SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Tyus Battle had a career-high 21 points and three steals and Syracuse scored 20 points off 20 Boston College turnovers to avenge an early-season loss by dominating the Eagles 76-53 Saturday.
Tyler Lydon had 16 points, Andrew White 13, and Taurean Thompson 10 for Syracuse (11-7, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which lost 96-81 to the Eagles on New Year’s Day.
Nik Popovich led the Eagles (9-9, 2-3) with 13 points. Ky Bowman and Jerome Robinson, who combined for 52 points in BC’s victory over the Orange, combined for just 12 points on 4-of 20 shooting Saturday.
Syracuse scored six straight points to start the second half to build a 41-22 lead. The Eagles closed to 14 with 11 minutes to go but the Orange went on a 13-0 blitz to take total control. The Orange extended to its largest lead, 74-46, with 3:03 to go in the game. Syracuse hit 15-of-28 field goals in the second half. BC hit just 12-of-29 in the final 20 minutes.
UP NEXT:
Boston College hosts No. 19 Virginia Wednesday.
Syracuse has a quick turnaround, a Monday night matchup at No. 11 North Carolina.
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