NEW YORK -- Boston Colleges Jerome Robinson could not miss in the first half and Richmond trailed by eight. Once the Spiders started defending Robinson better and T.J. Cline got rolling, they were on their way to a win.Cline scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half and Richmond rallied to beat Boston College 67-54 in the third-place game of the Barclays Center Classic on Saturday night.Jerome Robinson led all scorers with a career-high 27 points for the Eagles (3-3). Robinson made his first seven shots, finished 10 of 20 overall and made a career-high six 3-pointers.Being alert to Jerome (was big), who I know is a great, great player, Richmond coach Chris Mooney said. We recruited him hard out of high school and I think the world of him. Tonight he was just incredible.The second half was a different story on both sides. Robinson faced more aggressive defenders and misfired on nine of 12 attempts as Richmond outscored Boston College 42-21. ShawnDre Jones added 17 points, and Julius Johnson scored all 12 of his points after halftime for the Spiders.While Robinson was facing an improved defense, Cline picked it up after halftime. He shot 9 of 16 overall and 5 of 7 in the final 20 minutes to go along with 10 rebounds after nearly getting a triple double in Fridays overtime loss to Maryland.After getting blown out by Kansas State 72-54 on Friday, the Eagles shot 36 percent. They misfired on 22 of 30 shots in the second half.Im more concerned with the possessions, Boston College coach Jim Christian said. I wanted to play right. We didnt play right last night. We didnt move the ball well. We moved the ball well tonight.The way we played tonight was so much better than yesterday in terms of how we played the game. We just got to get some guys a little bit more confident and we have to make shots. We took good shots tonight, we just didnt make them, Christian said.Richmond scored the first nine points of the second half and took a one-point lead on a basket by Fore with 15:26 left. The Spiders surged ahead to a 47-39 lead on consecutive 3-pointers by Johnson and Jones around the nine-minute mark.Richmond continued pulling away and sealed it when DeMonte Buckingham blocked Robinsons layup attempt and started a fast break. Khwan Fore finished the break with a layup, giving the Spiders a 61-49 lead with about 90 seconds remaining.BIG PICTURE:Boston College: What happens when Jerome Robinson does not touch the ball, is getting a break, or not scoring? The answer for Boston Colleges offense was not much. Robinson had 13 points as the Eagles opened a lead 17-8. He did not get the ball on subsequent possessions and was on the bench for a few minutes as the Spiders scored 10 unanswered points. Robinson made 10 of 20 shots. The rest of the Eagles were a combined 10 of 36.Richmond: The Spiders seem to be as good as T.J. Cline is going at any given moment. He was 4 of 10 in the first half when Richmond trailed by eight. After halftime, Cline began rolling. He made 6 of 7 shots and wound up getting 23 points.NOTABLE:Richmond: The Spiders have 20 wins over power conference teams in the last decade.Boston College: Robinson set his career high for the third time this season. He scored 24 against Towson State on Tuesday, and 22 against Stony Brook on Sunday.UP NEXT:Richmond: Visits Bucknell on Wednesday.Boston College: Hosts Dartmouth on Dec. 3. Cheap 49ers Jerseys . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. 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PULLMAN, Wash. -- Jake Browning and No. 6 Washington passed its final test of the regular season thanks to one nearly perfect quarter.Browning threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns and the Huskies used a 28-point first quarter to beat No. 23 Washington State on Friday, winning the Apple Cup for the fourth straight year and the Pac-12 North title. Washington will take its College Football Playoff hopes into the Pac-12 championship game next Friday against either Colorado or Southern California.Browning threw all three touchdown passes in the first 15 minutes, hitting Dante Pettis on plays of 18 and 61 yards and John Ross on a 6-yarder. Browning had 243 yards passing by halftime, the