The Associated Press

BOSTON — Blake Hinson knocked down the first of Pittsburgh’s 16 3-pointers 12 seconds into the game and freshman Carlton Carrington scored a career-high 27 points as the Panthers rolled to a 90-65 wire-to-wire win over Boston College on Saturday.

Carrington hit a career-high seven 3s as the Panthers matched their season high, hitting 16 of 30. Pitt (18-10, 9-8) came into the game averaging an Atlantic Coast Conference-high 9.1 3-pointers per game and knocked down its first five attempts.

Carrington hit his first 3 of the game a minute in, Jaland Lowe and Zack Austin added 3s back-to-back and Carrington sank his second from distance just over four minutes in for a 15-7 Pitt lead. The Panthers raced to a 47-32 lead by intermission with eight 3s in the first 20 minutes. Pitt shot 54.1% from the field (33 of 61) and was 8 of 10 from the free-throw line.

Carrington hit 10 of 18 from the field, including 7 of 12 from beyond the arc. Hinson, who spent much of the first half on the bench after collecting his third personal foul, finished with 19 points, hitting 3 of 4 from distance. Lowe scored 12 points, hitting 2 of 4 from long range, and added nine assists. Austin was 2 of 3 from deep and had 10 points. Pitt had 20 assists on 33 baskets.

Quinten Post led Boston College (15-13, 6-11) with a double-double of 30 points and 12 rebounds, but the Eagles offered scarce offensive support. Devin McGlockton totaled 10 points and six rebounds. Boston College shot 27 of 62 from the floor, including 9 of 20 from 3-point range.

Pitt returns home for its final two regular season games, hosting Florida State on Tuesday and North Carolina State on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (19-10): Austin 3-5 2-2 10, Hinson 7-9 2-2 19, Federiko 4-4 0-2 8, Carrington 10-18 0-0 27, Lowe 4-10 2-2 12, G.Diaz Graham 2-5 2-2 8, Leggett 3-8 0-0 6, Jeffress 0-1 0-0 0, Marshall 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-61 8-10 90.

BOSTON COLLEGE (15-14): McGlockton 4-7 0-0 10, Post 14-22 0-0 30, Atiyeh 1-1 0-0 3, Madsen 1-6 0-0 3, Zackery 3-6 0-0 9, Harris 2-10 0-0 4, Hand 1-5 1-2 3, Aligbe 0-1 0-0 0, Strong 1-4 1-2 3, Mighty 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 2-4 65.

Halftime–Pittsburgh 47-32. 3-Point Goals–Pittsburgh 16-30 (Carrington 7-12, Hinson 3-4, Austin 2-3, Lowe 2-4, G.Diaz Graham 2-5, Leggett 0-1, Marshall 0-1), Boston College 9-20 (Zackery 3-4, McGlockton 2-3, Post 2-3, Atiyeh 1-1, Madsen 1-4, Hand 0-1, Harris 0-4). Rebounds–Pittsburgh 27 (Leggett 7), Boston College 32 (Post 12). Assists–Pittsburgh 20 (Lowe 9), Boston College 13 (McGlockton, Zackery, Harris 3). Total Fouls–Pittsburgh 12, Boston College 13. A–7,536 (8,606).

Lions beaten

MINNEAPOLIS — Cam Christie scored 19 points, Elijah Hawkins added 18 and Minnesota rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half and beat Penn State 75-70 on Saturday to sweep the season series.

Minnesota (18-11, 9-9 Big Ten), which won 83-74 at Penn State on Jan. 27, ended a two-game skid.

Mike Mitchell Jr. and Hawkins hit consecutive 3-pointers to spark a 21-5 run to give Minnesota a 62-58 lead with 3:49 remaining. Christie also hit from deep and scored seven points during the stretch.

Ace Baldwin Jr. made a pair of free throws to give Penn State its last lead, 63-62, with 2:44 left. Hawkins forced a turnover and then dished to Mitchell to spark a 6-0 surge. Baldwin’s 3 cut the Nittany Lions’ deficit 69-66 with 35 seconds left before the Golden Gophers sealed it at the free-throw line.

Christie scored 13 points and Hawkins added 11 as the Golden Gophers shot 58% (15 of 26) in the second half. Parker Fox finished with 11 points and Mitchell scored all 11 of his after the break. Hawkins had eight assists and two steals.

Puff Johnson scored 19 points for Penn State (14-16, 8-11), which led by as many as 23 points in the first half and had a 12-point advantage at the break. Baldwin finished with 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists. The pair combined for nine of the Lions’ 11 3-pointers.

