McKie carries Wake Forest to 71-56 win over BC
BOSTON (AP)- Travis McKie scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and C.J. Harris had 15 points to lead Wake Forest to a 71-56 win over Boston College on Saturday.
Ty Walker added 11 rebounds, six blocks and six points for the Demon Deacons (11-8, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who snapped a three-game losing streak.
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Ryan Anderson paced Boston College (7-12, 2-3) with 13 points and Lonnie Jackson had 12. The Eagles have dropped three straight.
Wake Forest had lost its last two league games by double digits-getting beat by 36 points against North Carolina State last Saturday and by 18 at No. 4 Duke on Thursday.
The Demon Deacons looked ready from the start against Boston College, pulling to a 13-point lead late the first half. They saw it sliced to three twice in the opening five minutes of the second half before they took charge with a 12-2 spurt to open a 52-40 edge.