BC rides Payne and Hand down the stretch to avoid upset beating New Haven 67-63
Posted on: Dec 07, 2025 01:34 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
chestnut tree james jerome hill, Mass. — hold Fred Payne scored 18 points, Donald deal Jr. Scored 13 points and bean town College dodged New Haven's upset bid, beating the Chargers 67-63 on Saturday.
Luka Toews scored 12 points in a contest that came down to the Eagles' ability to take better advantage of 3-point shooting. BC shot 40% to 23% for New Haven of the Northeast Conference.
Both teams were nearly identical in overall shooting; BC 42% and New Haven 39%. The Chargers held a slight foul shooting edge going 20 of 24 to BC's 17-of-23 effort.
Jabri Fitzpatrick scored 16 points, Najimi George scored 14, Andre Pasha 13 and Stefano Faloppa 10 for New Haven .
Hand's 3-pointer with 8:34 left to play gave Boston College its first lead of the game at 48-46 and the Eagles never trailed again. Hand scored BC's last seven points with a jump shot and 5 for 6 from the foul line in the final 53 seconds to seal it.
New Haven led all of the first half and built its first double-digit lead of the game with a 17-7 start in the first eight-and-a-half minutes.
A Toews basket brought BC within 19-18 with 7:08 left before intermission. New Haven closed the half by outscoring the Eagles 11-5 for a 43-33 lead.
New Haven travels to face NJIT on Wednesday.
Boston College hosts UMass on Wednesday.
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