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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston College 61, New Hampshire 59
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 16, 2012
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials: # John Gaffney, # Bryan Kersey, # Andrew Marotta
Attendance: 2163

Boston College 61, New Hampshire 59 (OT):
Freshman guard Olivier Hanlan’s 3-pointer with 50 seconds left in overtime gave the host Eagles a 60-59 lead and they held on to beat the scrappy Wildcats.

Boston College sophomore forward Ryan Anderson’s free throw made it 61-59 with 6 seconds remaining. Anderson scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds for the Eagles (5-5). Hanlan finished with 10 points.

New Hampshire (4-6) was led by senior forward Ferg Myrick, who scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds to go with four assists and five steals.

New Hampshire led 31-23 at halftime but Boston College outscored the Wildcats 29-21 in the second half to force overtime.

New Hampshire junior center Chris Pelcher had 10 points and eight rebounds, and senior guard Chandler Rhoads had 10 points and six rebounds for the Wildcats.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Boston College shot 2-for-22 from 3-point range. … New Hampshire, which finished 4-for-19 from 3-point-range, has made at least one 3-pointer in 622 consecutive games, a streak that spans 21 years. … New Hampshire fell to 1-5 on the road, while Boston College improved to 4-2 at home.
Top Game Performances
 
New Hampshire   Boston College
Ferg Myrick 21 Scoring Ryan Anderson 23
Jordon Bronner 4 Assists Lonnie Jackson 3
Ferg Myrick 8 Rebounds Ryan Anderson 19
Ferg Myrick 3 Free Throws Made Joe Rahon 4
Ferg Myrick 5 Steals Lonnie Jackson 3
Chris Matagrano 1 Blocks Ryan Anderson 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Hampshire 59 38.7 4-19 7-14 9 35 2 7 9
Boston College 61 35.4 2-22 13-19 9 45 5 4 10