Sydney Curry totaled a team-high 13 points and seven rebounds as Louisville brushed off visiting Boston College 67-54 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Wednesday night.
Noah Locke and Jae'Lyn Withers added 10 points apiece for the Cardinals (11-7, 5-3 ACC). Louisville snapped a season-high three-game losing streak with the victory.
The Cardinals shot 46.2 percent (24 of 52) from the field in the win.
Makai Ashton-Langford led all scorers with 22 for Boston College (7-9, 2-4), which was coming off a comeback win at Clemson last Saturday. The Eagles have lost six of their last seven games.
T.J. Bickerstaff contributed 12 points and 15 boards while Quinten Post chipped in 11 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Eagles.
BC was limited to just 29.2 percent shooting from the floor (19 of 65) and made only 4 of 20 shots from 3-point range (20 percent).
Louisville improved to 10-4 in the all-time series against Boston College with its third straight win against the Eagles.
The Cardinals held a 30-28 advantage at the half. The Eagles pulled within 38-37 after a free throw by Post with 13:40 remaining, but Louisville answered with a 9-1 push to go up 47-39 on Malik Williams' 3-pointer with 11:13 to go.
The Cardinals stretched their lead to as many as 16 points in the closing minutes.
Bickerstaff's layup with 13:54 to play in the opening half gave BC a 7-5 edge before Locke's 3-pointer at 13:29 put Louisville in front for good.
Boston College returns home to face Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon. Louisville caps a quick two-game homestand versus Notre Dame on Saturday.
--Field Level Media
Boston College | Louisville | |
Makai Ashton-Langford 22 | Scoring | Sydney Curry 13 |
Jaeden Zackery 4 | Assists | Mason Faulkner 7 |
T.J. Bickerstaff 15 | Rebounds | Malik Williams 8 |
T.J. Bickerstaff 4 | Free Throws Made | Matt Cross 3 |
Makai Ashton-Langford 2 | Steals | Noah Locke 2 |
Quinten Post 2 | Blocks | Matt Cross 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Boston College | 54 | 29.2 | 4-20 | 12-22 | 11 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Louisville | 67 | 46.2 | 6-18 | 13-22 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 11 |