TOP 25/SEC MEN
BOSTON COLLEGE 89, NO. 1 DUKE 84
BOSTON -- Outside the Boston College basketball office, on the way to the practice gym, the walls are decorated with giant pictures from the Eagles' biggest victories.
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 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 scored 30 points, adding 10 rebounds and 9 assists to help Boston College (7-3, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) win its third consecutive game against the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25. Jordan Chatman scored 22, hitting 4 consecutive free throws in the final 16 seconds to ice it.
"I think this is probably going to be one of the top ones," Bowman said.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 25 and Marvin Bagley III had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Duke (11-1, 0-1 ACC).
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 a pair of 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 three-pointer by Trent made it 87-84, but then Jerome Robinson was sent to the line and hit his free throws with 6 seconds left to ice it.
"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. "We've got to get better. But I knew that. If we won, I would tell you we have to get better."
In other Top 25/SEC men's games Saturday, Miles Bridges, Nick Ward and Jaren Jackson each scored 17 points to help No. 3 Michigan State beat Southern Utah 88-63. The Spartans (9-1) have won eight consecutive by double digits since losing to top-ranked Duke, which lost earlier in the day to Boston College. The Thunderbirds (5-4) had won three consecutive. ... Chris Chiozza scored the final six points of the game and No. 5 Florida snapped a three-game losing streak with a 66-60 victory over No. 17 Cincinnati in the second game of the Never Forget Tribute Classic in Newark, N.J. Chiozza put the Gators (6-3) ahead 62-60 with a drive across the lane with 1:12 to play. The senior guard added two free throws with 20.1 seconds to go and closed out the scoring with a fastbreak layup after a turnover by Cincinnati (7-2), which lost its second consecutive game. ... Landry Shamet scored a career-high 30 points, and No. 6 Wichita State defeated Oklahoma State 78-66. Conner Frankamp scored 14 points and Darral Willis, Jr. added 12 for the Shockers (8-1). Tavarius Shine scored a career-high 20 points and Mitchell Solomon added a career-best 17 for Oklahoma State (7-2). ... Junior guard Admon Gilder scored 14 points and No. 7 Texas A&M overcame a sluggish start to defeat Prairie View A&M 73-53. The Aggies (8-1) led 44-40 5 minutes into the second half before scoring the next 18 points over a 7-minute span to put away the game against the outmanned Panthers (2-7). Zachary Hamilton led the Panthers with a game-high 18 points and Gary Blackston followed with 17. ... Hamidou Diallo scored a season-high 23 points and No. 8 Kentucky beat Monmouth 93-76 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Kentucky (8-1) won its sixth in a row. PJ Washington added 20 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander chipped in 15 and Nick Richards had 10. Monmouth (3-7) has lost three consecutive. Deion Hammond led the Hawks with 19 and Micah Seaborn had 18. ... Bonzie Colson had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 9 Notre Dame to a 92-68 victory over Delaware. Matt Farrell scored 24 points and TJ Gibbs had 21 to help the Fighting Irish (8-2) rebound from an 80-77 loss Tuesday to Ball State. Kevin Anderson scored 23 points for the Blue Hens (4-6). ... Trevon Bluiett scored 25 points, J.P. Macura emerged from his slump by making his first six shots, and No. 13 Xavier completed a streak of non-conference payback wins by drubbing Colorado 96-69. The Musketeers (9-1) already had victories over Baylor and crosstown rival Cincinnati, which beat them last season, and they set a goal of completing the trilogy. The Buffaloes (7-2) were never in it. They fell behind by 26 in the first half and got no closer than 13 the rest of the way. Namon Wright led Colorado with 18 points. ... Angel Delgado had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 19 Seton Hall continued its impressive start to the season with a 90-67 victory over Virginia Commonwealth in the Never Forget Tribute Classic in Newark, N.J. Myles Powell added 5 of his 17 points in a game-breaking 13-1 first-half run, Desi Rodriguez had 17 and Khadeen Carrington scored 13 for the Pirates (8-1). Justin Tillman had 14 of his 20 points in the second half to lead VCU (5-5). ... Nuni Omot scored 30 points while Jo Lual-Acuil and freshman Tristan Clark notched double-doubles, leading No. 23 Baylor over Randall 105-82 in the Bears' return to Fort Hood, Texas, for a game. Lual-Acuil had 19 points and 16 rebounds, Clark added 16 points and 11 boards, and King McClure scored 23 for the Bears (7-2). Trey Sneed scored 29 points and Xavier Hunter added 23 for Randall (5-9), a small Oklahoma school in the National Christian College Athletic Association. ... Grant Williams overcame early foul trouble to score 19 points, and No. 24 Tennessee beat Lipscomb 81-71 in the Volunteers' first game as a ranked team since December 2010. Admiral Schofield scored 13 points, James Daniel III had 12 and Chris Darrington added 11 for Tennessee (7-1). Garrison Mathews had 19 of his 22 points in the second half for Lipscomb (6-4).
Sports on 12/10/2017