New Hampshire Wildcats at Boston College Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
50 - 58
Jim Christian wins debut as BC coach, 58-50
Christian was hired away from Ohio University, where he spent the last two seasons. He was previously a head coach Texas Christian for four seasons and six at Kent State.
Will Magarity added eight points for the Eagles, who fired Steve Donahue after four seasons.
Following an 8-24 record, Donahue was let go, ending his era that failed to land enough quality recruits or any NCAA tournament berths.
Tanner Leissner had 17 points and six rebounds to pace the Wildcats, who also played their season opener.
Hanlan scored seven of his points as Boston College broke the game open early in the second half with a 16-8 spurt that turned a 10-point halftime edge to 44-26 with Brown's conventional three-point play with 11 1/2 minutes left.
The Eagles posted their 13th straight win against New Hampshire and lead the all-time series, 25-6.
In the first half, the Eagles overcame a sloppy start and went on a 16-0 run over a 7-minute stretch late en route to a 28-18 lead at intermission. Boston College didn't get its first basket until 7 1/2 minutes into the game.
Boston College had a pair of starters from last season transfer, but was able to keep Hanlan, who averaged 18.5 points per game last season and is the Atlantic Coast Conference's highest returning scorer
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TIP-INS
New Hampshire: Coming off a tough 6-24 season, the Wildcats are certainly more experienced. Last season, all five of their freshman played significant minutes. UNH had won six straight openers, but all were at home against lesser opponents. The last time the Wildcats opened with a loss was also at BC, coming on Nov. 10, 2007.
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Statistics
 UNH |
 BC |
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|---|---|---|
| 15-49 | FG | 19-53 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 1-19 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 5 |
| 14-20 | FT | 19-27 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 5 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 3,174 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |