Garner carries Penn State to win over Boston College
BOSTON – Shep Garner hit 8-of-12 on 3-point shots and finished with a career-high 30 points, carrying Penn State to 67-58 victory over Penn State Wednesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Garner fell one 3-point basket away from the school record, set by Pete Lisicky in 1996.
Jordan Dickerson, Payton Banks and Donovan Jack each scored nine points for the Nittany Lions (4-2).
Dennis Clifford led the Eagles (3-4) with 17 points. A.J. Turner scored 15. BC now has lost four straight.
The Nittany Lions trailed 38-31 before Garner hit three straight from beyond the arc in a 64-second span during a 15-2 run that pushed Penn State ahead by six.
The Eagles closed it to 48-47 on Jerome Robinson’s driving basket, but Penn State took charge by scoring the next seven points.
The teams met twice previously in the Challenge, splitting the two games.
BC led 30-29 at halftime.
Youngstown State 65, Robert Morris 58: Matt Donlan scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds as Youngstown State beat Robert Morris 65-58 on Wednesday night.
Donlan was 6 of 12 from the field including 5 of 11 from distance for the Penguins (4-4). Bobby Hain scored 14 points with seven rebounds, Francisco Santiago had 12 points, three rebounds, five assists and three steals and Brett Frantz added 10 points. The team averaged 42.9 percent shooting from the field and 60 percent from the line.
Donlan sank four 3-pointers in the first half to help lift the Penguins to a 31-23 lead at the break.
In the second period, Robert Morris closed the gap to 56-50 on a Rodney Pryor 3-pointer with 7:47 left to play but the team went 2 of 11 from the field after that and Youngstown State maintained its advantage.
Pryor led the Colonials (1-7) with 20 points.