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BOSTON -- Jerome Robinson found his shooting spot in the first half, sending Boston College on its way to a strong start. That was enough to carry the Eagles to the victory.Robinson scored 15 of his career-high 22 points in the opening half and Boston College held off a late charge for an 82-75 win over Stony Brook on Sunday.Hes our most creative player, BC coach Jim Christian said. He understands when he gets in the lane he usually makes good decisions with the ball.Robinson was 6 for 10 from the floor in the opening half and finished 8 of 17 in the game.Mid-range, its something I just grew up doing, he said of his shooting.Nik Popovic scored 13 points and A.J. Turner had 12 for the Eagles (2-1). Robinson added eight rebounds.Tyrell Sturdivant led Stony Brook (0-2) with a career-high 26 points and seven rebounds.The Eagles opened big leads in both halves, but struggled in the closing minutes.Our team doesnt have a big margin for error, Stony Brook first-year coach Jeff Boals said. Every possession has to matter.Stony Brook trailed by 18 with 7 1/2 minutes to play, but closed it to 74-70 on Sturdivants 3-point play with 54 seconds to play.Robinson had two key free throws, making it 78-72 with 38.3 seconds left.BC shot 65.4 percent and led 46-30 at halftime.Leading 20-14 midway into the opening half, BC took charge by going on 15-4 spree over the next 3:27. Robinson triggered the run with a 3-point play and scored the first five points before Turner had the last five, closing with a 3-pointer from the left corner.The Eagles pushed it to 44-21 on Robinsons alley-oop dunk before Stony Brook scored the final seven points of the half.BIG PICTUREStony Brook: The Seawolves are working in five newcomers and two redshirt freshman before America East play. Last season, they won the conference tournament and earned their first-ever NCAA tourney berth as a Division 1 team.Boston College: The Eagles looked like a much more confident team at the beginning after getting their first victory since last December. They went deep into the bench in the opening half and had a number of players make contributions.QUOTE OF THE DAYIn the first half we looked like the Mannequin Challenge, Boals said of his teams defense. We were just stationary. They got what they wanted, whenever they wanted it.POUND IT INSIDEBC seemed intent on driving to the basket most of the opening half, collecting 24 points in the paint. Robinson did most of the work, driving into the lane for three consecutive baskets, one that led to a 3-point play.They finished the game outscoring Stony Brook, 34-20 in the paint.We were getting a lot of stops in the first half so we had transition opportunities, Christian said. In the second half we played poor defense so we didnt get a lot of transition opportunities.UP NEXTStony Brook: The Seawolves are at Maryland on Tuesday in the second of three straight on the road to open the season.Boston College: Closes out a season-opening four-game homestand against Towson on Tuesday. Tom Glavine Jersey .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Andy Messersmith Jersey .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. http://www.custombravesjersey.com/custom-steve-avery-jersey-large-527z.html . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. 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(STATS) -- A number of teams were left to wait and hope for FCS at-large playoff bids, but 10 teams were going to have automatic bids in hand by the end of Saturdays big day of college football action.Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley), Charleston Southern (Big South), top-ranked Sam Houston State (Southland) and South Dakota State (Missouri Valley) clinched their respective conferences bid on Saturday, joining six teams that already had qualified for the 24-team field.The playoff field, which includes 14 at-large teams, will be announced on an ESPNU selection show at 11 a.m. ET Sunday.Eastern Washington (Big Sky), James Madison (CAA Football), Lehigh (Patriot), Saint Francis (Northeast), San Diego (Pioneer) and The Citadel (Southern) had clinched automatic bids prior to Saturdays action.The Ivy League (co-champs Penn and Princeton), MEAC (North Carolina Central) and SWAC dont send their champions to the playoffs.---=STATS FCS TOP 25=---=Saturday, Nov. 19=---=No. 6 James Madison 63, Elon 14=James Madison (10-1, 8-0) finished off a perfect season in CAA Football by gaining 699 yards of offense. Quarterback Cole Johnson, in his first start, was 12 of 13 for 274 yards and two touchdowns to Domo Taylor, while Khalid Abdullah rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown.---=William & Mary 34, No. 7 Richmond 13=Kendell Anderson carried the ball 42 times for 219 yards and two touchdowns as William & Mary (5-6, 3-5) ended a five-game losing streak to rival Richmond (8-3, 5-3), which might have blown a seed and first-round bye in the playoffs. The Spiders also lost quarterback Kyle Lauletta to a possible season-ending knee injury.---=No. 14 Charleston Southern 28, Kennesaw State 7=Darius Hammond carried the ball 17 times for 153 yards and two touchdowns as Charleston Southern (7-3, 4-1) earned a share of the Big South title with Liberty and claimed the automatic playoff bid.---=No. 19 Lehigh 45, Lafayette 21=In the 152nd meeting of college footballs most-played series, Lehigh (9-2, 6-0) completed a perfect season in the Patriot League. Nick Shafnisky passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Troy Pelletier.---=No. 20 Wofford 17, VMI 0=With its third shutout of the season, Wofford (8-3, 6-2 Southern) likely locked down its first playoff bid since 2012. Lorenzo Long rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown.