Seton Hall's Desi Rodriguez (20) attempts a shot as St. Peter's Samuel Idowu (23) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in South Orange, N.J., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
Seton Hall's Desi Rodriguez (20) attempts a shot as St. Peter's Samuel Idowu (23) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in South Orange, N.J., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz) Credit: ap — Rich Schultz

Boston — Boston College certainly had a reason to have an off-night after a signature victory over then-No. 1 Duke three days ago.

Jerome Robinson didn’t let it happen.

Robinson scored 21 points to lead BC to an 81-66 victory over Columbia on Tuesday in the Eagles’ first game since knocking off the previously-unbeaten Blue Devils.

“I think Jerome set a great tone for us today,” BC coach Jim Christian said. “To me, I’m always judging the process of how we try to get better. Today — in a good way — our guys were calling each other out.

“The guys that didn’t look mentally into the game, they were able to get on them and get them going. I think that helps and how teams grow.”

Ky Bowman had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Eagles (8-3) after earning Atlantic Coast Conference player of the week honors with his 30-point, 10-rebound and nine-assist performance Saturday against Duke.

The Eagles outrebounded Columbia, 45-28, and went 11-for-25 on 3-point attempts after hitting a season-high 15 against Duke.

Jordan Chatman had 20 points and Nik Popovic 13 for BC, which won its third consecutive game.

Mike Smith paced the Lions (1-10) with 25 points. It was Columbia’s ninth straight loss.

Iona 83, Yale 67

New Rochelle, n.y. — E.J. Crawford poured in 24 points and Deyshonee Much added 19 — a career-high for Crawford and season best for Much — and combined to hit seven of Iona’s 11 3-pointers as the Gaels broke away from Yale, running their winning streak to four games.

Yale (6-7) scored two quick layups to open the second half and come within five points of the Gaels (5-4) only to see Much and Crawford go off on an 11-4 run. Much with a trey, Crawford a 3-point play and a jumper capped with a 3-pointer after Much rebounded a Yale miss.

Princeton 69, Monmouth 58

Princeton, n.j. — Myles Stephens scored 19 points, Devin Cannady added 18 and Princeton used a 9-0 run late to beat Monmouth.

Stephens was 7-of-14 from the floor, made five 3-pointers and grabbed eight rebounds. Cannady was 6-of-13 shooting with four 3s. Amir Bell chipped in 11 points for the Tigers (3-6), who snapped a three-game skid.

Deion Hammond scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers to lead Monmouth (3-8). Diago Quinn added 11 points.

Top 25 Men

No. 15 Seton Hall 84Saint Peter’s 61

South Orange, n.j. — Angel Delgado had 18 points and 11 rebounds, his 57th career double-double, leading No. 15 Seton Hall to a victory over Saint Peter’s in a rare game at the Pirates’ old campus location Walsh Gym.

Desi Rodriguez scored 17 points and Khadeen Carrington added 11, as Seton Hall (9-1) raced out to an early lead and never looked back, winning for the 20th time in the last 21 meetings against the Peacocks (4-5).

No. 25 Cincinnati 65Mississippi State 50

Highland Heights, Ky. — Jacob Evans III had 24 points and eight rebounds as Cincinnati recovered from back-to-back losses and handed Mississippi State its first defeat.

The Bearcats (8-2) were coming off losses to crosstown rival Xavier and Florida that dropped them from No. 11 to the fringe of the rankings. They ended the slump with a solid defensive showing against the Southeastern Conference’s last unbeaten team, blocking 11 shots.

Top 25 Women

No. 3 Louisville 95Tennessee State 56

Louisville, Ky. — Asia Durr, Jazmine Jones and Sam Fuehring each scored 12 points to lead a balanced offense for No. 3 Louisville, which scored the game’s first 12 points to jump-start a blowout of Tennessee State.

Seeking a tuneup before its upcoming rivalry matchup at Kentucky, the Cardinals (12-0) made 8 of their first 9 shots toward finishing 38 of 70 from the field (54 percent). They led 57-27 at halftime and by as many as 42 while dominating the boards 52-31 in continuing their second-best start in program history.

Bionca Dunham, Myisha Hines-Allen and Kylee Shook each added 11 points and Dana Evans had 10 as seven Cardinals scored in double figures. Louisville swept its four-game home stand against Tennessee schools by an average margin of 37.5 points.

Taylor Williams had five 3-pointers and 17 points and Tia Wooten added 12 points for Tennessee State (1-6), which had sought consecutive wins after starting 0-5. The Tigers shot 31 percent from the field.

BIG PICTURE

Tennessee State: Though overwhelmed throughout by the Cardinals, the Ohio Valley Conference school made tough perimeter shots and even mounted a 7-0, second-quarter run to get within 34-19. The Tigers were outscored 23-8 the rest of the quarter, symbolizing the challenge they faced the whole game. They still made a season-high eight 3-pointers, and have converted at least seven from behind the arc in their past three contests.

Louisville: The Cardinals had a tough act to follow after holding Middle Tennessee to single digits in each quarter over the weekend. But they didn’t look past the Tigers or look back with a 12-0 lead, allowing coach Jeff Walz to clear his bench before halftime. Their only blemish was 17 turnovers, though they scored 27 points off 18 TSU mistakes.

UP NEXT

Tennessee State hosts Lipscomb on Friday.

Louisville visits rival Kentucky on Sunday, seeking its second consecutive win over the Wildcats after last year’s close victory.

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