Jan. 4, 2009

Boston College Upsets No. 1 North Carolina
Tyrese Rice and Boston College put an end to all that talk of whether No. 1 North Carolina could go unbeaten.

Rice scored 25 points in his second straight big game against the Tar Heels to help the Eagles stun North Carolina 85-78 on Sunday, likely ending its run atop the early season polls.

Rakim Sanders added 22 points for the Eagles (13-2, 1-0), who led by six points at halftime and pushed the lead to as many as 15 before holding off a frantic rally from the Tar Heels (13-1, 0-1) in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.

Blue Devils Go Big Over Hokies
Kyle Singler scored 19 points and keyed the decisive run that carried No. 5 Duke past Virginia Tech 69-44 on Sunday night.

Gerald Henderson added 15 points, Nolan Smith had 13 and Jon Scheyer finished with 11 for the Blue Devils (12-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).

They held the Hokies to 13 points in the second half and outscored them 30-9 over the final 17 minutes of the game.

Malcolm Delaney scored 12 points to lead Virginia Tech (9-5, 0-1). Leading scorer A.D. Vassallo was held to seven points — 12 below his average — and didn't score on 0-of-2 shooting in the second half.