Boston College's Tyrese Rice, right, drives past Virginia Tech's Malcolm Delaney (23) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, in Boston.
By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer 27 minutes ago
BOSTON (AP)—Rakim Sanders scored the go-ahead basket on a putback with 0.4 seconds left and Boston College beat Virginia Tech on Saturday night for its fourth straight victory.
Virginia Tech, which trailed most of the game before going ahead in the final minute, took its final lead on A.D. Vassallo’s free throws with 14.5 seconds to play. But Tyrese Rice brought the ball downcourt and drove to the basket; his floater bounced off the back of the rim, and Sanders leaped to lay it back in.
Tech’s desperation inbounds pass was knocked harmlessly away as the buzzer sounded.
Rice scored 16 for Boston College (17-6, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Jeff Allen had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Hokies (14-7, 4-3).
