BIG MEN ON CAMPUS

Freshman center Dennis Clifford led the Eagles in scoring with 14 points, seven of which came in the first half. The seven-foot tall rookie proved to be a big factor early in the game, with four points in the first five minutes of play.

“Their freshman [Clifford] is a really good player,” McNally said. “He attacked us pretty well in the beginning, but we also have two really good big men.”

But the Harvard defense—which combined for 12 steals to help force 17 BC turnovers—held the duo of Clifford and freshman forward Ryan Anderson to a combined 16 points on the game.

“It was tough to give a lot of help [down low] from the perimeter because we wanted to focus up on the shooters,” McNally said. “They shoot the three really well. [It was about] our big men manning up, staying in front of them, and making them take tough shots.”

“[BC was] hitting shots in the beginning of the game,” he continued. “I think we really locked them down and made them take tough shots later on.”

On the Harvard end, four players scored in double digits, as Rivard, Curry, Miller, and junior forward Christian Webster led a balanced Harvard offense.

Co-captain Keith Wright contributed eight points for the Crimson down low, while the Eagles defense held junior forward Kyle Casey to just two points. Harvard pulled down 36 rebounds on the night while allowing BC 22 and just four offensive boards.

“They’re content with winning,” Donahue said. “That’s when you get a dangerous team. When they’re open, they shoot. If they’re not, they move the basketball.”

—Staff writer Catherine E. Coppinger can be reached at ccoppinger@college.harvard.edu.