Boston College aims to snap shooting slump vs. Tulane

Boston College will try to rectify its shooting issues Sunday against Tulane in the consolation game of the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.The Eagles (3-3) are one of the nation’s worst shooting teams, and it showed Friday in a 59-49 setback to Davidson in Charleston.The Wildcats held Boston College to 38.8% shooting (19 for 49) from the field, including just 14.3% (3 for 21) from beyond the arc. The Eagles also made only 8 of 14 free throws for a 57.1% clip. Coach Earl Grant’s squad entered the contest ranked 323rd or worse among 361 Division I teams in all three areas.Donald Hand Jr. led Boston College with 14 points on just 5-of-13 shooting, followed by Jayden Hastings, who tallied a season-high 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.The point total was a season-low for the Eagles, who came in averaging 70.4 points. Boston College was ultimately done in by long scoring droughts and a lopsided bench matchup, as the Wildcats’ reserves outscored BC’s 33-5.”There is a thing called growth. There’s a process. There’s a journey,” Grant told reporters after the game. “We want to get better and continue to grow. Be able to execute at the highest level we can and continue to defend the way we’re capable of.”

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