Box Score BOSTON (AP) (Jan. 18) - Kevin Braswell scored eight of his game-high 27 points in the final 2:02, including an off-balance 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left, to give Georgetown a 72-69 win over Boston College.
After Boston College's Troy Bell hit three free throws, tying the game at 69-69 with 17 seconds left, Braswell completed his stellar final two minutes by hitting his game-winner from the top of the key while surrounded by three defenders.
Ruben Boumtje Boumtje had 14 points and Nathaniel Burton scored 13 for Georgetown (10-6, 2-3 Big East). Bell paced the Eagles (9-7, 1-3) with 18 points and Kenny Walls had 17.
With the Eagles clinging to a 63-62 edge, Braswell scored a basket and was fouled on the play by Bell. He converted the free throw, making it 65-63 with 2:02 left.
Braswell then fed Courtland Freeman perfectly for a layup, making it 67-63. After an Eagles basket, he nailed a running left-hander from the lane before Bell hit his three free throws.
Boston College's long in-bounds pass was intercepted at midcourt by Victor Samnick and time expired.
BC had taken a 63-62 lead on Bell's two free throws with 2:12 left.
After the two teams shot poorly in the opening minutes of the game, combining on just 3 of 18 attempts, the Eagles went on a 12-2 run to grab a 19-10 edge midway into the opening half.
The Hoyas closed the final 5:44 of the half by scoring 12 of the last 16 points as the teams ended tied 34-all at intermission.