In the only American Athletic Conference men's basketball game of the day, USF fell to Boston College, 74-60, in Tampa.

Boston College 74, USF 60 - Box Score

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Derryck Thornton scored 22 points, Nik Popovic had 15, and Boston College rallied past South Florida for a 74-60 victory Sunday afternoon.

Boston College (2-0) capitalized on a 38-29 rebounding advantage, led by Steffon Mitchell with 13 and Popovic with eight. Julian Rishwain helped the Eagles with 11 points, and C.J. Felder added 10.

The Eagles went on a 20-4 run late in the first half after five lead changes. Popovic, a 6-foot-11 senior forward, capped the surge with a buzzer-beater from the left corner to make it 43-32.

Eagles coach Jim Christian understood his team's slow start.

''These games are going to be 40-minute games,'' he said. ''You have a bunch of freshmen playing on the road for the first time. Five total new guys. I thought our defense tightened up and we did a much better job on the backboard. A lot of good things can happen if you play solid defense, cause turnovers and rebound the ball. And then we made our free throws.''

South Florida (1-1) forced 28 turnovers but failed to take advantage with 40.7% overall shooting, costly fouls and 21 turnovers of its own.

''Offensively, we've got to be able to make some open shots,'' Bulls coach Brian Gregory said. ''In the first half, we probably left 10 to 15 points on the rim on layups. You can't do that, not against the quality of opponents that we're now playing.''

South Florida was in control for most of the first half, taking its biggest lead at 26-17 seven minutes before the break.

David Collins led the Bulls with 19 points and seven steals. Laquincy Rideau scored 14 points, and Ezacuras Dawson finished with 11.