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...Unfortunately for the BC coach, that break did little to stall the momentum, as by the end of the half, the Eagles had 10 turnovers to seven for their guests and their Wooden Award candidate Rice was scoreless...
Until now. At No. 17 Boston College, Lin bested Eagles guard Tyrese Rice and every other defender as he put up 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting, eight assists, and six steals while only turning the ball over twice in a stunning 82-70 victory...
That domination started on the opening possession after halftime, when he stole the ball from Rice and coasted for a layup. The second-half highlight show began there, as he went on to score 19 points in that frame. Lin nailed a three in the corner after some great ball movement to make it 42-31 just over three minutes into the second half...
...opportunities opened for Lin to score, he took advantage of them. Twice in the final quarter of the game he blew by opponents for layups, and then when the Eagles cut it to 10 at 66-56 with three minutes left, he went around Rice and nailed a jumper, giving his team more distance...
...With BC All-American guard Tyrese Rice running the offense, Lin stripped him of the ball and broke away for a layup. Senior guard Drew Housman faked and blew by Rice for another layup on the next possession. After a bucket from captain Andrew Pusar and a defensive stop on the other end, Lin drilled a three to cap the Crimson’s quick 9-4 run to go up 42-31. Aided by the loud crowd behind it, BC responded in force, and trailed just 49-43 with 11:42 left. But that was as close...