Slumping Pitt falls to injury-riddled Boston College, 66-57
BOSTON — Ky Bowman scored 14 points, with eight rebounds and seven assists, and Boston College overcame the loss of injuries to three of its starters to beat Pittsburgh 66-57 on Tuesday night, sending the Panthers to their 21st straight road loss.
Jairus Hamilton added 11 points for the Eagles (12-11, 3-8 Atlantic Coast Conference). BC snapped its four-game losing streak.
Jared Wilson-Frame led Pittsburgh (12-13, 2-10) with 12 points and seven rebounds. It was the Panthers’ eighth straight loss.
Neither team held more than a two-possession lead from 13 ½ minutes to go until Jared Hamilton’s 3-pointer from the right wing gave BC a 63-56 lead with 3:37 to play. He followed with a jumper from the right corner.
The matchup got extremely sloppy at times.