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Boston College beats Dartmouth 73-57 in Earl Grant's debut

AP
Nov 09, 2021

BOSTON (AP) New Boston College coach Earl Grant picked up a win in his first try, and then he enjoyed a victory dance in the Eagles locker room.

''He listened to our music, busted a move, and hyped us up,'' BC guard DeMarr Langford said after scoring 16 points in a 73-57 win over Dartmouth on Tuesday night. ''He's got them old school moves. For me, I'd give it about an 8 out of 10.''

Quinten Post scored 14, Kanye Jones had 12 and Makai Ashton-Langford added 10 points for BC, which fired Jim Christian last year with three weeks left in his seventh season. Grant was brought in from the College of Charleston, where in 2018 he led the Cougars to their first NCAA appearance in almost two decades.

BC has not made the tournament since 2009, but Grant already has them dancing in Chestnut Hill.

''When we win, I like to have fun,'' he said. ''Winning is hard, and I like to win. I think it's important to celebrate every victory that you have.''

Taurus Samuels and Brendan Barry scored 10 points apiece, and Aaryn Rai pulled down nine rebounds for Dartmouth. The Big Green finished sixth in the eight-team Ivy League in 2019-20 and did not play last season during the pandemic.

Langford did play last year, averaging 6.7 points as a freshman for a BC team that went 4-16 amid several shutdowns for COVID-19 outbreaks. Still, Tuesday was his first college game in front of a crowd.

''There were definitely some jitters for me,'' he said. ''I've been waiting all day. It came, and we did it.''

Boston College scored the game's first seven points and then scored 13 straight midway through the first half - seven by Post - to open a 20-point lead. The Eagles made it 44-19 with the first basket of the second half before Dartmouth went on a 15-4 run to cut the deficit to 14 points.

But BC rattled off the next 12 points, capped by a fast-break dunk by Langford that made it 60-34 and sparked a celebration on the Eagles bench. The Big Green cut it to 16 points on a 3-pointer by Barry with three minutes left, but Gianni Thompson answered with a 3 for BC.

