AMHERST, Mass. (AP) -Joe Trapani and Tyrese Rice drained foul shots in the final seconds to help Boston College beat Massachusetts, 85-81, on Saturday night.
Rice led Boston College (6-2) with 21 points. Corey Raji, Trapani and Rakim Sanders added 16 points apiece to hand UMass (1-6) its sixth straight loss.
The teams were tied at 77 at the end of regulation, with Tony Gaffney's tip-in at the buzzer helping UMass survive into extra time.
Ricky Harris scored a game-high 35 points for the Minutemen. Anthony Gurley added 17, while Gaffney had 15 points and 18 rebounds.
Harris made a pair of free throws and Gaffney had a putback basket to give UMass a 32-29 edge at halftime. There was never more than six points between the teams before the rest period.
