swept both games last season, jumped out to a 10-0 lead before Wake Forest scored the next 11 points - capped by Harris’ jumper. Harris’ layup with eight seconds left gave Wake Forest a 38-36 lead at halftime.

Wake Forest extended its lead to as many as 12 points in the second half before Boston College cut it to 73-72 on Joe Rahon’s free throws with 1:28 to play. Rahon, who finished 0-for-7 from the field, missed a jumper with six seconds left and after Harris’ free throws gave Wake Forest a 75-72 lead with five seconds to go, Hanlan missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wake Forest improved to 6-9 in the series. … The Eagles outrebounded the Demon Deacons 32-31. … Boston College committed 17 turnovers to Wake Forest’s 12.
Top Game Performances
 
Boston College   Wake Forest
Lonnie Jackson 23 Scoring C.J. Harris 29
Olivier Hanlan 4 Assists Codi Miller-McIntyre 5
Ryan Anderson 10 Rebounds Devin Thomas 11
Olivier Hanlan 7 Free Throws Made C.J. Harris 5
Lonnie Jackson 3 Steals Travis McKie 4
Ryan Anderson 1 Blocks Devin Thomas 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston College 72 41.7 7-19 25-33 11 26 2 6 17
Wake Forest 75 50.9 7-18 10-18 17 30 3 12 12