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1st Half
DART
Big Green
19
BC
Eagles
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Eagles gains possession)
19:40	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup	0-2
19:10		Wes Slajchert misses three point jump shot
19:08		Nate Ogbu offensive rebound
19:01		Aaryn Rai misses three point jump shot
18:59		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
18:54		Jaeden Zackery turnover (bad pass) (Taurus Samuels steals)
18:47		Wes Slajchert misses three point jump shot
18:45		Makai Ashton-Langford defensive rebound
18:36	+3	Jaeden Zackery makes three point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists)	0-5
18:02		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
18:00		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
17:57		Wes Slajchert shooting foul (Makai Ashton-Langford draws the foul)
17:57	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-6
17:57	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-7
17:41		Aaryn Rai misses two point layup
17:39		James Karnik defensive rebound
17:26		James Karnik misses two point layup
17:24		Aaryn Rai defensive rebound
16:55		Big Green turnover (shot clock violation)
16:31		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point layup
16:29		Aaryn Rai defensive rebound
16:29		T.J. Bickerstaff personal foul
16:05		Jaeden Zackery shooting foul (Taurus Samuels draws the foul)
16:05	+1	Taurus Samuels makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-7
16:05	+1	Taurus Samuels makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-7
15:52		Brendan Barry shooting foul
15:52		TV timeout
15:52		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:52	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-8
15:35		Garrison Wade misses three point jump shot
15:33		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
15:12		Quinten Post offensive foul
15:12		Quinten Post turnover
14:51		Taurus Samuels misses two point jump shot
14:49		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
14:42		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
14:40		Brendan Barry defensive rebound
14:27		Jump ball. Dame Adelekun vs. Quinten Post (Big Green gains possession)
14:24		Brendan Barry misses three point jump shot
14:22		Quinten Post defensive rebound
14:05	+3	Makai Ashton-Langford makes three point jump shot (Brevin Galloway assists)	2-11
13:39		Brendan Barry turnover (bad pass)
13:25	+2	Brevin Galloway makes two point layup	2-13
13:05		Jaeden Zackery personal foul
12:59	+3	Brendan Barry makes three point jump shot	5-13
12:43		Kanye Jones turnover (lost ball) (Dame Adelekun steals)
12:35		Dame Adelekun misses two point dunk
12:33		Kanye Jones defensive rebound
12:26		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
12:24		Garrison Wade defensive rebound
12:16		Dame Adelekun offensive foul
11:54	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot	5-15
11:34		Cam Krystowiak misses two point jump shot
11:32		Makai Ashton-Langford defensive rebound
11:24		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive foul
11:24		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover
11:24		TV timeout
11:01		Aaryn Rai misses two point jump shot
10:59		Taurus Samuels offensive rebound
10:55		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
10:53		Eagles defensive rebound
10:29	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot	5-17
10:10		Dusan Neskovic turnover (bad pass)
9:53		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:51		Garrison Wade defensive rebound
9:30	+3	Taurus Samuels makes three point jump shot (Wes Slajchert assists)	8-17
9:13		Brevin Galloway turnover (traveling)
9:04	+2	Taurus Samuels makes two point layup	10-17
8:43	+3	Makai Ashton-Langford makes three point jump shot (Brevin Galloway assists)	10-20
8:25		Brendan Barry misses three point jump shot
8:23		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
8:12		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
8:10		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound
8:00	+2	Quinten Post makes two point layup	10-22
7:35		Dusan Neskovic turnover (bad pass)
7:35		TV timeout
7:15	+3	Kanye Jones makes three point jump shot (Makai Ashton-Langford assists)	10-25
6:43		Aaryn Rai misses two point layup
6:41		Aaryn Rai offensive rebound
6:37		Aaryn Rai misses two point layup
6:35		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
6:20	+2	Quinten Post makes two point layup	10-27
6:04		Garrison Wade misses two point jump shot
6:02		Kanye Jones defensive rebound
5:51		Brevin Galloway misses two point layup
5:49		Quinten Post offensive rebound
5:49	+2	Quinten Post makes two point tip shot	10-29
5:49		Wes Slajchert shooting foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
5:49	+1	Quinten Post makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-30
5:35		Kanye Jones personal foul
5:35		Nate Ogbu offensive foul
5:35		Nate Ogbu turnover
5:18		Kanye Jones misses two point layup
5:16		Kanye Jones offensive rebound
5:12		Kanye Jones misses two point layup
5:10		Nate Ogbu defensive rebound
5:00	+2	Taurus Samuels makes two point layup	12-30
4:43	+3	Kanye Jones makes three point jump shot (Makai Ashton-Langford assists)	12-33
4:24	+2	Garrison Wade makes two point dunk (Ryan Cornish assists)	14-33
4:01		Kanye Jones misses three point jump shot
3:59		Garrison Wade defensive rebound
3:50	+2	Garrison Wade makes two point layup	16-33
3:50		Makai Ashton-Langford shooting foul (Garrison Wade draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50		Garrison Wade misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:50		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
3:33		T.J. Bickerstaff turnover (traveling)
3:19		Brendan Barry misses three point jump shot
3:17		Brevin Galloway defensive rebound
3:10	+3	Brevin Galloway makes three point jump shot (T.J. Bickerstaff assists)	16-36
2:54		Brendan Barry misses two point layup
2:52		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
2:46		Jaeden Zackery turnover (bad pass)
2:38		Jaeden Zackery personal foul (Brendan Barry draws the foul)
2:38	+1	Brendan Barry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-36
2:38	+1	Brendan Barry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-36
2:19		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
2:17		Taurus Samuels defensive rebound
2:16		James Karnik personal foul (Taurus Samuels draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Taurus Samuels makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-36
2:16		Taurus Samuels misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:16		Eagles defensive rebound
1:59	+2	T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point jump shot	19-38
0:57		Brendan Barry misses three point jump shot
1:31		Ryan Cornish misses three point jump shot
1:29		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
1:20	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup	19-40
0:57		Brendan Barry misses three point jump shot
0:55		Makai Ashton-Langford defensive rebound
0:50		Makai Ashton-Langford turnover (bad pass) (Aaryn Rai steals)
0:41		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
0:39		James Karnik defensive rebound
0:09		Ryan Cornish shooting foul (Makai Ashton-Langford draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-41
0:09	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-42
0:09	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-42
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DART
Big Green
38
BC
Eagles
31

