National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston College 79, Maryland 75
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 12, 2010
Where: Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland
Officials: # Mike Eades, # Ed Corbett, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance: 15851

Biko Paris led the way with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Reggie Jackson added 16 as Boston College came from behind to take down Maryland, 79-75, in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Sunday.

Corey Raji hit a pair of key shots down the stretch and finished with 11 points for the Eagles (8-2, 1-0 ACC).

Neither team was able to get more than a four-point lead in the second half. Boston College sparked a back and forth rally when Paris drained a 3-pointer to knot it at 67-67 with 4:38 left. The teams traded baskets on the next five possessions, with the Terrapins finally taking control when Adrian Bowie emerged from a timeout and converted a layup to make it 75-72 with less than three minutes to play.

But the Eagles did not go away, fighting back to tie it on Raji’s layup and grabbing the lead when he hit a 3-pointer with 39 seconds on the clock.

Jordan Williams finished with 27 points and 13 rebounds for Maryland (7-4, 0-1), which will get to recover with three straight non-conference home games before ACC play continues at No. 1 Duke on January 9.
Top Game Performances
 
Boston College   Maryland
Biko Paris 22 Scoring Jordan Williams 27
Reggie Jackson 5 Assists Adrian Bowie 7
Corey Raji 9 Rebounds Jordan Williams 13
Reggie Jackson 5 Free Throws Made Jordan Williams 3
Joe Trapani 2 Steals Sean Mosley 3
Joe Trapani 2 Blocks Dino Gregory 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston College 79 48.3 13-29 10-14 16 31 3 5
Maryland 75 49.2 3-17 8-14 19 34 5 6