---=Wagner 31, No. 25 Saint Francis 24=Wagner built a 31-7 lead after three quarters to prevent playoff-bound Saint Francis from winning an outright Northeast Conference title. Duquesne gained a share with the Red Flash (7-4, 5-1). Seahawks quarterback Alex Thomson passed for 263 yards and three touchdowns while the defense had three interceptions against Saint Francis Zack Drayer.---=No. 2 Jacksonville State 33, UT Martin 7=Jacksonville State (10-1, 7-0) finished unbeaten in the Ohio Valley Conference for the third straight season. Quarterback Eli Jenkins rushed for four touchdowns and the Gamecocks intercepted four passes (Jaylen Hill with two) in the first half.---=Montana State 24, No. 22 Montana 17=Montanas collapse from playoff contention -- four losses in its final five games to finish 6-5 -- was finalized by archrival Montana State. Quarterback Chris Murray sparked the Bobcats upset by rushing for 142 yards and two touchdowns.---=No. 4 North Dakota State 28, South Dakota 21=The five-time reigning FCS champion Bison (10-1, 7-1) followed Easton Sticks three touchdown passes and a 369-yard ground assault to a road victory and a share of their sixth straight Missouri Valley Football Conference title. Lance Dunn had a game-high 145 yards on 14 carries and the Bison held the ball for 37 minutes, 10 seconds.---=No. 24 North Carolina Central 42, No. 9 North Carolina A&T 21=North Carolina Central (9-2, 8-0) won the MEAC title to power into the Celebration Bowl, where it will face the SWAC champion Dec. 17 in Atlanta. Quarterback Malcolm Bell had 315 yards of total offense (184 passing, 131 rushing) and accounted for three touchdowns. A&T (9-2, 7-1) hopes to secure an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs. All-America running back Tarik Cohen gained 82 yardss and a touchdown on 23 carries.dddddddddddd---=No. 15 Youngstown State 65, Missouri State 20=With an unstoppable run game, Youngstown State (8-3, 6-2 Missouri Valley) likely sewed up its first playoff bid since 2006. Joe Alessi (seven carries, 190 yards, two touchdowns), Martin Ruiz (19-183-3) and Jody Webb (15-166-2) helped the Penguins average 10.6 yards per carry while rushing for 572 yards.---=North Carolina 41, No. 5 The Citadel 7=The Citadel (10-1), the Southern Conference champion, lost for the first time despite outgaining its ACC opponent 371-356 in offensive yards and holding the ball for 42:25. Grant Drakeford scored on a 28-yard run in the fourth quarter.---=No. 13 Villanova 41, Delaware 10=Villanova (8-3, 6-2 CAA) won the 50th renewal of the Battle of the Blue as quarterback Zach Bednarczk had 273 yards of total offense and four touchdown passes and running back Matt Gudzak gained 175 yards from scrimmage and scored twice.---=No. 17 Grambling State 47, Texas Southern 28=DeVante Kincade threw for three touchdowns and Jestin Kelly (133 yards, one touchdown) and Martez Carter (122 yards, two touchdowns) led the run game as Grambling State (8-1, 8-0) remained unbeaten in the SWAC.---=East Tennessee State 15, No. 18 Samford 14=Samfords bid for a playoff berth took a serious hit in the Southern Conference. ETSUs J.J. Jerman kicked three field goals, including a 28-yarder as time expired, and the Buccaneers (5-6, 2-6) held Bulldogs quarterback Devlin Hodges to a season-low 122 passing yards and no touchdowns. The Bulldogs are 7-4, including one win over a sub-Division I team.---=Southern Illinois 44, No. 23 Western Illinois 34=Western Illinois (6-5, 3-5 Missouri Valley) likely worked its way out of the playoff picture by allowing 20 unanswered points in the final seven minutes of its third straight loss. SIUs Sam Straub won a quarterback duel with WIUs Sean McGuire, throwing for 450 yards and four touchdowns with three interceptions.---=No. 1 Sam Houston State 59, No. 11 Central Arkansas 23=Junior Jeremiah Briscoe completed 27 of 42 pass attempts for 431 yards and seven touchdowns, leading Sam Houston (11-0, 9-0) -- the only unbeaten team in the FCS -- to the Southland Conference title. He has thrown a conference-record 52 touchdown passes, just four off the FCS season mark. Central Arkansas (9-2, 8-1) entered the game allowing only 16.8 points per game.---=No. 8 South Dakota State 45, Northern Iowa 24South Dakota State (8-3, 7-1) gained a share of the Missouri Valley title with North Dakota State and secured the automatic playoff bid as the result of a win over the Bison last month. Jake Wieneke (seven receptions, 136 yards) caught two touchdowns from Taryn Christion and threw one to the Jackrabbits quarterback.---=Alabama 31, No. 12 Chattanooga 3Chattanooga (8-3) held a 3-0 lead after one quarter against the nations top-ranked team. Quarterback Alejandro Bennifield was 16 of 21 for 106 yards.---=No. 21 Cal Poly 55, Northern Colorado 48Cal Poly (7-4, 5-3 Big Sky) hopes it clinched a playoff bid after quarterback Dano Graves dazzled with 338 yards of total offense and three total touchdowns. He was 14 of 15 for 191 yards and two touchdowns, and carried the ball 18 times for 147 yards and one touchdown.---=Friday, Nov. 18=---=No. 3 Eastern Washington 35, Portland State 28=EWU overcame a 28-21 deficit after three quarters to clinch a share of its fourth Big Sky title in five years. The Eagles (10-1, 8-0) claimed the conferences automatic bid to the playoffs because of a higher Sagarin rating than North Dakota, which will receive an at-large bid. Sophomore Gage Gubrud threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner to Kendrick Bourne with 8:19 left to play.---=Thursday, Nov. 17=---=No. 16 Coastal Carolina 42, Liberty 7=DeAngelo Henderson rushed for 139 yards and three short touchdowns, sparking Coastal Carolina (9-2) to its sixth straight win.---=Idle=---=No. 10 North Dakota (9-2, 8-0 Big Sky)= ' ' '