BOSTON — Michael Young felt like he had a very favorable matchup. That was all that Pittsburgh needed to end a rough stretch.

Young scored 19 of his 30 points in the second half, and the Panthers snapped an eight-game losing streak with an 83-72 win over Boston College Wednesday night in a match of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s bottom two teams.

“The whole game I felt like I had a pretty good mismatch against them,” Young said. “It was just about not forcing anything and playing good basketball.”

Jamel Artis, the ACC’s leading scorer, had only six points for the Panthers (13-11, 2-9) after spraining his right ankle early in the game. Sheldon Jeter had 17 and Chris Jones 14.

It was the Panthers’ first win since their second ACC game — an 88-76 upset over then-No. 11 Virginia on Jan. 4

Coach Kevin Stallings felt like his team could be in for another tough night after watching Artis go down.

“Nineteen seconds into the game it looked like 20 points might be finished for the night,” Stallings said. “If it weren’t for bad luck, we wouldn’t have any luck. Fortunately he was able to come back. He told me he was much better at halftime.”

Jerome Robinson led the Boston College (9-16, 2-10) with 22 points. Ky Bowman had 15 points and Mo Jeffers a season-high 14.

“We didn’t have anybody leading the way to seize it — Mo — but I don’t know if there was enough people with him,” BC coach Jim Christian said. “There wasn’t enough emotion, there wasn’t enough passion to play. It’s my team, so it’s on me. The reality is a lot of it is on them. Coaches don’t do all that. Players do that, especially in February. It’s my team. I have to find a way to get through to them.”

Tied at halftime, Pittsburgh outscored the Eagles 9-2 in the initial 2:15 of the second half, but BC sliced it to 43-37 before the Panthers went on an 11-3 run over the ensuing three minutes. Young’s 3-pointer made it 54-40 with 12:35 to play.