STATE COLLEGE — Boston College got over a stunning loss at home with clutch late-night foul shooting.

Freshman Olivier Hanlan scored 22 points and went 5 of 6 from the line in the last 46 seconds, and the Eagles withstood a furious late-game rally to beat Penn State 73-61 on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Boston College (3-4) led by 20 with 6:21 left before an 18-1 run got Penn State (3-3) within 60-57 with 3:05 left, led by Jermaine Marshall (25 points) and D.J. Newbill (22).

Hanlan’s three-point play on a jumper in the lane ended the spurt, and Andrew Van Nest’s open layup gave Boston College a 65-59 lead with 1:52 left.

The Eagles took care of things at the foul line from there while the Nittany Lions started missing shots again.

“They had every chance at winning the game if we don’t close it out,” Boston College coach Steve Donahue said.

Joe Rahon added 14 points for Boston College, which built its big lead off a run of 3-point shooting in the second half and defensive lapses in the lane by Penn State most of the night.

“We’ve got to bring the effort for the full 40 minutes and not just in the second half,” Newbill said.

Still, the young Eagles, who start three sophomores and two freshmen, nearly let it slip away down the stretch. Hanlan finished 15 of 19 from the foul line.

“There’s not a team that plays harder in the country than they do,” Donahue said.