BOSTON (AP) James Karnik scored a career-high 26 points, Makai Ashton-Langford added 18 points, and Boston College defeated Virginia Tech 68-63 on Saturday.
Fifth-year seniors Karnik and Ashton-Langford scored all but 24 of the Eagles' points. T.J. Bickerstaff had seven points, 10 rebounds and four assists for Boston College (8-9, 3-4 ACC).
Virginia Tech had a chance to take the lead in the final minute but trailing 64-63 Nahiem Alleyne and Keve Aluma missed 3-pointers. Bickerstaff cleaned up the defensive rebound after Aluma's miss, brought the ball upcourt, then got the assist on a cross-over layup by Jaeden Zackery for a 66-63 lead with 33 seconds left.