Boston College–Harvard men's basketball rivalry

The Boston College–Harvard men's basketball rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the Boston College Eagles basketball team of Boston College and Harvard Crimson basketball team of Harvard College. The two teams' geographical proximity has made the rivalry an intense one.

Boston College–Harvard men's basketball rivalry

Boston College Eagles Harvard Crimson
Sport	Men's basketball
First meeting	December 13, 1949
Latest meeting	December 7th 2016 Harvard 74, Boston College 66
Next meeting	TBA
Statistics
Meetings total	47
All-time series	Boston College leads 33–14 (.702)
Largest victory	Boston College, 48 points (1989)
Longest win streak	Boston College, 10 (1978–1992)
Current win streak	Harvard, 1 (2016–present)

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Locations of Boston College and Harvard

History

After many years of domination by Boston College, Harvard, led by coach Tommy Amaker, won every game it played against Boston College from 2008 to 2014. The 2008–09 Harvard team defeated No. 17 Boston College on January 7, 2009 for the first win over a ranked team in the program's history.^[1] The 2008–09 recruiting class was the first time an Ivy League institution was ranked in the top 25 by ESPN.^[2][3] The 2009–10 Harvard team also won their December 9 rematch with Boston College by a 74–67 margin.^[4] Despite this, the Eagles still hold the overall advantage in the rivalry.^{[citation needed]}

Results

Boston College victories

Harvard victories

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 December 13, 1949 Chestnut Hill, MA Harvard 54–49 2 December 19, 1950 Boston, MA Harvard 54–49 3 December 20, 1951 Boston, MA Boston College 76–63 4 January 12, 1953 Chestnut Hill, MA Harvard 73–70 5 February 10, 1954 Boston, MA Boston College 73–52 6 February 8, 1955 Boston, MA Boston College 73–70 7 February 25, 1956 Boston, MA Harvard 93–74 8 February 13, 1957 Boston, MA Harvard 101–86 9 January 30, 1958 Boston, MA Boston College 65–60 10 February 4, 1959 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 63–49 11 February 9, 1960 Boston, MA Boston College 86–82 12 December 13, 1960 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 88–61 13 December 6, 1962 Boston, MA Boston College 57–45 14 December 15, 1964 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 83–72 15 December 13, 1966 Boston, MA Boston College 99–81 16 December 10, 1968 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 91–77 17 December 8, 1970 Boston, MA Boston College 73–71 18 January 8, 1973 Boston, MA Harvard 77–67 19 December 14, 1973 Boston, MA Boston College 68–65 20 December 7, 1974 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 70–66 21 January 16, 1975 Boston, MA Boston College 86–77 22 December 6, 1975 Boston, MA Boston College 72–71 23 January 13, 1976 Boston, MA Harvard 79–65 24 December 4, 1976 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 75–71 No. Date Location Winner Score 25 December 3, 1977 Boston, MA Harvard 79–65 26 December 16, 1978 Boston, MA Boston College 86–83 27 December 28, 1978 Honolulu, HI Boston College 86–83 28 February 1, 1980 Boston, MA Boston College 74–62 29 December 4, 1986 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 87–86 30 December 1, 1987 Boston, MA Boston College 121–80 31 November 26, 1988 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 70–54 32 December 12, 1989 Boston, MA Boston College 114–66 33 December 8, 1990 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 97–72 34 December 7, 1991 Boston, MA Boston College 98–59 35 December 5, 1992 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 96–57 36 November 18, 1998 Chestnut Hill, MA Harvard 62–61 37 December 22, 2002 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 84–77 38 December 22, 2005 Chestnut Hill, MA No. 14 Boston College 89–55 39 January 7, 2009 Chestnut Hill, MA Harvard 82–70 40 December 9, 2009 Chestnut Hill, MA Harvard 74–67 41 January 5, 2011 Chestnut Hill, MA Harvard 78–69 42 December 29, 2011 Chestnut Hill, MA Harvard 78–69 43 December 4, 2012 Chestnut Hill, MA No. 24 Harvard 67–46 44 January 1, 2014 Boston, MA Harvard 73–58 45 January 14, 2015 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 64–57^OT 46 November 22, 2015 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 69–56 47 December 7, 2016 Chestnut Hill, MA Harvard 74–66 Series: Boston College leads 31–16

References

1. "Lin powers Harvard to rare upset over No. 24 BC". ESPN.com. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
2. Thamel, Pete (2008-03-02). "In a New Era at Harvard, New Questions of Standards". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
3. "Tommy Amaker". Harvard University. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
4. "Harvard 74, Boston College 67". ESPN.com. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2010-04-16.