Fred Payne excels to help Boston College beat Syracuse in OT

Fred Payne scored a career-high 26 points to help Boston College end a four-game losing streak by beating visiting Syracuse 81-73 in overtime Saturday.

Boston College (8-10, 1-4 ACC), trailed by seven with less than three minutes to play, but forced overtime when Donald Hand Jr. made a 3-pointer with seven seconds left. The Eagles never trailed in overtime and had their largest lead of the game when Payne capped the scoring with two free throws.

Jayden Hastings added 10 points and 13 rebounds for Boston College...