Boston College Athletics
Boston College
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Men's Basketball Downs New Hampshire, 80-77
November 21, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Nov 21, 2001
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Junior Troy Bell scored 22 points and sophomore Ryan Sidney netted a career-high 21 points as Boston College withstood a furious New Hampshire rally in the game's final seven minutes to gain an 80-77 win before a crowd of 5,176 in Conte Forum.
The victory was the Eagles' 20th consecutive home triumph.
Boston College took a 78-55 lead on freshman Jermaine Watson's field goal with 7:42 to play. New Hampshire, however, answered with 22 straight points to trim its deficit to just one point -- 78-77 -- with 27 seconds to play.
Boston College attempted to run out the clock, but UNH senior Austin Ganly fouled Bell with eight seconds to play. Bell sank both free throws to give BC a three-point cushion. BC's Sidney registered a steal in the final seconds to secure the win.
Ganley recorded a game-high 28 points, including eight points in the Wildcats' 22-0 second-half run. Ganley sank five three-pointers, was a perfect 7-for-7 from the foul line and tied for team-high rebounding honors with eight.
BC junior Kenny Walls added 15 points, while sophomore Uka Agbai tallied 13 points and nine rebounds. Sidney led BC with 11 rebounds.
For UNH, Kyle Peterson and Marcus Bullock each netted 13 points, while Shawn Collette scored 12 points.
Game Notes: Two Boston College players -- Bell (22 points) and Sidney (21) -- registered 20 or more points against the Wildcats. The last time two BC players accomplished this feat was Jan. 27, 2001 when Bell (28) and Kenny Harley (25) did so at Villanova ... Sidney's 21-point, 11-rebound effort marked his first collegiate double-double ... Bell shot 5-for-5 from the foul line, marking the 27th time in his 61-game collegiate career that he's been perfect from the free-throw line ... BC shot 43.1 percent from the field, while UNH shot 39.2 percent ... BC forced 19 turnovers, while committing 15 ... Both teams grabbed 37 rebounds.
