Boston College holds on to beat Maryland 36-30 in Quick Lane Bowl
Boston College builds early leads and withstands Maryland in a 36-30 win to secure its first bowl victory since 2007. Towles threw two TD passes and a TD reception, while Landry anchored defense with sacks and a key late stop as the Eagles finish 7-6.
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NC State crushes Vanderbilt in Independence Bowl
NC State defeated Vanderbilt 41-17 in Shreveport as quarterback Ryan Finley connected with Jaylen Samuels for three passing touchdowns. Samuels earned offensive MVP honors while Nyheim Hines sealed the win with a 100 yard kickoff return. Vanderbilt’s Ralph Webb gained 111 rushing yards in a season record effort.
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Nowitzki limited by injury as Mavericks fall short
Deron Williams led Dallas with 24 points as Dirk Nowitzki, limited by a sore right Achilles, scored 10 in 17 minutes. Mavericks shot 49.3 percent while Pelicans hit 53 percent and 12 of 25 from three, with Jrue Holiday dishing 11 assists. Dallas hosts Houston next, New Orleans hosts the Clippers.
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Houston
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Pistons rout Cavaliers 106-90 with James resting
Detroit used LeBron James absence to rout Cleveland 106-90 as Tobias Harris scored 21 and the Pistons snapped a five game skid. Andre Drummond added 11 points 17 rebounds while Cleveland without J.R. Smith endured another loss.
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