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Chas Kelley III made a 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds to play to help Boston College end a six-game losing streak by beating Florida State 77-76 Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Florida State led by two after BC’s Chad Venning scored with seven seconds remaining. The Seminoles (13-9, 4-7 ACC) turned the ball over on the inbounds pass and Kelley capped the scoring with his 3-pointer.

BC (10-11, 2-8) received a stellar game from Donald Hand Jr., who had a career-high 31 points to go with nine rebounds. Fred Payne added 14 points and was the only other BC player to score in double figures.

Jamir Watkins contributed 19 points and seven rebounds for Florida State, which has lost four in a row.

Malique Ewin added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Seminoles, who led by 15 in the second half and by nine with just over three minutes to play. Florida State didn’t have a field goal for a 9:46 stretch that ended with 3:36 left.

Both teams played short-handed. Florida State forward Taylor Bol Bowen didn’t dress after sustaining a head injury during Wednesday’s loss to Virginia Tech. Jerry Deng, Bol Bowen’s replacement in the starting lineup, suffered an ankle injury during the first half and didn’t take the court after halftime.

BC forward Elijah Strong missed his fourth straight game with an illness. Strong is the team’s No. 3 scorer (10.5 ppg) and No. 3 rebounder (4.7 rpg).

BC led 14-10 early, but Florida State used a 9-0 run to take a five-point lead. The Seminoles were up 41-36 at halftime.

Florida State had its first double-digit lead after a Ewin jumper made it a 52-42 game with 14:19 to play, and stretched its advantage to 59-44 on two Daquan Davis free throws with 13:22 remaining.

The Eagles responded with a 9-0 and then cut into the deficit even more when a Payne layup made it a 61-57 contest with 7:17 left.

–Field Level Media