CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Andrew Lawrence
scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half to rally College of
Charleston to a 71-67 victory over Boston College for seventh place in
the Charleston Classic on Sunday.
The Cougars (2-2) avoided going 0-3 on
their home floor, using a 19-8 run to start the second half and take
control. Lawrence began the surge with two three-point plays. Anthony
Thomas had two straight driving layups as Charleston took the lead for
good.
Boston College (1-3) got within a bucket
several times down the stretch, the last on Olivier Hanlan's foul shots
with 28 seconds to go. But Lawrence made four of six free throws to
keep the Cougars out front.
Anthony Stitt had 14 points and Thomas 10 for Charleston.
Patrick Heckmann led the Eagles with 18
points. Boston College made seven 3-pointers the first half but was just
3-of-15 after that.
Boston College and College of
Charleston were looking for a feel-good finish to the tournament. The
Eagles had lost by double-digits to No. 16 Baylor and Dayton in its
first two games while the home-standing Cougars were beaten by St.
John's and Auburn.
First year Charleston coach Doug Wojcik
also ended his personal four-game losing streak at the Charleston
Classic. The then Tulsa coach dropped his final two tourney games on
this court a season ago.
Boston College took control early with
Lonnie Jackson hitting a pair of 3-pointers on the way to 19-12 lead
midway through the first half. The Cougars rallied to cut things to
23-22 before the Eagles took off again.
Heckmann had two 3-pointers and Jackson
added his third of the half to move in front 34-27 before the Cougars
began their decisive stretch.
Both teams came into the game
shorthanded. Boston College was without sophomore Ryan Anderson, who was
out with an ankle injury. Anderson scored 39 points in the first two
tournament games.
Charleston was without junior starter
Trent Wiedeman, also out with a bad ankle. He had scored 18 points in
the Cougars' two losses.