Huskies had 386 total yards at the break and even Washington States third-quarter rally didnt make Washington sweat.Washington (11-1, 8-1 Pac-12, No. 5 CFP) tied a school record with the 28-point first quarter, capitalizing on an early turnover to put Washington State (8-4, 7-2, No. 23 CFP) in a 14-point hole.Browning completed 21 of 29 passes, becoming the third quarterback in Pac-12 history with at least 40 TD passes in a season. Ross had eight catches for 80 yards and his 16th TD catch of the season.Washington State quarterback Luke Falk was 33 of 50 for 269 yards and a 9-yard TD pass to Gabe Marks in the third quarter. But the Cougars were unable to find the end zone on three drives inside the Washington 10.MEMPHIS 48, NO. 18 HOUSTON 44MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- In what might be sought-after coach Tom Hermans final game with Houston, Riley Ferguson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Miller with 19 seconds left to lift Memphis.Herman helped guide the Cougars (9-3, 5-3 American Athletic, No. 20 CFP) back from a 17-point halftime deficit. Greg Ward gave Houston a 44-41 lead with 1:29 remaining with his fourth touchdown pass, a 3-yarder to Chance Allen. But Memphis (8-4, 5-3) drove 72 yards in five plays for the winner.Ward completed 47 of 67 passes for 487 yards. He also ran for a team-high 65 yards.Asked by ESPN before the game to address reports that he might be close to a deal with another school, Herman said, Honestly, dont believe anything that you read.NO. 14 W. MICHIGAN 55, TOLEDO 35KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Corey Davis and Western Michigan wrapped up an undefeated regular season in style, routing Toledo to secure a berth next week in the Mid-American Conference championship game.Davis became the career FBS leader in yards receiving, and the Broncos ((12-0, 8-0, No.dddddddddddd 21 CFP) never trailed, scoring a defensive touchdown on the first play from scrimmage and eventually breaking it open in the third quarter. WMU will face Ohio in the MAC title game in Detroit next Friday night, and its looking more and more like the Broncos will be playing for a spot in a major bowl.Kareem Hunt ran for 200 yards and a touchdown for Toledo, but there was only so much he could do after the Rockets (9-3, 6-2) fell way behind in the second half.WMU went 1-11 in 2013 in coach P.J. Flecks first season, but he has turned the Broncos into a force. Zach Terrell went 19 of 25 for 196 yards and three touchdowns, and Davis caught eight passes for 81 yards and a TD. Davis broke the career mark of 5,005 yards receiving set by Trevor Insley of Nevada from 1996-99. Jamauri Bogan also had a big day for WMU, rushing for 198 yards and a TD.IOWA 40, NO. 17 NEBRASKA 10IOWA CITY, Iowa -- C.J. Beathard threw three touchdown passes and Iowa pummeled Nebraska, knocking the Cornhuskers out of Big Ten title contention and sending Wisconsin to the championship game.LeShun Daniels Jr. ran for 158 yards and two scores and George Kittle caught two TD passes for the Hawkeyes (8-4, 6-3 Big Ten).Iowa broke open what was expected to be a tight game with a 75-yard TD run by Akrum Wadley and a 77-yard touchdown throw from Beathard to Riley McCarron in the first quarter. Kittle then put the Hawkeyes ahead 33-10 on a 6x-yard TD catch with 11:13 left.Tommy Armstrong started for Nebraska (9-3, 6-3) despite a balky hamstring and was just 13 of 35 passing for 125 yards.AIR FORCE 27, NO. 20 BOISE STATE 20AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force had a late goal-line stand, Tyler Weaver returned a blocked punt 11 yards for a touchdown and the Falcons beat Boise State, ending the Broncos bid for the Mountain West title.Haji Dunn Jr. recovered quarterback Brett Rypiens fumble on fourth down with around 2 minutes remaining to help the Falcons (9-3, 5-3 Mountain West) knock off Boise State for a third straight season. They join Idaho (1982-93) and Nevada (1996-98) as the only teams to beat the Broncos in at least three straight years.The Broncos (10-2, 6-2, No. 19 CFP) needed a win at Air Force and for New Mexico to upset Mountain Division-leading Wyoming on Saturday to earn a spot in the conferences title game. ' ' '
