Joshua Beadle’s 3-pointer with two seconds remaining lifted Boston College to a 63-61 win over Boise State to win the Cayman Islands Classic on Tuesday in George Town, Cayman Islands.
Beadle, who had only six points combined in the Eagles’ first two tourney games, finished with 13. His step-back trey was only the second 3-pointer Boston College made in 12 attempts, after it entered the game making 39.5 percent from long range.
Chad Venning led Boston College (6-1) with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting and added seven rebounds. Elijah Strong Jr. finished with 11 points and six boards.
Javan Buchanan topped Boise State (5-2) with 24 points, 17 of those in the second half, but his last field goal came with 8:55 to play. Boston College then switched to a zone defense.
Alvaro Cardenas added 11 points for the Broncos, including two free throws with 12 seconds left to put his team ahead 61-60. Tyson Degenhart added 10 points but made only 2 of 9 shots from the field.
Boston College overcame a nine-point deficit in the second half thanks to an 11-0 run, good for a 56-54 lead. Roger McFarlane netted seven points during the burst, which Venning capped with two free throws.
The Eagles shot 56.5 percent in the second half and 49 percent for the game. After hitting only 34.4 percent of their shots in the first half, the Broncos improved to 47.4 percent after the break but finished at 39.2 percent overall.
Boston College trailed most of the first half but went on an 8-0 run to take a 26-23 lead on Beadle’s floater with 31 seconds left.
Boise State, which led by as many as five points in the half, missed five straight shots and had three turnovers during the Eagles’ burst.
Julian Bowie nailed a 3-pointer as time ran out to tie the game at 26-26.
–Field Level Media
