CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Derryck Thornton scored a team-high 17 points, while Jay Heath added 16 as Boston College dropped an 86-69 decision at home to #6/5 Louisville on Wednesday night.
Starting with a Jairus Hamilton jumper to open the game, BC came out of the gates firing. The Eagles made their first three field goal attempts and 6-of-9 to take a 16-13 lead five and a half minutes into the contest.
Thornton and Heath combined to make 4-of-6 from beyond the arc as BC led by nine - 25-16 - with 12:06 left in the game.