Wolfpack Dealt Road Loss to Boston College 79-68

1/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

BOSTON (AP) -Tyrese Rice scored 25 points and Joe Trapani had 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead Boston College to a 79-68 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday.

Corey Raji had eight rebounds for the Eagles (15-6, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had lost five straight league games at home since beating the Wolfpack last Valentine's Day.

Tracy Smith scored 17 points and Ben McCauley added 15 for N.C. State (10-7, 1-4), which was coming off a 73-56 loss to No. 2 Duke. The Wolfpack learned earlier Saturday that women's basketball coach Kay Yow had died of cancer; both teams observed a moment of silence before the game.

BC led 47-28 with 18:25 to play before the Wolfpack scored the next 16 points, six from McCauley and six from Smith. It was 56-53 before the Eagles made six consecutive free throws to make it a nine-point game.

BC outrebounded N.C. State 46-25.