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Boston College rolls over North Carolina State
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 [January 12, 2017]
Jerome Robinson and Ky Bowman,
Boston College's talented underclassmen, combined for 45 points to
power the Eagles to a 74-66 home ACC victory over North Carolina
State on Wednesday night.
Both players entered the game averaging 21 points per game in three
league contests and Robinson scored 26 and Bowman 19 as BC raised
its record to 9-8, 2-2 in the ACC, where Boston College failed to
win a single game last year.
North Carolina State, coming off a 107-56 thrashing at the hands of
North Carolina, fell to 12-5, 1-3 in the conference.
Robinson, recording his 13th 2-point game, was 9-for-17 from the
floor and added five assists and three rebounds. Bowman, the point
guard, was 6-for-10 from the floor and pulled down seven rebounds in
the win.
The Eagles, who came into the game shooting just 65 percent from the
foul line, went 18-for-19 from the line.
The game featured a matchup of Bowman, and NC State's Dennis Smith,
who each won two of the last four ACC rookie of the week honors.
Smith led his team with 15 points, while Terry Henderson added 14
and Abdul-Malik Abu scored eight points and pulled down 11 rebounds.
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Tava added 13 points and six rebounds and A.J. Turner had 10 points
for BC.
NC State's two-game losing streak comes after a 104-78 upset of No.
21 Virginia Tech last week.
State's Markell Johnson left the game in the first half with a
shoulder injury but returned.
NC State is home for Georgia Tech Sunday, a day after BC visits
Syracuse trying for a sweep of the two-game series between the old
Big East rivals. The Eagles defeated the Orange 96-81 at Chestnut
Hill on New Year's Day.
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