National Basketball Association
Boston College 50, Auburn 49
When: 4:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Karl Hess, # Les Jones
Attendance:
3102
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Boston College 50, Auburn 49: Freshman guard Olivier Hanlan scored a career-high 19 points, including a pivotal free throw with 19.1 seconds left, as the Eagles outlasted the Tigers to snap a three-game losing streak.
Auburn rallied from a late seven-point deficit to tie the game at 49 on Frankie Sullivan’s four-point play with 46 seconds left before Hanlan drove to the basket to force a foul and went 1-for-2. Sullivan’s desperation heave at the buzzer – after being tangled with a defender – hit the rim and bounced away.
Freshman Joe Rahon added 15 points for Boston College (2-3). Sullivan finished with 23 points and Rob Chubb added 12 for the Tigers (2-3).
Boston College’s leading scorer and rebounder Ryan Anderson was ineffective, still hobbled by a sprained ankle that forced him to miss the team’s game against Dayton on Sunday. Anderson finished 0-of-5 from the field, while recording three points and seven rebounds before fouling out with 4:41 left.
There were 12 lead changes in the first half and the Eagles led by four after an 8-2 run. Auburn responded with a basket by Chubb and a 3-pointer by Sullivan to take a 26-25 halftime lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Sullivan scored 14 straight points for his team, including the first 11 of the second half. … Boston College shot 8-of-22 from 3-point range while Auburn was 4-of-13. … The two teams both participated in the Charleston (S.C.) Classic last week, with Auburn finishing sixth and Boston College last in the eight-team event.
Top Game Performances
Auburn |
|
Boston College |
Frankie Sullivan 23 |
Scoring |
Olivier Hanlan 19 |
Brian Greene Jr. 2 |
Assists |
Patrick Heckmann 3 |
Frankie Sullivan 8 |
Rebounds |
Ryan Anderson 7 |
Frankie Sullivan 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Ryan Anderson 3 |
Allen Payne 2 |
Steals |
Olivier Hanlan 2 |
Rob Chubb 3 |
Blocks |
Dennis Clifford 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Auburn
|
49 |
42.2 |
4-13 |
7-13 |
7 |
25 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
Boston College
|
50 |
36.2 |
8-22 |
8-15 |
10 |
31 |
3 |
7 |
12 |