BC stunned by IUPUI

BOSTON (AP) — Cameron Justice scored five of his game-high 29 points in the closing three minutes, carrying IUPUI to a 76-69 upset of Boston College on Wednesday night.

Evan Hall added 16 points for IUPUI (2-1). Justice, a junior transfer from Vanderbilt, went 7 of 19 from the floor and was 13 of 13 from the free-throw line.

Jordan Chatman led Boston College (2-1) with 20 points, Wynston Tabbs had 15 and Ky Bowman 14 with nine rebounds.

The teams were tied at 64 with just under five minutes to play before IUPUI went on a quick 5-0 spurt. Justice capped it with a jumper in the lane.

BC sliced it to 72-69, but Nick Rogers hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 28.9second left to seal it.

After a basket by Bowman, Justice nailed a 3-pointer from the right wing, making it 72-66 with 1:38 to play.

IUPUI had taken its first lead since the game's initial basket, 56-55, on Weatherford's 3-point play midway into the second half.

In the first half, BC hit 10 of its initial 16 shots — and 5 of 8 on 3s — to open a 27-13 edge before the Jaguars answered with a 12-5 spurt.

The Eagles smothered IUPUI with tight on-the-ball defense, helping lead to some wide-open looks in transition before the Jaguars started getting easier shots off screens and cuts.

BC pushed its lead back to 10 (37-27), but had it whittled to 42-36 at halftime.

BIG PICTURE

IUPUI: The Jaguars kept charging back despite falling behind by double digits twice early. Losing the top three scorers from last season, it looks like they're starting to find out who's going to pick up the slack.

Boston College: Eagles coach Jim Christian was disappointed how poorly his team shot the first two games. One of the keys to that is the outside shooting of Chatman, a spot-up shooter. He hit 5 of 8, including 4 of 6 on 3-point attempts.

UP NEXT

IUPUI: At Richmond on Friday at 7 p.m.

Boston College: Faces Wyoming in Fort Myers, Florida on Monday at 9 p.m.

Associated Press