Eagles Fall To Hartford

Friday, December 9

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

4-5

Hartford

3-8

Team	1	2	F
Hartford	27	38	65
Boston College	23	40	63

December 09, 2016 | Men's Basketball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)Photo Gallery Postgame Press Conference

Jason Dunne hits game-winning shot with 2.1 seconds left

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Hartford 65, Boston College 63
Records: Boston College (4-5), Hartford (3-8)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 2,274
BC Starters: Robinson (G), Tava (F), Graves (G), Turner (F), Jeffers (F)
Hartford Starters: Dunne (G), Lynch (G), Ross (G), Carroll (F), Attia (C)

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Sophomore A.J. Turner led the Eagles with 13 points and a career-high seven assists.
- Graduate student Connor Tava recorded 12 points and six rebounds. He shot 6-for-7 from the free throw line.
- Graduate student Mo Jeffers posted eight points and eight rebounds.
- Sophomore Jordan Chatman scored eight points off the bench with a pair of 3-pointers.

TURNING POINT
Hartford's Jason Dunne hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in the game to give the Hawks the 65-63 win.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- BC took a 14-4 lead with 14:14 left in the first half. Tava scored five of those points and the Eagles forced six turnovers in the stretch.
- Hartford finished the first half strong with nine unanswered points that gave the Hawks a 27-23 halftime lead.
- The Hawks continued their momentum in the second half as Dunne scored seven points in another 9-0 run, giving the Hawks a 41-30 lead with 15:08 left in the game.
- Boston College fought back and scored eight unanswered points to take a 57-56 lead with 2:32 to go.
- The game went down to the wire after that. Sophomore Jerome Robinson sank a jumper to give BC a 63-62 lead with 14 seconds left.
- Dunne responded with Hartford's game-winning 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: A.J. Turner, 13
Rebounds: Mo Jeffers, 8
Assists: A.J. Turner, 7

Hartford
Points: Jason Dunne, 25
Rebounds: Jason Dunne, 7
Assists: Two tied with 4

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 9
Largest Lead: BC by 10 1st-14:14; Hartford by 11 2nd-15:08
BC led for: 16:34
Hartford led for: 19:08
Game was tied for: 4:18

UP NEXT
Boston College will face Auburn at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at Madison Square Garden in the Under Armour "Reunion". The game will be televised on FS1 and can be heard on WEEI 850 AM.