Gardner, Franklin lead No. 7 Virginia past BC, 76-57
Associated PressCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Freshman Ryan Dunn is still finding his way at Virginia, but when the No. Dunn had a putback dunk and an alley-oop dunk in an 18-4 first-half run that gave Virginia control in its 76-57 victory over Boston College. Gardner and Armaan Franklin scored 18 points each as Virginia used the first-half run to take command and a 16-4 burst in the second half to put the game away for their sixth consecutive victory. In the second half, after the Eagles closed to within 50-41, Virginia’s Isaac McKneely scored off a steal by Dunn, Franklin added five points and McKneely made a 3-pointer to highlight the run that made it 66-45. He turned the ball over on three of the Eagles’ first four possessions, then hit his first four shots and scored 14 points in a span of less than three minutes.