Associated Press
The college basketball roundup …BOSTON ó Tyrese Rice hit a key 3-pointer with 20.5 seconds to play and Joe Trapani scored 19 points to lead Boston College to a 72-67 upset of No. 23 Florida State on Tuesday night.
It was the Eagles (20-9, 8-6 ACC third win this season against one of the conference’s top teams. They handed then-No. 1 North Carolina its first loss on Jan. 4 in Chapel Hill and beat No. 7 Duke at home nine days ago.
Rice, who finished with just 11 points, was scoreless in the first half, but hit his 3 as the Eagles were clinging to a one-point lead. Rakim Sanders added 16 points and nine rebounds for Boston College.
Toney Douglas led the Seminoles (21-7, 8-5) with 19 points, but committed six of their 18 turnovers. Soloman Alabi had 16 points and seven rebounds.
Florida State, which entered the day in a three-way tie for second place behind North Carolina, lost for just second time in seven games.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. ó Weyinmi Efejuku scored 16 and Providence upset No. 1 Pittsburgh 81-73 on Tuesday night for its first win over a top-ranked team in 33 years.
Sharaud Curry added 15 points for the Friars (17-11, 9-7 Big East), who picked up a big victory for their NCAA tournament hopes.
DeJuan Blair fouled out on a moving pick with 46 seconds left as Pittsburgh (25-3, 12-3) tried to rally.
No. 18 LSU 81, Florida 75
BATON ROUGE, LA. ó Marcus Thornton scored 32 points and LSU clinched a share of the Southeastern Conference championship with a victory against Florida.
The Tigers (24-4, 12-1) have won ninth straight overall and 12 in a row in SEC play.
Garett Temple scored a career-high 21 points for the Tigers. Mitchell added 12 points. Walter Hodge paced the Gators (21-7, 8-5) with 16 points.
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NEW YORK ó Jonny Flynn scored 21 points and the Orange shot a season-high 65 percent from the field in an 87-58 victory over St. John’s night, a win that gave Boeheim his record 31st 20-win season.
Ohio St. 73, Penn St. 59
COLUMBUS, Ohio ó Jeremie Simmons, benched for the first time all season, came off the bench to score 14 points and lead a second-half surge as Ohio State beat Penn State 73-59 Tuesday night to end a three-game losing skid.
Texas A&M 57, Nebraska 55
LINCOLN, Neb. ó Josh Carters buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave Texas A&M a 57-55 come-from-behind win.
Winthrop 57, Charleston Southern 52
ROCK HILL, S.C. ó Andre Jones scored 19 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:50 left.