National Basketball Association
Harvard 67, Boston College 46
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 29, 2011
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials:
# Jeff Clark, # Karl Hess, # Jeff Nichols
Attendance:
8606
By SportsDirect Inc.
Laurent Rivard came off the bench and had a game-high 18 points as No. 23 Harvard defeated host Boston College 67-46 on Thursday.
The Crimson (11-1) missed their first eight shots and trailed by nine midway through the first half before battling back behind Rivard’s 15 first-half points to take a 40-33 lead into halftime.
Corbin Miller finished with 12 points and Brandyn Curry added 11 for the Crimson, who entered with their highest ranking in program history and improved to 3-1 against major-conference teams this season.
Boston College, which shot 63 percent, including 75 percent from 3-point range in the first half, had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Patrick Heckmann, the Eagles’ leading scorer, had 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting and Dennis Clifford finished with a team-high 14 points.
Harvard opened up the game late in the second half and extended its lead to 64-43 on a pair of Curry free throws with 4:57 left to play.
Boston College, which has one game left before conference play begins on Jan. 7 at North Carolina, was outrebounded 35-20 and was limited to only 13 second-half points.
Top Game Performances
| Harvard |
|
Boston College |
|
Laurent Rivard 18 |
Scoring |
Dennis Clifford 14 |
|
Brandyn Curry 5 |
Assists |
Patrick Heckmann 6 |
|
Keith Wright 11 |
Rebounds |
Patrick Heckmann 5 |
|
Brandyn Curry 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Dennis Clifford 4 |
|
Brandyn Curry 5 |
Steals |
Lonnie Jackson 3 |
|
Keith Wright 2 |
Blocks |
Dennis Clifford 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Harvard
|
67 |
41.5 |
10-20 |
13-15 |
12 |
35 |
2 |
12 |
13 |
| Boston College
|
46 |
40.9 |
3-11 |
7-13 |
9 |
19 |
2 |
6 |
17 |
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