Boston College hangs 1st loss on top-ranked Duke
Outside the Boston College basketball office, the walls are decorated with giant pictures from the Eagles’ biggest wins.
The Sweet 16 appearance in 2006. Upsets over No. 1 North Carolina and No. 6 Duke in 2009. A victory over top-ranked Syracuse four years ago.
Make room for an addition: Boston College 89, Duke 84, an upset in Boston that sent the No. 1 Blue Devils to their first loss.
“We’re putting one up for this one,” coach Jim Christian said. “That’s where I would put it. If you get a poster up on that wall, that’s a big thing because of the proud history of this place.”
Ky Bowman had 30 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help Boston College (7-3, 1-0 ACC) win its third straight game against the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25. Jordan Chatman scored 22 points, including four on free throws in the final 16 seconds that iced it.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 25 and Marvin Bagley III had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Duke (11-1, 0-1).
The Blue Devils erased a 10-point deficit in the second half and led 79-75 with 3:30 to play. Boston College scored 12 of the next 14 points, getting two three-pointers from Robinson. Duke’s Trevon Duvall drove to the basket to make it 83-81 with 31 seconds left, but then he was called for an intentional foul on Chatman as BC tried to dribble out the clock.
Chatman made both foul shots, and then with BC retaining possession he was fouled again and made two more. A threepointer by Trent made it 87-84, but then Jerome Robinson was sent to the line and hit his free throws with 6 seconds left.
“This isn’t about us being horrible. This is about how great they were. They were terrific. Not good, terrific,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said.
3 Michigan State 88, Southern Utah 64: Miles Bridges, Nick Ward and Jaren Jackson each scored 17 points for the host Spartans (9-1),
who have won eight straight by double digits. The Thunderbirds (5-4) had won three straight.
5 Florida 66, 17 Cincinnati 60: Chris Chiozza scored the final six points of the game and Egor Koulechov had 21 points as the Gators (6-3) snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Bearcats (7-2) in the Never Forget Tribute Classic in Newark, N.J.
6 Wichita State 78, Oklahoma State 66: Landry Shamet scored 30 points for the visiting Shockers (8-1), who made 12 of 26 three-point attempts against the Cowboys (7-2).
7 Texas A&M 73, Prairie View A&M 53: Junior guard Admon Gilder scored 14 points for the host Aggies (8-1). Zachary Hamilton led the Panthers (2-7) with 18 points.
8 Kentucky 93, Monmouth 76: Hamidou Diallo scored 23 points for the Wildcats (8-1) at Madison Square Garden in New York. Deion Hammond led the Hawks (3-7) with 19 points and Micah Seaborn had 18.
9 Notre Dame 92, Delaware 68: Coach Mike Brey enjoyed a happy homecoming as Bonzie Colson had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Matt Farrell scored 24 points for the visiting Fighting Irish (8-2). Brey led the Blue Hens to the NCAA Tournament in 1998 and 1999 and is a member of the Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame.
13 Xavier 96, Colorado 69: Trevon Bluiett scored 25 points and J.P. Macura emerged from his slump by making his first six shots for the host Musketeers (9-1). The Buffaloes (7-2) were led by Namon Wright’s 18 points.
Arkansas 95,
14 Minnesota 79: Jaylen Barford scored 22 points and freshman Daniel Gafford added 16 on 8-of-8 shooting for the host Razorbacks (7-2). The loss is the third in four games for the Golden Gophers (8-3).
18 West Virginia 69, Pittsburgh 60: Jevon Carter scored 19 points, Daxter Miles Jr. added 15 and the Mountaineers fended off a second-half run by the host Panthers (5-5). Lamont West finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for West Virginia (9-1).
19 Seton Hall 90, VCU 67: Angel Delgado had 14 points and 13 rebounds as the Pirates (8-1) beat the Rams (5-5) in the Never Forget Tribute Classic.
23 Baylor 105, Randall 82: Nuni Omot scored 30 points and Jo Lual-Acuil (19 points, 16 rebounds) and freshman Tristan Clark (16 points, 11 rebounds) had double-doubles for the Bears (7-2) at Fort Hood, Texas, about an hour from Baylor’s Waco campus.
24 Tennessee 81, Lipscomb 71: Grant Williams overcame early foul trouble to score 19 points for the host Volunteers (7-1) in their first game as a ranked team since December 2010.
UTEP 76, Washington State 69: Keith Frazier had 21 points and eight rebounds and the
host Miners (3-6) won for the second time in three games since the sudden retirement of coach Tim Floyd. Viont’e Daniels led the Cougars (6-3) with 18 points.
Michigan 78, UCLA 69: Moritz Wagner scored 23 points and Charles Matthews added 20 for the host Wolverines (8-3), who overcome a 15-point secondhalf deficit and beat the Bruins (7-2) in overtime. Eli Brooks hit two free throws to tie the game at 65-65 with 10 seconds left. The Bruins (7-2) had a final chance in regulation, but Prince Ali missed a long jumper at the buzzer.
Utah 77, Utah State 67: Justin Bibbins scored 16 points and had seven assists as the host Utes (7-2) led start-to-finish in the first game of the inaugural Beehive Classic.
Arizona 88, Alabama 82: Deandre Ayton had 29 points and 18 rebounds, Allonzo Trier scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half and the Wildcats (7-3) outlasted the Crimson Tide (7-3). Alabama pulled within 84-80 on Riley Norris’ three-pointer with 38 seconds left before Arizona pulled away..
Oregon State 85, ArkansasPine Bluff 58: Tres Tinkle and Drew Eubanks each scored 19 points as the host Beavers (6-3) beat the Golden Lions (0-10). Travon Harper had 20 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out and Joe’Randle Toliver added 12 points on four three-pointers for ArkansasPine Bluff.
Portland State 87, Santa Clara 84: Deontae North scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half and the Vikings (8-2) hit their final 16 field-goal attempts while rallying past the host Broncos (3-6). Holland Woods added 26 points for Portland State. KJ Feagin scored 24 points and Matt Hauser added 22 for Santa Clara.
Portland 64, San Jose State
55: Josh McSwiggan scored 14 points, two on the go-ahead bucket in the second half, to help the host Pilots get past the Spartans (2-7). JoJo Walker
added 13 points, Marcus Shaver Jr. had 11 and Franklin Porter 10 for Portland (4-6).
WOMEN
3 Notre Dame 66, Penn 54: Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points and Marina Mabrey added 15 points and eight rebounds for the visiting Irish (9-1).
4 Louisville 80, Middle Tennessee 26: Asia Durr scored 19 points in 20 minutes as the host Cardinals (11-0) rolled.
9 Oregon 98, Southern Utah 38: Former MiramonteOrinda star Sabrina Ionescu had 16 points and 12 assists, her fifth double-double of the season, and the host Ducks (8-1) won their fifth in a row.
UC Davis 74, St. Mary’s 50: Morgan Bertsch scored 23 points for the Aggies (9-0). The host Gaels (5-3) were led by Sydney Raggio’s 14 points and eight rebounds.