Live Updates From Boston College Men's Basketball's Home Game vs Harvard

The Eagles and Crimson are both looking to snap their two-game skids as the two square off on Wednesday afternoon.

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The Boston College Eagles (3-4) men’s basketball team returns to Conte Forum as it hosts the Harvard Crimson (4-3) on Wednesday afternoon. 

Both teams are looking to get back in the win column. 

The Eagles are coming off a winless run in the Charleston Classic. Boston College lost its opening game to the Davidson Wildcats 59-49 on Friday evening and lost the consolation game to the Tulane Green Wave 93-90 in overtime on Sunday night. 

Other than the Charleston Classic, the Eagles have earned wins over The Citadel 76-47, Temple 76-71, and Hampton 63-52 as well as had losses to Florida Atlantic 83-78 in overtime, Central Connecticut State 60-59 so far in the young season. 

Like Boston College, Harvard is also on a two-game losing streak. The Crimson lost both its games in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase. The first game was a defeat to Penn State 84-80 and the second was to Boston University 75-74. 

Prior to the showcase, Harvard had recorded wins over MIT 79-50, New Hampshire 86-75, Army 75-52, and Marist 56-54 as well as a sole loss at the hands of Northeastern 77-60.

Live Updates:

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2nd

• 0:00 | The buzzer sounds and Boston College beats Harvard 73-60. Find the full game story here.

• 7:55 | Caleb Steger knocks down three three-pointers and the team goes crazy. The freshman more than likely put this one out of reach as BC leads 66-48.

• 9:20 | Boston College maintains its double digit lead 60-48 with less than ten minutes to go.

• 11:48 | After Harvard cut it to two points, Boston College has gone on a 9-2 run to extend its lead 55-46.

• 15:57 | Harvard has slightly outshot Boston College 12-8 to open the second half to cut into its deficit 46-42.

1st

• 0:00 | The buzzer sounds to close the first half of play. Boston College leads Harvard 38-30.

• 2:15 | The run trend continues in Conte Forum this afternoon. Harvard goes on an 8-2 run after being down double digits to get within eight points, but Boston College still leads 36-28.

• 7:11 | We're at the Under-8 timeout already and BC still leads 28-20. The Eagles have looked impressive on the defensive side of the ball, forcing five turnovers already.

• 10:30 | Boston College holds its advantage over Harvard 20-15. After the last media timeout, the Eagles went on an 8-0 run, but the Crimson is slowly chipping away.

• 15:54 | Boston College leads Harvard early 10-9. Eagles guard Fred Payne has scored half of the Eagles' points.

Pregame

• 4 p.m. | Jason Asemota is not playing today. Earl Grant said he was out due to internal reasons on Sunday after the Eagles' loss to Tulane.

• 2:45 p.m. ET | Harvard is on the floor doing a shoot around prior to the contest.

• Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. ET.

How to Watch

Who: Boston College Eagles and Harvard Crimson

When: Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 4 p.m. ET

Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 

TV: ACCNX

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last Outing, Harvard: The Crimson lost to Boston University 75-74 on Saturday afternoon in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase in Uncasville, Conn. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered a 93-90 overtime loss to the Tulane Green Wave on Sunday night in the consolation game of the Charleston Classic.

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was during the 2023-24 campaign on Nov. 18, 2023. Boston College defeated Harvard 73-64 in Chestnut Hill.

Boston College’s Next 5 Games: vs. Harvard (Nov. 26), vs. LSU (Dec. 3), vs. New Haven (Dec. 6), vs. UMass in Springfield, Mass. (Dec. 10), vs. FDU (Dec. 22). 

Harvard’s Next 5 Games: at Boston College (Nov. 26), vs. Bryant (Nov. 29), at UMass (Dec. 3), at Furman (Dec. 6), vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 20).