Tommy McCarthy
Johnson makes 6 3-pointers; Harvard beats BU 75-69
Tommy McCarthy

Johnson makes 6 3-pointers; Harvard beats BU 75-69

Published Dec. 8, 2015 9:28 p.m. ET

BOSTON (AP) Corey Johnson made six 3-pointers, including one with 32 seconds left to help Harvard hold on and beat Boston University 75-69 on Tuesday night.

Johnson finished with 18 points. Zena Edosomwan had 13 rebounds, three assists, three steals and chipped in nine points for Harvard (3-6), which snapped a three-game losing skid.

Agunwa Okolie scored 15 points, and Patrick Steeves and Evan Cummins added 10 apiece for the Crimson.

Eric Fanning scored 19 points, and Nick Havener had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Boston University (3-5).

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Cummins made two dunks, Tommy McCarthy made a 3-pointer and the Crimson stretched their lead to 58-45 with eight minutes left. A 20-10 surge by the Terriers, capped by John Papale's back-to-back 3s pulled BU to 68-65 with a minute left.

Johnson answered with a 3, and Steeves made four free throws to seal it.

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