Jaeden Zackery returns to BC and scores 21 to lead No. 11 Clemson to 78-69 win
AP
Mar 05, 2025
BOSTON (AP) Jaeden Zackery returned to Chestnut Hill and scored 21 points against his former team, hitting a key 3-pointer after Boston College Eagles cut a 16-point deficit to two and leading No. 11 Clemson Tigers to a 78-69 victory Wednesday night.
Chase Hunter added 18 points and Viktor Lakhin scored 11 with 13 rebounds to help the Tigers (25-5, 17-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) win their seventh straight game.
Jayden Hastings scored 18 for Boston College (12-18, 4-15).
Clemson led by 16 in the first half and still held a 62-53 edge midway through the second before BC scored seven straight points to make it a two-point game. But then Lakhin muscled one in underneath and Zackery hit a corner 3 to extend the lead to seven.
Clemson: The Tigers have only lost twice in regulation all season. Their lone loss in the last two months was a triple-overtime defeat against Georgia Tech.
Boston College: The Eagles have clinched one of the bottom three spots in the ACC and won’t be going to the conference tournament.
Zackery, who averaged just under 11 points per game in three seasons at BC before entering the transfer portal last offseason, gave former coach Earl Grant a big hug before the game.
Clemson was 6 of 10 from 3-point range in the first half and 2 for 10 in the second.
Clemson hosts Virginia Tech on Saturday to finish the regular season, and BC wraps it up at Pittsburgh.
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1st Half
CLEM
Tigers
49
BC
Eagles
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Tigers gains possession)
19:33
+2
Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup (Dillon Hunter assists)
2-0
19:11
Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
19:09
Dion Brown offensive rebound
19:11
Jump ball. (Eagles gains possession)
18:56
Dion Brown misses two point jump shot
18:54
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
18:43
Jayden Hastings blocks Ian Schieffelin's two point jump shot
18:41
Dillon Hunter offensive rebound
18:26
Jayden Hastings blocks Dillon Hunter's two point jump shot
18:24
Elijah Strong defensive rebound
18:10
Jaeden Zackery shooting foul (Jayden Hastings draws the foul)
18:10
+1
Jayden Hastings makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-1
18:10
Jayden Hastings misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:10
Dillon Hunter defensive rebound
17:54
Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
17:52
Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
17:38
Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:36
Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
17:35
+2
Jayden Hastings makes two point dunk
2-3
17:35
Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Jayden Hastings draws the foul)
17:35
Jayden Hastings misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:35
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
17:24
+3
Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot
5-3
17:07
Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:05
Chase Hunter personal foul
17:00
+2
Jayden Hastings makes two point dunk (Chas Kelley III assists)
5-5
16:45
+2
Chase Hunter makes two point layup
7-5
16:35
+2
Chas Kelley III makes two point layup
7-7
16:19
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Chase Hunter assists)
9-7
15:50
+2
Dion Brown makes two point layup
9-9
15:34
+3
Viktor Lakhin makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)
12-9
15:18
Chas Kelley III misses two point layup
15:16
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
15:10
Ian Schieffelin misses two point layup
15:08
Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
14:57
TV timeout
14:52
Ian Schieffelin misses three point jump shot
14:50
Jaeden Zackery offensive rebound
14:42
Jake Heidbreder turnover (out of bounds)
14:29
Dion Brown misses three point jump shot
14:27
Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
14:17
+2
Chauncey Wiggins makes two point jump shot
14-9
13:56
+2
Jayden Hastings makes two point dunk
14-11
13:41
Ian Schieffelin misses two point jump shot
13:39
Dion Brown defensive rebound
13:17
Fred Payne misses two point jump shot
13:15
Tigers defensive rebound
13:00
+2
Christian Reeves makes two point dunk (Chase Hunter assists)
16-11
12:41
Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
12:39
Del Jones defensive rebound
12:31
+3
Chauncey Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Del Jones assists)
19-11
12:10
Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:08
Del Jones defensive rebound
12:00
+2
Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot
21-11
11:38
Joshua Beadle misses two point jump shot
11:36
Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
11:29
Del Jones misses three point jump shot
11:27
Kany Tchanda defensive rebound
11:17
TV timeout
10:57
Jayden Hastings turnover
10:46
Jayden Hastings personal foul
10:41
+2
Jaeden Zackery makes two point jump shot (Christian Reeves assists)
23-11
10:16
Jake Heidbreder shooting foul (Joshua Beadle draws the foul)
10:16
+1
Joshua Beadle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-12
10:16
+1
Joshua Beadle makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-13
10:03
+2
Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup
25-13
9:54
+2
Dion Brown makes two point jump shot
25-15
9:44
+3
Jaeden Zackery makes three point jump shot
28-15
9:20
Jump ball. (Tigers gains possession)
9:20
Donald Hand Jr. turnover (Chase Hunter steals)
9:01
Elijah Strong shooting foul (Christian Reeves draws the foul)
9:01
+1
Christian Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-15
9:01
Christian Reeves misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:01
Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
8:40
Chas Kelley III turnover (traveling)
8:16
Chauncey Wiggins misses two point jump shot
8:14
Del Jones offensive rebound
8:03
Del Jones misses two point jump shot
8:01
Del Jones offensive rebound
7:57
Del Jones misses two point layup
7:55
Dion Brown defensive rebound
7:50
+3
Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dion Brown assists)
29-18
7:26
Del Jones turnover (lost ball)
7:26
TV timeout
7:11
+3
Dion Brown makes three point jump shot (Donald Hand Jr. assists)
29-21
6:57
Dion Brown personal foul
6:44
Joshua Beadle personal foul
6:31
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot
31-21
6:14
Dillon Hunter blocks Chas Kelley III's two point jump shot
6:12
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
5:55
+2
Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup
33-21
5:41
Dion Brown misses three point jump shot
5:39
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
5:30
+3
Dillon Hunter makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)
36-21
5:28
Eagles 30 second timeout
5:18
Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:16
Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
5:10
+2
Jayden Hastings makes two point layup
36-23
5:02
Donald Hand Jr. blocks Jaeden Zackery's two point layup
5:00
Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
4:51
Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:49
Dillon Hunter defensive rebound
4:43
+2
Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)
38-23
4:24
+2
Joshua Beadle makes two point jump shot
38-25
4:06
+3
Ian Schieffelin makes three point jump shot (Viktor Lakhin assists)
41-25
3:44
+3
Elijah Strong makes three point jump shot (Joshua Beadle assists)
41-28
3:20
Ian Schieffelin misses three point jump shot
3:18
Elijah Strong defensive rebound
3:04
Joshua Beadle misses two point layup
3:02
Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
2:58
+2
Jayden Hastings makes two point jump shot
41-30
2:56
Tigers 30 second timeout
2:56
TV timeout
2:45
Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
2:43
Eagles defensive rebound
2:27
Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
2:25
Chase Hunter defensive rebound
2:19
+2
Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot
43-30
1:54
+2
Luka Toews makes two point layup
43-32
1:24
+2
Jaeden Zackery makes two point jump shot
45-32
1:11
Del Jones personal foul
1:05
+3
Elijah Strong makes three point jump shot (Luka Toews assists)
45-35
0:52
Elijah Strong shooting foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul)
0:52
+1
Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-35
0:52
+1
Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-35
0:41
+2
Jayden Hastings makes two point dunk (Luka Toews assists)
47-37
0:08
Elijah Strong shooting foul (Jaeden Zackery draws the foul)
0:08
+1
Jaeden Zackery makes regular free throw 1 of 2
48-37
0:08
+1
Jaeden Zackery makes regular free throw 2 of 2
49-37
0:01
+2
Joshua Beadle makes two point layup (Luka Toews assists)
49-39
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
CLEM
Tigers
29
BC
Eagles
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:41
Dion Brown misses two point layup
19:39
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
19:33
Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
19:31
Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
19:26
Ian Schieffelin turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Hastings steals)
19:19
+2
Elijah Strong makes two point layup (Chas Kelley III assists)
49-41
18:56
Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
18:54
Elijah Strong defensive rebound
18:45
+2
Elijah Strong makes two point layup
49-43
18:29
+2
Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup
51-43
18:06
Dillon Hunter personal foul
17:50
+2
Chas Kelley III makes two point jump shot
51-45
17:33
+3
Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot
54-45
17:16
Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:14
Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
16:54
+2
Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup
56-45
16:30
Dillon Hunter shooting foul (Chas Kelley III draws the foul)
16:30
Chas Kelley III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:30
+1
Chas Kelley III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
56-46
16:10
Ian Schieffelin misses three point jump shot
16:08
Jake Heidbreder offensive rebound
16:04
Elijah Strong blocks Jaeden Zackery's two point layup
16:02
Tigers offensive rebound
15:56
Del Jones misses three point jump shot
15:54
Fred Payne defensive rebound
15:46
+3
Elijah Strong makes three point jump shot (Fred Payne assists)
56-49
15:26
Viktor Lakhin turnover (traveling)
15:26
TV timeout
15:12
Jake Heidbreder shooting foul (Fred Payne draws the foul)
15:12
+1
Fred Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2
56-50
15:12
+1
Fred Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2
56-51
14:57
+2
Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup (Jake Heidbreder assists)
58-51
14:57
Jayden Hastings shooting foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul)
14:57
Ian Schieffelin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:57
Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
14:45
Ian Schieffelin turnover (bad pass) (Donald Hand Jr. steals)
14:40
Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
14:38
Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
14:35
Elijah Strong shooting foul (Chase Hunter draws the foul)
14:35
+1
Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
59-51
14:35
+1
Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
60-51
14:20
Dion Brown misses two point jump shot
14:18
Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
14:02
Chauncey Wiggins turnover (lost ball) (Dion Brown steals)
13:43
Fred Payne misses two point jump shot
13:41
Tigers defensive rebound
13:20
Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
13:18
Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
13:01
+2
Jayden Hastings makes two point jump shot
60-53
12:46
+2
Chauncey Wiggins makes two point jump shot
62-53
12:18
Luka Toews misses two point jump shot
12:16
Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
12:09
Jaeden Zackery turnover (bad pass) (Dion Brown steals)
12:04
+2
Dion Brown makes two point layup
62-55
11:44
Chauncey Wiggins turnover (traveling)
11:44
TV timeout
11:26
Dion Brown misses three point jump shot
11:24
Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
11:22
Dillon Hunter misses three point jump shot
11:20
Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
11:16
+2
Dion Brown makes two point layup
62-57
10:59
Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
10:57
Luka Toews defensive rebound
10:50
+3
Dion Brown makes three point jump shot (Jayden Hastings assists)
62-60
10:41
Tigers 30 second timeout
10:41
TV timeout
10:23
+2
Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup
64-60
10:06
Luka Toews turnover (bad pass) (Chase Hunter steals)
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