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Okorie, Gealer Lead Stanford Over Boston College 70-64 on the Road

The freshman guard now sits one point from Stanford’s single-season scoring mark for a first-year player.

Overview

  • Stanford closed the first half on a 16-2 run and later strung together a 14-2 surge to seize control in Chestnut Hill.
  • Ebuka Okorie posted 22 points with five assists to reach 515 points this season, one shy of Todd Lichti’s 1985–86 freshman record.
  • Benny Gealer scored 21 points and hit 6 of 13 from deep, including a late three before Jeremy Dent-Smith’s clinching free throws.
  • The result lifted the Cardinal to 16-9 overall and 5-7 in the ACC, while the Eagles slipped to 9-15 and 2-9 with a fifth consecutive defeat.
  • Boston College altered its rotation after Donald Hand Jr. exited with a leg injury, with Boden Kapke leading the hosts with 15 points.