BOSTON (AP) – Miller Kopp and Boo Buie each scored 20 points, and Northwestern beat Boston College 82-64 in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchup Tuesday night.
Ryan Young added 12 points and Pete Nance had a pair of 3-pointers during a key 16-0 first half run for the Wildcats (4-3). Nance finished with eight points.
The Wildcats’ run over a 5:36 stretch turned a one-point deficit into a 35-20 edge. Nance had a pair of 3s in the run and Kopp added a trey in his five points.
During the spree, the Wildcats switched to zone and didn’t come out of it from midway in the first half until after the midpoint of the second.
Northwestern led 37-27 at halftime and pushed its lead to 60-42 on Buie’s fastbreak layup with 11:13 left.
After a timeout by BC, A.J. Turner nailed two free throws, giving the Wildcats their first 20-point lead of the night.
The Eagles didn’t get their deficit below double digits the rest of the way.
Jairus Hamilton led BC (4-5) with 12 points, Derryck Thornton had 11 and Jay Heath 10. The Eagles lost their fourth straight game.
