John Mooney had a career-high 27 points and 12 rebounds and Prentiss Hubb hit a pair of free throws with 2.6 seconds left to put Notre Dame ahead by a point as it got no points from its bench but held off Boston College for a 69-66 win on Saturday at South Bend, Ind. Hubb, a late starter when T.J. Gibbs was scratched because of a pregame illness, finished with a career-high 16 points as the Fighting Irish (11-5, 1-2 ACC) survived going the last 4:15 without a field goal. The Eagles (9-6, 0-3) got 24 points and 16 rebounds from Ky Bowman, whose layup with 15 seconds remaining erased an 11-point deficit and gave BC a 66-65 lead, its first since 12:35 of the first half.
Mahoney, BU men take care of Navy
Max Mahoney scored 22 points, Javante McCoy added 15, and Boston University (9-8, 2-2 Patriot) controlled the final seven minutes in a 75-69 victory over Navy (5-10, 2-2) at Annapolis, Md. The Midshipmen led for much of the second half until a 3-pointer by Jack Hemphill gave the Terriers a 58-56 lead with 7:23 remaining . . . Shawn Occeus scored 21 points and Northeastern (9-8, 3-2 Colonial) took a 90-70 win over William & Mary (7-11, 3-3) at Williamsburg, Va. . . . Chris Knight scored 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting as host Dartmouth (10-7) shot 68 percent from the field to open Ivy League play with an 81-63 win over Harvard (6-7). The Crimson were led by Christian Juzang’s 20 points . . . Cam Reddish (23 points) hit a wide-open 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left to lead No. 1 Duke (14-1, 3-0 ACC) to an 80-78 win at No. 13 Florida State (13-3, 1-2). The Blue Devils played the second half without star freshman Zion Williamson, who was suffering from double vision after getting poked in the eye late in the first half . . . In women’s basketball, Nia Irving had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead BU (8-6, 4-0 Patriot) to a 58-45 win over visiting Lehigh (11-4, 3-1).
COLLEGE HOCKEY
BU men rally to upset Providence
Jake Oettinger turned aside 33 shots, Shane Bowers scored twice, and Logan Cockerill broke a tie as BU (8-8-3, 7-5-2 Hockey East) eked out a 4-3 victory at No. 7 Providence (12-6-4, 6-4-1). Scott Conway put the host Friars ahead, 3-2, just 11 seconds into the third period before the Terriers’ David Farrance tied it less than three minutes later . . . Cale Makar had a two-goal, two-assist night and Matt Murray made 16 saves as No. 2-ranked UMass (17-3-0, 9-1-0 Hockey East) earned a 5-1 win over visiting Vermont (8-11-1, 1-8-1) . . . John Marino and Jack Drury scored, Michael Lackey stopped 46 shots, and Harvard (7-5-3, 4-4-2 ECAC) held on for a 2-1 upset at No. 6 Quinnipiac (16-5-1, 7-4-1) . . . No. 12 Northeastern (14-4-1, 8-2-1 Hockey East) got two goals from Brandon Hawkins while Cayden Primeau made 33 saves in a 4-0 shutout at Maine (7-11-2, 3-5-2) . . . In women’s hockey, Delaney Belinskas (two goals, two assists) and Megan Keller (two goals, one assist) sparked No. 10 Boston College (14-9-0, 11-7-0 Hockey East) to a 7-5 upset of No. 3 Northeastern (15-3-3, 13-2-2) at Conte Forum. Maddy McArthur made 27 saves and picked up an assist . . . Natasza Tarnowski potted the eventual winner late in the first period and added two assists as host BU (11-6-5, 8-5-4 Hockey East) held on for a 4-2 win over No. 8 Providence (16-6-0, 10-5-0).
FOOTBALL
Browns make Kitchens hiring official
The Cleveland Browns officially hired Freddie Kitchens as their 17th full-time coach after his strong eight-game stint as offensive coordinator . . . Alabama cornerback Saivion Smithis entering the NFL Draft, becoming the fifth Crimson Tide underclassmen to turn pro this week.
NBA
Mavericks’ Barea tears his Achilles’
Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea tore his right Achilles’ tendon in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s win at Minnesota, a season-ending injury for a key reserve. The team said the 34-year-old Northeastern alumnus was weighing his options for surgery . . . The Oklahoma City Thunder will retire Nick Collison’s No. 4 on March 20, when they host the Toronto Raptors. The crowd favorite retired last May after spending all 15 years of his career with the franchise.
MISCELLANY
Kenin, Sandgren break through with wins
American Sofia Kenin, 20, won her first WTA title at the Hobart International in Australia, beating Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, 6-3, 6-0. Playing her first top-level final, Kenin, ranked 56th, didn’t drop a set in the tournament . . . American Tennys Sandgren matched Kenin by claiming his first ATP Tour singles title when he beat Cameron Norrie, 6-4, 6-2, and didn’t drop a set in the ASB Classic at Auckland, New Zealand . . . Russia’s Tatyana Ivanova won a women’s World Cup luge race at Sigulda, Latvia, upsetting Germany’s Natalie Geisenberger. Summer Britcher of the United States was third, her fifth medal of the season . . . Olympic champion Mariama Jamanka of Germany teamed with Annika Drazek to win a World Cup women’s bobsled race in front of a home crowd in Koenigssee. Americans Elana Meyers Taylor and Lake Kwaza finished second.
