Pitt
2-1012-13; ACC
Boston College
3-812-11; ACC
Pitt Beaten by Boston College, 66-57
2/12/2019 9:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) Missed shots down the stretch doomed Pitt to a 66-57 defeat at Boston College in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash Tuesday evening at the Conte Forum.
BC star Ky Bowman scored 14 points with eight rebounds and seven assists as Pitt suffered its 21st consecutive defeat on the road.
Jairus Hamilton added 11 points for the Eagles (12-11, 3-8 ACC) to help the hosts snap their four-game losing streak.
Jared Wilson-Frame led Pitt (12-13, 2-10) with 12 points and seven rebounds. It was the eighth straight loss overall for the Panthers, who were unable to win on the birthday of head coach Jeff Capel.
Neither team held more than a two-possession lead for much of the second half until the Eagles surged ahead late.
The matchup between two struggling ACC teams got sloppy at times, and had an interesting side note in the first half when there was a leak in roof that had two of BC's team managers wiping the floor with towels near the foul line in front of the Eagles' bench when play was up the other end and during stoppages.
The game was played in front of just a few hundred fans with a major snowstorm blanketing the area. One person that did get through the snowy roads and made his way to the game was Celtics president Danny Ainge, who was seated courtside until halftime.
BC used a 13-0 run early in the opening half en route to a 36-32 edge at intermission. The Eagles finished the game on a 15-4 run after the Panthers took a 53-51 lead with 8:22 to play.
BIG PICTURE
Pitt: The Panthers have three more shots at a road win this season: Feb. 20 at Georgia Tech, March 2 at No. 4 Virginia and March 5 at Miami.
Boston College: Starters guard Wynston Tabbs and forward Nik Popovich, two of their two four scorers, were sidelined with an injury. Tabbs (13.9 points per game) missed his sixth straight with a left knee injury and Popovich (13.6) is in concussion protocol. Later, guard Jordan Chatman (also 13.9 points per game) left twice and didn't return after the second time because of a cut left index finger. Starting forward Steffon Mitchell was sidelined for a stretch after getting poked in the eye.
KEEP IT DRY
A leaking roof has happened before at Conte Forum, which opened in 1988.
Like a previous incident, someone in maintenance went up onto the roof to clear the snow from the spot.
UP NEXT
Pitt: Hosts No. 22 Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon.
Boston College: Hosts Miami on Sunday evening.
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