Pat Connaughton scored 17 points and made some key plays down the stretch to lead Notre Dame to its first road win as a member of the ACC, a 73-69 victory over Boston College on Sunday evening.
Olivier Hanlan scored 18 points for BC (6-19, 2-10), which has lost eight of its last nine games. Joe Rahon scored 13 points while Ryan Anderson had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Notre Dame (14-12, 5-8) led by three at the break and pushed the lead to nine at 57-48 midway through the second half on a jumper by Eric Atkins (16 points), assisted by Connaughton. BC then ran off five straight, but Connaughton, who hails from Arlington, scored the Irish’s next six points to keep his team in front.
BC made a late surge and got within three points at 71-68 with 10 seconds left, but ND’s Garrick Sherman made two free throws two seconds later to effectively end BC’s chances.
BC next plays at top-ranked and undefeated Syracuse on Wednesday night.
