Men's Hoops Beats Harvard In OT, 64-57

Wednesday, January 14

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

0-38-7; ACC

Harvard

1-010-4; IVY

Team	1	2	OT 1	F
Harvard	19	28	10	57
Boston College	30	17	17	64

January 14, 2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Jan. 14, 2015

Box Score
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 64, Harvard 57 (OT)
Records: Boston College (8-7, 0-3 ACC), Harvard (10-4, 1-0 Ivy)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 3,529
BC Starters: Batten (G), Hanlan (G), Brown (G), Clifford (C), Heckmann (G)
Harvard Starters: Moundou-Missi (F), Okolie (F), Smith (C), Chambers (G), Saunders (G)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Olivier Hanlan had game highs with 17 points and eight rebounds. He was 8-for-16 from the floor.
- Senior Patrick Heckmann added 14 points, including nine in the overtime period. He was 5-for-7 from the field.
- Junior Dennis Clifford recorded his first career double-double, going for 13 points and 10 rebounds. He was 5-for-8 on the night.
- Graduate student Aaron Brown added 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

TURNING POINT
With Boston College holding a 56-54 lead in overtime, the Eagles went on a 6-1 run to take a 62-55 lead with 17 seconds left. Heckmann had five of the points in that span.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston College jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first 2:35 of the game. Brown hit a pair of 3-pointers to ignite the run.
- With the lead at 15-8, the Eagles went on a 10-2 run to make it a 25-10 advantage with 8:07 left in the half. Brown had matched Harvard as a team with 10 points for the first 12:04 of the game.
- BC kept the lead in double digits for the remainder of the half and took a 30-19 lead into the locker room.
- Harvard started the second half by scoring the first five points to make it a 30-24 game, but BC responded with five of its own to push the lead back to 11 points.
- The Crimson then went on a 15-4 run over a span of almost nine minutes to tie it up, 39-39, with 6:54 left. It was the first tie since 2-2.
- Harvard took its first lead of the game, 43-41, with an Evan Cummings dunk at the 5:23 mark.
- The teams traded buckets down to the end of regulation. Brown hit a layup with 19 seconds left to send the game into overtime.
- With Boston College holding a 56-54 lead in overtime, the Eagles went on a 6-1 run to take a 62-55 lead with 17 seconds left. Heckmann had five of the points in that span.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Olivier Hanlan, 17
Rebounds: Dennis Clifford, 10
Assists: Olivier Hanlan, 8

Harvard
Points: Wesley Saunders, 15
Rebounds: Steve Moundou-Missi, 6
Assists: Siyani Chambers, 4

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Junior Olivier Hanlan's 17 points now gives him 1,346 in his career, which puts him 19th on the all-time Boston College scoring list.
- Junior Dennis Clifford's double-double was the first of his career and is the only one on the current Boston College roster.
- Senior Patrick Heckmann's 14 points matched a season high. His nine points in overtime were more than he has scored in nine whole games this year.
- Boston College held a 38-16 advantage in points in the paint, but Harvard won in points off turnovers, 21-12.
- The Eagles assisted on 17 of their 27 baskets which matched a season high.
- BC scored 17 points in the second half but then scored 17 points in five minutes of overtime.
Ties: 7
Lead Changes: 4
Largest Leads: BC by 15 1st-8:07; Harvard by 2 2nd-5:44
BC led for: 38:21
Harvard led for: 2:30
Game was tied for: 4:09