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Providence College Athletics
Wednesday, January 26
Providence, R.I.
7:30 PM
Providence College
75
vs
78
Boston College *
Men's Basketball Fall To Undefeated Boston College, 78-75
1/26/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 26, 2005
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Jared Dudley scored 21 points and hit a 3-pointer with 1:20 left to give Boston College the lead, and the No. 8 Eagles remained undefeated with a 78-75 victory over Providence on Wednesday night.
Craig Smith also scored 21 points, and Dudley added 12 rebounds and six assists for Boston College (17-0, 6-0 Big East). The Eagles are off to the best start in school history in the regular season and in conference play.
Boston College, No. 1 Illinois and No. 2 Duke are the only undefeated teams left in Division I. Duke played Maryland on Wednesday night.
Donnie McGrath led Providence (9-9, 0-5) with 17 points, matching his season high, and made 5 3-pointers. Leading scorer Ryan Gomes was held to 13 points on 5-for-14 shooting. Providence has lost five straight.
A 3-pointer by McGrath gave the Friars a 75-71 lead with 3:19 left in the game. BC's Jermaine Watson then hit a floater from the baseline to draw the Eagles within two. The teams traded turnovers before Dudley hit his 3-pointer from the left wing to put BC in front.
Providence's Dwight Brewington missed a 3-pointer with less than a minute left, but Gomes grabbed the rebound. He whirled in the lane, but got caught in the air with two defenders on him and turned the ball over.
Watson made one free throw to give BC a 77-75 lead, but missed the second to give Providence a chance with 31 seconds left. DeSean White missed a jumper with 10 seconds remaining, and Dudley hit a free throw 2 seconds later to give Boston College a three-point lead.
Boston College used a foul to take some time off the clock, and McGrath's 3-pointer was off the mark as time expired.
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