Boston College rallies to beat Miami in the Hurricanes' first game since Jim Larrañaga stepped down

AP
Jan 01, 2025

BOSTON (AP) Chad Venning scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half, Fred Payne finished with 15 and Boston College rallied to beat Miami 78-68 on Wednesday in the Hurricanes' first game since Jim Larrañaga stepped down as the men’s basketball coach.

The 75-year-old Larrañaga was replaced for the remainder of the season by associate head coach Bill Courtney - one of Larrañaga’s best friends for the past three decades or so.

Boston College trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half. Miami scored the opening eight points of the game and extended its lead to 20-6 behind eight points from Paul Djobet.

Miami's lead was 41-29 at the break before Boston College started the second half on a 10-2 run to get within four points. The Eagles' first lead came with 8:52 remaining when Roger McFarlane made a 3-pointer.

Payne's 3-pointer with 8:15 remaining sparked a 9-0 run to give Boston College the lead for good. Miami twice got within four points in the final four minutes, but Joshua Beadle made a 3-pointer each time to regain a seven-point lead.

Beadle finished with 13 points, Elijah Strong had 11 and Donald Hand Jr. 10 for Boston College (9-5, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Senior Matthew Cleveland led Miami (4-9, 0-2) in scoring for the third straight game, totaling 21 points. Lynn Kidd had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Djobet scored 10.

Miami went 1 for 14 from the field during a stretch in the second half to allow Boston College back in it. The Hurricanes finished at 28.6% shooting after halftime.

Both teams play a road game on Saturday, with Miami going against Virginia Tech and Boston College facing Georgia Tech.

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1st Half
MIA
Hurricanes
41
BC
Eagles
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hurricanes gains possession)
19:42		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
19:40		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
19:35	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:14		Chad Venning misses two point jump shot
19:12		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
19:04	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)	4-0
18:56		Fred Payne turnover
18:41	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	6-0
18:32		Matthew Cleveland personal foul
18:12		Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
18:10		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
18:03		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
18:01		Chad Venning defensive rebound
17:44		Matthew Cleveland blocks Fred Payne's three point jump shot
17:42		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
17:25	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup (Lynn Kidd assists)	8-0
17:05	+2	Joshua Beadle makes two point jump shot	8-2
16:46		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:44		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
16:41	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point tip layup	10-2
16:25		Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot
16:23		Hurricanes defensive rebound
16:02	+3	Paul Djobet makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	13-2
15:43	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup (Chas Kelley III assists)	13-4
15:13		Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:11		Chad Venning defensive rebound
15:09		TV timeout
15:07		Chad Venning turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
15:07	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)	15-4
14:48		Chad Venning misses two point layup
14:46		Paul Djobet defensive rebound
14:35		Jalen Blackmon misses three point jump shot
14:33		Hurricanes offensive rebound
14:21		Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
14:19		Chad Venning defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup (Donald Hand Jr. assists)	15-6
13:50		Jalen Blackmon misses three point jump shot
13:48		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
13:32		Lynn Kidd blocks Donald Hand Jr.'s two point jump shot
13:32		Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
13:28	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point jump shot	17-6
13:28		Elijah Strong shooting foul (Paul Djobet draws the foul)
13:28	+1	Paul Djobet makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-6
13:26		Elijah Strong turnover (Paul Djobet steals)
13:22	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point layup	20-6
13:07		Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot
13:05		Roger McFarlane offensive rebound
13:05		Paul Djobet shooting foul (Roger McFarlane draws the foul)
13:05		Roger McFarlane misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:05	+1	Roger McFarlane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-7
12:57	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point layup	22-7
12:57		Elijah Strong shooting foul (Jalil Bethea draws the foul)
12:57	+1	Jalil Bethea makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-7
12:55		Roger McFarlane turnover (bad pass)
12:43	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot	25-7
12:31		Lynn Kidd personal foul
12:29		A.J. Staton-McCray shooting foul (Dion Brown draws the foul)
12:29	+1	Dion Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-8
12:29	+1	Dion Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-9
12:12		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:10		Dion Brown defensive rebound
11:57		Austin Swartz personal foul
11:57		TV timeout
11:38		Dion Brown misses three point jump shot
11:36		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
11:29	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup	27-9
11:07		Matthew Cleveland blocks Donald Hand Jr.'s three point jump shot
11:05		Donald Hand Jr. offensive rebound
10:58		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:56		Roger McFarlane offensive rebound
10:50	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point layup	27-11
10:29	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	29-11
10:05		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:03		Jalen Blackmon defensive rebound
9:56		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
9:54		Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
9:33	+2	Jayden Hastings makes two point dunk (Chas Kelley III assists)	29-13
9:15		Roger McFarlane shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
9:15	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-13
9:15	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-13
8:59		Chas Kelley III turnover (bad pass)
8:38		Chas Kelley III shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
8:38		Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:38	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-13
8:16		Lynn Kidd blocks Donald Hand Jr.'s two point layup
8:14		Isaiah Johnson-Arigu defensive rebound
8:10		Isaiah Johnson-Arigu turnover
7:52		Dion Brown misses two point layup
7:50		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
7:35		Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
7:33		Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
7:29		Chas Kelley III turnover (Matthew Cleveland steals)
7:24		Matthew Cleveland turnover (Chas Kelley III steals)
7:24		TV timeout
7:08		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul
6:55	+2	Chad Venning makes two point jump shot	32-15
6:28		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
6:26		Chad Venning defensive rebound
6:10		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
6:10	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-16
6:10	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-17
5:49		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:47		Luka Toews defensive rebound
5:39		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
5:37		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
5:16		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
5:14		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
5:04		Luka Toews misses two point layup
5:02		Chad Venning offensive rebound
4:59	+2	Chad Venning makes two point tip layup	32-19
4:47	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup	34-19
4:29	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup	34-21
4:14	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup	36-21
3:56	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup (Luka Toews assists)	36-23
3:56		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+1	Chad Venning makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-24
3:42	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup	38-24
3:19	+3	Fred Payne makes three point jump shot (Elijah Strong assists)	38-27
2:57	+3	A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Jalen Blackmon assists)	41-27
2:42		Brandon Johnson blocks Luka Toews's two point layup
2:40		Donald Hand Jr. offensive rebound
2:36		Chad Venning misses two point layup
2:34		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
2:29		Brandon Johnson turnover (traveling)
1:58		Brandon Johnson blocks Elijah Strong's two point jump shot
1:58		Eagles offensive rebound
1:58		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
1:39		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
1:39		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
1:39		Fred Payne personal foul
1:32		Jalen Blackmon misses two point jump shot
1:30		Fred Payne defensive rebound
1:11	+2	Jayden Hastings makes two point dunk (Luka Toews assists)	41-29
0:40		Matthew Cleveland turnover (Donald Hand Jr. steals)
0:19		Roger McFarlane turnover (traveling)
0:19		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:10		Luka Toews personal foul
0:02		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
0:00		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Boston College rallies to beat Miami in the Hurricanes' first game since Jim Larrañaga stepped down

1st Half MIAHurricanes41BCEagles29

1st Half
MIA
Hurricanes
41
BC
Eagles
29