Eagles Use Second Half Spark to Win 67-63 over New Haven

Saturday, December 6

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

12 p.m.

Boston College

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New Haven

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New Haven

Boston College

Photo by: Meg Kelly

Eagles Use Second Half Spark to Win 67-63 over New Haven

December 06, 2025 | Men's Basketball

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Payne, Hand Jr. and Toews combine for 43 of BC's points

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College used a second-half spark to come back and defeat New Haven, 67-63, Saturday afternoon on the Edgerley Family Court at Conte Forum. Fred Payne led all scorers with 18 points, while Donald Hand Jr. and Luka Toews combined for 25 points.

FIRST HALF

Toews opened the scoring for BC with a 3-pointer at 16:56. Caleb Steger followed with a driving layup at 16:11
Jayden Hastings added a bucket to make it 17–9 New Haven, before New Haven extended its lead back to 10 halfway through the first
The bench provided a spark, as a Jason Asemota 3-pointer and Chase Forte driving layup cut the deficit in half and forced a Chargers timeout
Toews cut the lead down to two with a pair of free throws, but New Haven responded with an 11-0 run to make it 33-20
BC would go into the half trailing 33-23

SECOND HALF

BC opened the half on a 7-0 scoring run, highlighted by threes from Payne and Toews to make it a one-point game
Payne's second three of the half leveled the contest at 37-37 with 15:08 remaining. New Haven with an 8-2 run of their own to regain a five-point cushion
At 8:34, the Eagles took their first lead with a pull-up three from Hand Jr. They would not give up the lead for the remainder of the game
BC would gain a six-point edge before the Chargers stormed back to make it 59-60 with over a minute to go. Hand Jr. responded with a driving mid-range shot to give the hosts a three-point edge
Both sides would trade free throws in the final minute of the contest, as BC held on for a 67-63 win

NOTABLES

Fred Payne's 18 points were a season high and matched a career high. He also set a new career-high in 3pt field goals (4) and matched a career-high in field goals made (7)
Jason Asemota collected a team-high seven rebounds, a season-high
Saturday's win marks the first against New Haven in program history
BC moves to 28-2 all-time against current NEC schools

WHAT'S NEXT

Eagles will travel to the MassMutual Center for a midweek contest against UMass as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
Tipoff is Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. and can be seen on ESPNU
Wednesday will mark the 48th all-time meeting between the Eagles and Minutemen