Cyclones Suffer Rare Home Loss

AMES, Iowa - Troy Bell scored 26 points and freshman Craig Smith had all 14 of his points in the second half, leading Boston College to an 85-78 victory over Iowa State on Tuesday night.

Bell opened the second half with a 3-pointer to give Boston College (4-2) a 39-26 lead and the Eagles spent the rest of the game holding off Iowa State (5-1), which got to within two points but never pulled ahead.

Bell's performance fell short of the 42 points he scored in a victory over Iowa State last season, but it was good enough and he had plenty of help. Ryan Sidney added 14 points, Andrew Bryant scored 11 and Louis Hinnant 10.

Jared Homan led Iowa State with a career-high 18 points. Jake Sullivan and Adam Haluska scored 16 each, but Sullivan, the Cyclones' leading scorer for the season, made just 3-of-15 shots.

Homan's layup on a pass from Sullivan cut the lead to 64-62 with 7:25 left, and the Cyclones trailed 72-69 after Haluska's 3-pointer with 5:04 remaining. But Boston College scored on seven of its last nine possessions to stay on top.

Sidney hit a runner and sank three free throws for an 81-75 lead. He and Bell then scored on breakaways to finish it off as Iowa State missed five straight shots with a chance to cut into the lead.

Smith had made 18 straight shots going into the game, but the streak ended when Vroman blocked his first attempt of the night.

Boston College built a 10-point halftime lead with Bell and Craig Smith sidelined by fouls. Bell sat out most of the final 6:57 after getting his second foul. Smith went to the bench with three fouls at the 4:49 mark.

They weren't missed.

Bryant, whose 3-pointer had put BC ahead to stay at 18-16, hit two more - both high arching shots from the wing - to extend the lead to 28-22. Sullivan's fadeaway jumper drew Iowa State to 30-26, but the Eagles ran off the final six points of the half.

Nate Doornekamp scored on a putback and Sidney hit a spinning shot in the lane. Sidney then found Hinnant open under the basket for a layup just before the buzzer to make it 36-26.

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