Second Half Surge Pushes BC To Win

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 69, Harvard 56
Records: Boston College (3-0), Harvard (1-3)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
BC Starters: Robinson (G), Carter (G), Owens (F), Turner (F), Clifford (C)
Harvard Starters: McCarthy (G), Edosomwan (C), Johnson (G), Cummins (F), Okolie (F)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Matt Milon scored a team-high 16 points off the bench, going 5-for-7 from the field and 4-for-6 from beyond the arc.
- Graduate student Eli Carter scored all 15 of his points in the second half. He also had five assists, three rebounds and two steals.
- Freshman Ervins Meznieks chipped in with 12 points and two assists off the bench. He was 3-for-5 from 3-point land.
- Senior Dennis Clifford had a career-high 12 rebounds.

TURNING POINT
With Harvard holding a 29-28 lead, Boston College went on a 12-2 run over 3:15 to take a 40-31 lead with 12:07 left in the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston College scored the first eight points of the game over the first 5:10. Freshmen A.J. Turner and Milon both hit 3-pointers in that span.
- Harvard responded with the next eight points to tie it up.
- BC led, 16-13, but the Crimson scored the final seven points of the half in the last 4:03 to take a 20-16 halftime lead.
- The Eagles started the second half with a 12-4 run to take a 28-24 lead. Carter had eight of the 12 points.
- Harvard scored the next five points to regain the lead, but a 12-2 BC run over the next 3:15 made it a 40-31 Eagle lead with 12:07 left. Milon hit a pair of 3-pointers in that spurt.
- Harvard pulled it to within five points, but the Eagles pulled away down the stretch.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Matt Milon, 16
Rebounds: Dennis Clifford, 12
Assists: Eli Carter, 5

Harvard
Points: Zena Edosomwan, 20
Rebounds: Zena Edosomwan, 20
Assists: Corey Johnson, 5

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Boston College scored 53 points in the second half after scoring just 16 in the first. It shot 50 percent from the floor in the second after a 24 percent performance in the first.
- The Eagles were 22-for-27 from the foul line in the second half.
Ties: 4
Lead Changes: 3
Largest Leads: BC by 15 2nd-2:16; BU by 4 2nd-18:50

UP NEXT
Boston College will travel to Anaheim, California this week to take part in the Wooden Legacy. The Eagles open the tournament against No. 13 Michigan State on Thanksgiving Day.

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Team Stats

Matt Milon

Eli Carter

Ervins Meznieks

A.J. Turner

Players Mentioned

Eli Carter

Dennis Clifford

Ervins Meznieks

Matt Milon

A.J. Turner

Players Mentioned

Eli Carter

Dennis Clifford

Ervins Meznieks

Matt Milon

A.J. Turner