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	James Karnik makes two point layup (Makai Ashton-Langford assists)	19-44
19:10		Brendan Barry misses three point jump shot
19:08		Eagles defensive rebound
18:57		Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
18:55		Taurus Samuels defensive rebound
18:33		Aaryn Rai misses three point jump shot
18:31		Makai Ashton-Langford defensive rebound
18:13		James Karnik misses two point jump shot
18:11		Aaryn Rai defensive rebound
17:45	+2	Brendan Barry makes two point jump shot	21-44
17:27		Brendan Barry personal foul
17:24		Brevin Galloway misses two point jump shot
17:22		Aaryn Rai defensive rebound
17:14	+2	Aaryn Rai makes two point layup	23-44
16:56	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot	23-46
16:30	+2	Aaryn Rai makes two point layup	25-46
16:20		Eagles 30 second timeout
16:20		TV timeout
16:05		Garrison Wade blocks Quinten Post's two point layup
16:03		Garrison Wade defensive rebound
15:55		Wes Slajchert misses two point layup
15:53		Kanye Jones defensive rebound
15:49		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Brendan Barry steals)
15:44		Wes Slajchert misses two point layup
15:42		Aaryn Rai offensive rebound
15:37		Brendan Barry misses three point jump shot
15:35		Quinten Post defensive rebound
15:18		Aaryn Rai personal foul
15:18		TV timeout
15:02		T.J. Bickerstaff misses three point jump shot
15:00		Big Green defensive rebound
14:31		Garrison Wade misses three point jump shot
14:29		Cam Krystowiak offensive rebound
14:27	+2	Cam Krystowiak makes two point layup	27-46
14:03	+2	T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point jump shot	27-48
14:03		Garrison Wade shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
14:03		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:03		James Karnik offensive rebound
13:51		Jaeden Zackery offensive foul
13:51		Jaeden Zackery turnover
13:37	+2	Cam Krystowiak makes two point dunk	29-48
13:32		Eagles 30 second timeout
13:18		Aaryn Rai blocks T.J. Bickerstaff's two point layup
13:16		Aaryn Rai defensive rebound
13:06	+3	Garrison Wade makes three point jump shot (Brendan Barry assists)	32-48
12:47		Makai Ashton-Langford offensive foul
12:47		T.J. Bickerstaff turnover
12:36		Brendan Barry misses two point jump shot
12:34		Cam Krystowiak offensive rebound
12:26	+2	Cam Krystowiak makes two point dunk	34-48
12:19	+2	Quinten Post makes two point layup	34-50
12:19		Cam Krystowiak shooting foul
12:19		Quinten Post misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:19		Aaryn Rai defensive rebound
11:51		Garrison Wade turnover (bad pass) (Kanye Jones steals)
11:49		Aaryn Rai shooting foul (Kanye Jones draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:49	+1	Kanye Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-51
11:49	+1	Kanye Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-52
11:38		Big Green turnover (10-second violation)
11:27		Jaeden Zackery misses two point jump shot
11:25		Eagles offensive rebound
11:12		James Karnik misses two point layup
11:10		Brendan Barry defensive rebound
10:49		Brendan Barry misses three point jump shot
10:47		Kanye Jones defensive rebound
10:42	+2	Kanye Jones makes two point layup	34-54
10:09		Aaryn Rai misses two point jump shot
10:07		Quinten Post defensive rebound
9:56	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup	34-56
9:43		Brendan Barry misses three point jump shot
9:41		James Karnik defensive rebound
9:17		Cam Krystowiak shooting foul (Kanye Jones draws the foul)
9:17		Kanye Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:17		Kanye Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:17		James Karnik offensive rebound
9:10	+2	Quinten Post makes two point dunk (James Karnik assists)	34-58
8:52		Big Green 60 second timeout
8:49		Nate Ogbu turnover (bad pass) (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals)
8:43	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point dunk	34-60
8:19	+3	Jackson Blaufeld makes three point jump shot (Aaryn Rai assists)	37-60
8:03		James Karnik misses three point jump shot
8:01		Quinten Post offensive rebound
8:00		Nate Ogbu shooting foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
