Donald Hand Jr. scores all 15 of his points in second half and Boston College beats Loyola Maryland

AP
Nov 19, 2024

BOSTON (AP) Chad Venning had 17 points, Donald Hand Jr. scored all 15 of his points in the second half and Boston College beat Loyola Maryland 82-61 on Tuesday night.

Hand scored 13 points in the opening 12 minutes of the second half and Boston College led by double figures for the final 10 minutes. Hand also grabbed 14 rebounds as Boston College has had player register a double-double in points and rebounds over four consecutive games.

Roger McFarlane added 12 points, and Dion Brown and Fred Payne each had 10 for Boston College (3-1). It was a career high for Payne. The Eagles held a 49-29 advantage on the glass after grabbing 22 offensive rebounds.

Venning scored 10 points in the first half to help Boston College take a 38-31 lead into the break. Loyola shot 43% from the field in the first half compared to BC's 40% but lost the rebounding battle 24-17 and turned it over eight times.

Milos Ilic had 12 points, 14 rebounds and four assists for Loyola Maryland (2-3). Tyson Commander and Jordan Stiemke also score 12 points apiece, and Jacob Theodosiou added 11.

Boston College begins the Cayman Islands Classic against Old Dominion on Sunday. BC will face either Missouri State or High Point in the second round. Hampton, Boise State, South Dakota State and Duquesne are on the other side of the bracket.

