Nobody doubted that this year’s Boston University men’s basketball team had veteran guards in high quantity. After last night’s game there should be no doubt that the guards have the quality part down too.

The set of four veterans combined to shoot 63 percent from the field (19-30) and 55 percent from beyond the arc (11-20) to propel BU (3-3) to an 86-42 rout of Harvard University (0-6).

The duo of junior Chaz Carr, who had a game-high 18 points, and senior Matt Turner (16 points, five assists) proved to be the main catalysts for the Terriers, as they went on a 52-8 run from 13:21 in the first half to 14:44 in the second half to put BU up 59-20. During that time, Turner and Carr combined for more than half of the team’s points Turner had 13 and Carr 14.

Not to be outdone were the other two veteran members of the backcourt, senior Kevin Fitzgerald and sophomore Shaun Wynn. Fitzgerald was perfect from the field in scoring 10 points to go along with seven assists. Wynn had eight points, but was a spark defensively with five steals.

‘We had a great night shooting. Good defensive intensity, which got us out on the break,’ BU coach Dennis Wolff said. ‘I thought we had good perimeter defense, which pushed us away and put us in a position to play good defense.’

The sight of the two Mighty Mites (Turner and Carr) leading the scoring punch is something Terrier fans and Wolff have dreamed of seeing for the past two seasons, hardly ever got to see in action until the last two games.

‘They were both terrific,’ said Wolff – a man not given to hyperbole.

The action on the court backed up Wolff’s assertion. Turner came off the bench to score 10 of the Terriers’ first 18 points. A combination of set plays for Turner and steals leading to offense on the fast break helped Turner provide the early offense.

With 10:49 to play in the first half, Fitgerald stripped Harvard’s Graham Beatty and found Turner filling the lane in transition for an easy lay-in. Then, on the next possession, Fitzgerald called a play designed to get Turner open in the corner, where Turner was able to drill a three-pointer to extend BU’s lead at the time to 18-12.

‘As soon as Turner got in he hit a couple shots and kind of got us going a little bit and then it loosened things up,’ Wolff said.

As the half started to wind down, Turner cooled off, but he found other ways to contribute. Harvard defenders were over-committing when Turner drove to the basket, opening Carr on the outside. Turner found him twice in the last two minutes for two three-pointers.

‘Turner is a very talented kid and has worked hard to try and play consistently,’ Wolff said. ‘He’s played three good games in a row.

‘Carr in actuality is very close to where he was as a freshman,’ he added. ‘When he was a freshman, he was one of the better guards in the league.’

Carr’s freshman season was Turner’s red-shirt season, but Turner played six games with Carr before he suffered a separated shoulder in a game at the College of the Holy Cross. Turner was averaging 17.5 points per game that season before he went down, but Carr was averaging only five a night at that point. Over the final 26 games, Carr averaged 15.5 points per game.

Last year with both players playing a full slate of games, Carr averaged 7.2 points per game and Turner 8.7. It was a season that left both players frustrated.

This season has started a little differently. Carr came into the game leading the team in minutes with 35 per game, and after last night he has reached double figures in points in five of BU’s six games.

In BU’s last home game, Monday against Youngstown State University, Turner scored 20 points and Carr added 15. Last night, the story was much the same and the results from the two games have been favorable – two blowout victories.

‘We had everything going and when that happens it looks like we can play with anybody,’ Carr said, ‘so it was a good night for us.’

Turner could only agree with Carr’s assessment.

‘Right now, we’re kind of just going with the flow and we’re playing together,’ he said. ‘We’re a lot more dangerous when we play together and the game’s a lot easier when you’re playing together.’

Easy as an 86-42 win.