8:00	+1	Quinten Post makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-61
8:00		Quinten Post misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:00		Aaryn Rai defensive rebound
7:53	+2	Aaryn Rai makes two point layup	39-61
7:53		Quinten Post shooting foul (Aaryn Rai draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:53	+1	Aaryn Rai makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-61
7:40		Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
7:38		Quinten Post offensive rebound
7:37		Nate Ogbu personal foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
7:37	+1	Quinten Post makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-62
7:37		Quinten Post misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:37		Jackson Blaufeld defensive rebound
7:27		Jackson Blaufeld misses three point jump shot
7:25		Nate Ogbu offensive rebound
7:18	+2	Nate Ogbu makes two point layup	42-62
6:58		Nate Ogbu personal foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
6:58	+1	Quinten Post makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-63
6:58		Quinten Post misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:58		Dusan Neskovic defensive rebound
6:40		Jaeden Zackery shooting foul (Dusan Neskovic draws the foul)
6:40		Dusan Neskovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:40	+1	Dusan Neskovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-63
6:16		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:14		Nate Ogbu defensive rebound
6:07		Quinten Post personal foul (Cam Krystowiak draws the foul)
6:02		Dusan Neskovic misses three point jump shot
6:00		Dusan Neskovic offensive rebound
5:56		Cam Krystowiak personal foul
5:56	+1	Kanye Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-64
5:56	+1	Kanye Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-65
5:47	+2	Cam Krystowiak makes two point layup (Brendan Barry assists)	45-65
5:27		Kanye Jones misses three point jump shot
5:25		Cam Krystowiak defensive rebound
5:12		Cam Krystowiak misses three point jump shot
5:10		Makai Ashton-Langford defensive rebound
5:00		Jump ball. Makai Ashton-Langford vs. Aaryn Rai (Big Green gains possession)
5:00		Makai Ashton-Langford turnover (lost ball) (Aaryn Rai steals)
4:43		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
4:41		Dusan Neskovic offensive rebound
4:37	+2	Dusan Neskovic makes two point layup	47-65
4:12		Dusan Neskovic shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
4:12		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:12	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-66
4:00		Brendan Barry misses three point jump shot
3:58		Quinten Post defensive rebound
3:37		Kanye Jones turnover (out of bounds)
3:37		TV timeout
3:15		Garrison Wade misses three point jump shot
3:13		Aaryn Rai offensive rebound
3:00	+3	Brendan Barry makes three point jump shot	50-66
2:31	+3	Gianni Thompson makes three point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists)	50-69
2:11		Gianni Thompson personal foul
2:05	+1	Garrison Wade makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-69
2:05		Garrison Wade misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:05		Eagles defensive rebound
2:05		Cam Krystowiak personal foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
2:05	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-70
2:05	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-71
1:49	+3	Romeo Myrthil makes three point jump shot (Garrison Wade assists)	54-71
1:20	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot	54-73
1:20	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot	54-73
1:13	+1	Cam Krystowiak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-73
1:13		Cam Krystowiak misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:13		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
0:49		Gianni Thompson misses three point jump shot
0:47		Andrew Kenny offensive rebound
0:43		Cam Krystowiak blocks Andrew Kenny's two point layup
0:41		Cam Krystowiak defensive rebound
0:35	+2	Romeo Myrthil makes two point layup	57-73
0:05		Gianni Thompson misses two point jump shot
0:03		Romeo Myrthil defensive rebound
0:03		Romeo Myrthil defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Romeo Myrthil defensive rebound