Minnesota closed on an 11-1 run to pull within 42-30 at halftime. Johnson hit four from long range and scored 14 points in the first half for Penn State, which opened with an 18-8 run and led 41-18 with 5:04 left. Fox and Hawkins each scored seven first-half points for the Golden Gophers.

Penn State hosts Maryland on March 10 in a regular-season finale.

PENN ST. (14-16): Hicks 2-9 0-0 6, Wahab 5-9 1-1 11, Baldwin 5-11 4-5 17, Kern 4-6 0-0 8, Johnson 7-10 1-1 19, O’Boyle 2-5 0-0 6, Dunn 0-3 2-2 2, R.Mitchell 0-2 1-2 1, Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 9-11 70.

MINNESOTA (18-11): Fox 5-6 1-2 11, Garcia 2-6 4-4 8, Christie 5-14 8-8 19, Hawkins 5-10 5-6 18, M.Mitchell 4-10 2-3 11, Payne 2-2 4-4 8, Ola-Joseph 0-1 0-0 0, Ihnen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-50 24-27 75.

Halftime–Penn St. 42-30. 3-Point Goals–Penn St. 11-23 (Johnson 4-5, Baldwin 3-5, O’Boyle 2-5, Hicks 2-6, Brown 0-1, Dunn 0-1), Minnesota 5-20 (Hawkins 3-6, Christie 1-4, M.Mitchell 1-6, Ihnen 0-1, Garcia 0-3). Fouled Out–Wahab, Johnson, O’Boyle. Rebounds–Penn St. 24 (Wahab, Baldwin 6), Minnesota 26 (Fox 6). Assists–Penn St. 18 (Baldwin 8), Minnesota 15 (Hawkins 8). Total Fouls–Penn St. 23, Minnesota 15. A–11,318 (14,625).

Flash head to NECs

LORETTO — Before Saint Francis hit the court on Saturday, it clinched a spot in the Northeast Conference Tournament.

The Red Flash knew they would travel to Central Connecticut State for a rematch of last year’s quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Luke Sutherland had 22 points in Le Moyne’s 74-58 victory over the Flash on Saturday night.

Sutherland added seven rebounds and eight assists for the Dolphins (14-16, 9-7 NEC). Kaiyem Cleary added 16 points while going 4 of 8 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 6 for 6 from the line, and they also had six rebounds. Darrick Jones Jr. shot 3 for 3 from beyond the arc and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points.

The Red Flash (8-21, 3-13) were led by Carlos Lopez Jr., who recorded 17 points. Saint Francis also got 11 points and nine rebounds from Bobby Rosenberger III. In addition, Aaron Talbert had 10 points and two steals.

“We’re promised one more at Central Connecticut on Wednesday, and these guys get to experience playoff basketball,” SFU coach Rob Krimmel said. “We need to correct things pretty quickly as we prepare for a team that won a share of the regular season title. They are experienced, very talented and well-coached. I am looking forward to seeing these guys compete in that environment.”

LE MOYNE (14-16): Sutherland 8-10 3-3 22, Cleary 4-8 6-6 16, Depersia 2-5 0-1 5, Jones 3-3 3-4 12, McClure 3-7 2-3 9, Salter 2-3 0-0 6, Owens 1-3 0-0 2, Dancler 1-4 0-0 2, Fouts 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-45 14-17 74.

SAINT FRANCIS (8-21): Harris 0-1 0-3 0, Wilborn 3-4 2-3 8, Lopez 6-11 1-1 17, Rosenberger 4-14 2-2 11, Talbert 3-5 2-4 10, Liberis 3-9 2-3 8, Blue 0-2 0-0 0, Webb 1-6 0-2 2, Moncrief 0-0 0-0 0, McNeill 0-1 0-0 0, Swain 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-54 9-18 58.

Halftime–Le Moyne 39-34. 3-Point Goals–Le Moyne 12-23 (Jones 3-3, Sutherland 3-4, Salter 2-2, Cleary 2-4, Depersia 1-3, McClure 1-4, Moore 0-1, Dancler 0-2), Saint Francis 7-18 (Lopez 4-6, Talbert 2-4, Rosenberger 1-6, Blue 0-2). Rebounds–Le Moyne 25 (Sutherland 7), Saint Francis 33 (Rosenberger 9). Assists–Le Moyne 20 (Sutherland 8), Saint Francis 10 (Rosenberger, Blue 2). Total Fouls–Le Moyne 15, Saint Francis 16. A–727 (3,500).