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1st Half
L-MD
Greyhounds
31
BC
Eagles
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Greyhounds gains possession)
19:44	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup (Jacob Theodosiou assists)	2-0
19:29		Braeden Speed blocks Elijah Strong's two point layup
19:27		Eagles offensive rebound
19:24		Dion Brown misses two point jump shot
19:22		Elijah Strong offensive rebound
19:08		Chad Venning misses two point layup
19:06		Braeden Speed defensive rebound
18:57		Tyson Commander misses three point jump shot
18:55		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
18:46	+3	Chas Kelley III makes three point jump shot (Donald Hand Jr. assists)	2-3
18:35		Jacob Theodosiou turnover (Chad Venning steals)
18:22	+2	Chad Venning makes two point hook shot	2-5
18:06		Jacob Theodosiou turnover (Chas Kelley III steals)
17:57	+3	Elijah Strong makes three point jump shot (Donald Hand Jr. assists)	2-8
17:28	+2	Tyson Commander makes two point jump shot	4-8
17:09		Chas Kelley III turnover (lost ball)
16:54		Braeden Speed misses three point jump shot
16:52		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
16:37		Milos Ilic blocks Chad Venning's two point layup
16:35		Eagles offensive rebound
16:31		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:29		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
16:16		Milos Ilic misses three point jump shot
16:14		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
16:06	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup	4-10
15:36	+3	Jacob Theodosiou makes three point jump shot (Milos Ilic assists)	7-10
15:16	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup	7-12
14:55		David Brown III misses three point jump shot
14:53		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
14:41		David Brown III shooting foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
14:41		TV timeout
14:41	+1	Elijah Strong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-13
14:41	+1	Elijah Strong makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-14
14:15		Chris Kuzemka misses three point jump shot
14:13		Chad Venning defensive rebound
14:01		Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot
13:59		David Brown III defensive rebound
13:54		Jacob Theodosiou misses three point jump shot
13:52		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
13:40		Chad Venning misses two point layup
13:38		Jordan Stiemke defensive rebound
13:33	+3	David Brown III makes three point jump shot (Jacob Theodosiou assists)	10-14
13:13	+2	Joshua Beadle makes two point layup	10-16
12:44	+3	Chris Kuzemka makes three point jump shot (David Brown III assists)	13-16
12:42		Greyhounds 30 second timeout
12:24		Roger McFarlane misses two point layup
12:22		Jordan Stiemke defensive rebound
12:15		Jordan Stiemke misses three point jump shot
12:13		Eagles defensive rebound
12:13		Jayden Hastings personal foul
11:53		Tyson Commander misses two point layup
11:51		Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
11:43	+2	Dion Brown makes two point layup	13-18
11:20		Chris Kuzemka turnover (Roger McFarlane steals)
11:16		TV timeout
11:09	+3	Dion Brown makes three point jump shot (Joshua Beadle assists)	13-21
10:46		Jordan Stiemke misses three point jump shot
10:44		Luka Toews defensive rebound
10:35		Joshua Beadle misses three point jump shot
10:33		Eagles offensive rebound
10:28		Luka Toews misses three point jump shot
10:26		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
10:11		Jayden Hastings personal foul (Braeden Speed draws the foul)
10:09	+3	Chris Kuzemka makes three point jump shot (Jordan Stiemke assists)	16-21
9:53		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
9:51		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
9:37		Chris Kuzemka misses three point jump shot
9:35		Dion Brown defensive rebound
9:31		Chris Kuzemka shooting foul (Roger McFarlane draws the foul)
9:31		Roger McFarlane misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:31		Roger McFarlane misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:31		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
9:10		David Brown III misses three point jump shot
9:08		Tyson Commander offensive rebound
8:57		Tyson Commander misses three point jump shot
8:55		Dion Brown defensive rebound
8:29	+2	Chad Venning makes two point jump shot	16-23
8:09		Jacob Theodosiou turnover (Chad Venning steals)
7:56		Chad Venning offensive foul
7:56		Chad Venning turnover (offensive foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:41		Braeden Speed misses two point layup
7:39		Chad Venning defensive rebound
7:21	+3	Dion Brown makes three point jump shot (Chad Venning assists)	16-26
7:01		Tyson Commander offensive foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
7:01		Tyson Commander turnover (offensive foul)
6:45		Elijah Strong misses two point layup
6:43		Jacob Theodosiou defensive rebound
6:34		Elijah Strong personal foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul)
6:28		David Brown III turnover (Donald Hand Jr. steals)
6:25		Braeden Speed blocks Donald Hand Jr.'s two point layup
6:23		Eagles offensive rebound
6:15	+2	Chad Venning makes two point hook shot (Chas Kelley III assists)	16-28
6:01		Jacob Theodosiou misses three point jump shot
5:59		Milos Ilic offensive rebound
5:49		Milos Ilic misses two point layup
5:47		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
5:39		Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
5:37		David Brown III defensive rebound
5:34		Chad Venning personal foul
5:31	+2	Jordan Stiemke makes two point jump shot	18-28
5:07		Jordan Stiemke blocks Chas Kelley III's three point jump shot
5:05		Jordan Stiemke defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Jordan Stiemke makes two point layup	20-28
4:44	+3	Fred Payne makes three point jump shot	20-31
4:25	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup	22-31
4:07	+2	Fred Payne makes two point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists)	22-33
3:45		Chris Kuzemka turnover (Donald Hand Jr. steals)
3:35	+3	Fred Payne makes three point jump shot (Donald Hand Jr. assists)	22-36
3:26		David Brown III misses three point jump shot
3:24		Jordan Stiemke offensive rebound
3:17	+3	Jordan Stiemke makes three point jump shot (Milos Ilic assists)	25-36
3:17		Greyhounds 30 second timeout
3:17		TV timeout
2:45		Dion Brown misses two point jump shot
2:43		Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
2:29		Jayden Hastings misses two point layup
2:27		Tyson Commander defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Tyson Commander makes two point layup	27-36
2:06		Luka Toews misses two point layup
2:05		Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
2:05		Chris Kuzemka personal foul (Jayden Hastings draws the foul)
2:01		Luka Toews misses three point jump shot
1:59		Jordan Stiemke defensive rebound
1:49		Jordan Stiemke turnover (Roger McFarlane steals)
1:44		Luka Toews misses two point layup
1:42		Roger McFarlane offensive rebound
1:41	+2	Roger McFarlane makes two point layup	27-38
1:30		Braeden Speed misses two point layup
1:28		Milos Ilic offensive rebound
1:25	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup	29-38
1:18		Milos Ilic personal foul
0:59		Elijah Strong misses two point layup
0:57		Dion Brown offensive rebound
0:50		Jayden Hastings misses two point dunk
0:48		Luka Toews offensive rebound
0:46		Dion Brown turnover (Jacob Theodosiou steals)
0:40	+2	Braeden Speed makes two point layup	31-38
0:40		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:12		Elijah Strong misses two point layup
0:10		Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
0:06		Jayden Hastings turnover (Jordan Stiemke steals)
0:00		End of period

Donald Hand Jr. scores all 15 of his points in second half and Boston College beats Loyola Maryland

1st Half L-MDGreyhounds31BCEagles38

1st Half
L-MD
Greyhounds
31
BC
Eagles
38