Garner Carries Penn State To 67-58 Win Over Boston College
BOSTON (AP) — 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 Boston College 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.
TIP-INS:
Penn State: Garner hit his first five shots of the game from behind the 3-point line before missing his next four.
Boston College: Eli Carter was better in the first half than his last two home games, but it didn't take much. He was 2-for-3 Wednesday after going 0-for-13 from the field in his previous two.
LIGHTS OUT
The teams played in a partially-lighted arena.
There was a technical difficulty getting the lights aligned and working before the game, causing the arena to only have lights shining directly onto the court — with one bank completely out behind the Penn State bench.
The upper stands and sidelines were much darker than usual.
A BC employee said that both teams and the officials were told of the problem, but they agreed to play the game with the lighting conditions.
UP NEXT
Penn State hosts Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
Boston College hosts UMass-Lowell on Sunday.
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