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BOSTON -- Nicholls State players jumped up and down near center court at the final buzzer and their cheers could be heard from the locker room halfway down the hall.They had a reason to be feeling good.DeAndre Harris scored 28 points, Liam Thomas added 14 and coach Richie Riley won his debut as the Colonels stunned an Atlantic Conference Coast team on the road, beating Boston College 79-73 on Friday night in the opener for both schools.I dont think you can draw it up any better to be able to come up here and compete like our guys did, Riley said, breaking into a smile and standing in a lobby with his players cheers heard in the background.Nicholls State was just a combined 35-57 in the past three seasons, but a starting lineup of all seniors took control from the start.Im going to let them enjoy it tonight, especially in the locker room because Nicholls -- our seniors -- have had some rough seasons, Riley said.Boston College, which never led and was behind by 14 with just over nine minutes to play, went on a 19-5 run to tie it on A.J. Turners foul-line jumper with 2:26 to play. Harris had a driving basket on the next possession and Nicholls State went on a 6-0 run to take control.Ty Graves scored 15 points for the Eagles, while Jerome Robinson had 14 and Turner finished with 12.Boston College didnt get its first basket until nearly seven minutes in and was behind 16-1 before Jordan Chatman hit a driving basket. The Colonels led 42-33 at halftime.I think without question the most frustrating thing is weve practiced so much better than we played tonight, BC coach Jim Christian said. It was just really sad.Riley spent the past two seasons as Clemsons assistant before becoming the Colonels 11th coach in April.BIG PICTURENicholls State: Picked last in the preseason Southland Conference poll, the Colonels likely gained confidence playing well against an ACC team. The starting lineup of all seniors should help in early-season games as teams try to get the rust off.Boston College: Coming off a winless ACC season (0-18) in 2015-16 and 7-25 overall, the Eagles may be challenged to find many victories again this season. Judging by the light home crowd, itll take some exciting play to get folks to fill the arena -- except for strong conference foes coming into Conte Forum.THAT SUMS IT UPWe didnt translate anything we worked on into the game offensively or defensively -- it was ridiculous, Christian said.TOO EASYSeemingly every time Nicholls State needed a key basket, it was able to get to the paint for good looks. The Colonels outscored BC, 42-30, in the lane.Harris was 10 for 20 from the floor, driving past BC defenders a handful of times for easy baskets.UGLY STARTBC missed its first eight shots and committed five turnovers before getting its first basket.The first 10 minutes of the game, we probably didnt do one thing we practiced, Christian said.UP NEXTNicholls State: At Central Florida on Monday in a stretch of four of the first five on the road -- including the San Diego Classic.Boston College: Hosts Maryland Eastern Shore on Tuesday in the second of four consecutive home matchups. Wholesale Sneakers For Sale .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team. Cheap Sneakers Ireland . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. 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The plan worked perfectly , with Koch catching the snap at his 15-yard line, casually dropping back toward the goal line, shuffling to his right and then backing out of the end zone to take the safety after draining the clock and avoiding any contact.The line of scrimmage during the strange play looked like a high school wrestling tournament, missing only the rubber mats. A half-dozen Baltimore blockers each engaged with a Cincinnati rusher with a bear hug that in some cases resulted in a full takedown. Yellow flags flew from the officials like confetti from a crowd, but Ravens coach John Harbaugh knew the rule.The game can end on a penalty by the offense, unlike an infraction against the defense, and thats exactly what happened in the 19-14 decision that kept the Ravens in first place in the AFC North.I thought our guys did a great job, Harbaugh said. Part of the deal was just identifying all of their men, because if we misidentify on the count and leave one guy running through there, hes going to get to Sam, and theres going to be very little time off the clock. Everybody did a great job of communicating. They were moving and shifting like they are well coached to do.As linebacker Terrell Suggs reminded Harbaugh, the play Sunday wasnt the best intentional safety in Ravens history. With a 34-29 lead over San Francisco in the Super Bowl four years ago, facing fourth down in the shadow of the end zone and the game almost over, Koch ran around to kill time and was pushed out of bounds with 4 seconds left. That prompted a free kick that essentially put the game out of reach.What I meant was that it was the best-executed safety ever taken, Harbaugh said, because we kept him clean the whole time.Here are three more decisions that stood out from Week 12 around the NFL:KUBIAK SAYS KICK IT: With Denver and Kansas City tied late in overtime, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak sent kicker Brandon McManus out for a 62-yard field goal on fourth-and-10 instead of punting or going for the first down to extend the drive and try to get closer.McManus missed from that difficult distance , even in the thin mile-high air. The Chiefs turned around with 1:03 left and drove 40 yards for the winning field goal.Even a punt in thaat case wouldve made a tie more likely, rather than the loss that pushed the Broncos into third place behind the Chiefs in the AFC West.ddddddddddddMy thing is that were going to try to win around here, Kubiak said. I made that decision, and it just didnt work out. I have a lot of confidence in Brandon. I have a lot of confidence in our football team.The Broncos were out of timeouts, which factored into Kubiaks call.B-Mac, hes one of the best kickers in the National Football League, linebacker Von Miller said. Im with Kube on that one. What are we playing? Are we going to play for a tie or are we trying to win the game?---RIVERBOAT RON RUNS AGROUND: After Carolina kicker Graham Gano had an extra point try blocked early in the second half at Oakland, the Panthers trailed 24-13. The Panthers scored two more touchdowns in the third quarter to take the lead, which wouldve been bigger had they converted their conversion attempts.Coach Ron Rivera elected to go for 2 points twice, with Cam Newtons pass falling incomplete both times; stalwart tight end Greg Olsen dropped the second one. Even though the Panthers reached the end zone again early in the fourth quarter to take a 32-24 lead, they couldve been ahead by 10 points with a pair of kicks. The Raiders rallied to tie the game with a touchdown and 2-point conversion before making the go-ahead field goal with 1:45 remaining.You cant really dwell on that, Newton said. You still have to play the game. With how this game was going, with so many momentum swings, we took their best shot and they took our best shot. We knew it was going to come down to that type of finish, but thats just what happens.---AGGRESSIVE SAINTS: New Orleans coach Sean Payton went on fourth-and-short twice during what became a blowout of Los Angeles, at the 10 and the 1-yard lines. Both times the Saints converted on their way to a touchdown. What helped Payton make the decision was that the Saints have had two field goals and two extra points blocked already this season.One extra point was returned for a defensive 2-point conversion that lifted Denver to victory.Those are big momentum swings in games, right tackle Zach Strief said. Obviously we have struggled a lot in field goal protection, so lets be a little more aggressive than usual. We had a really good plan this week.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '