SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Just a step away and his hand far enough away to give Syracuse guard Tyus Battle a good look at the rim, Boston College guard Ky Bowman didn’t provide enough of a challenge. Battle’s 3-point shot dropped through the net to give the Orange an 11-point first-half lead.

The 3-pointer had followed yet another BC turnover. Coach Jim Christian glared at Bowman. After talking to Bowman as the Eagles’ star point guard came to the huddle, Christian turned toward forward A.J. Turner, who stood to his left.

The play capped a Syracuse run of points off turnovers in the first half. The Orange gathered 14 on 15 turnovers and the final 3 finally forced a Christian timeout, his team trailing, 26-15.

“For whatever reason, we go on the road and, especially in the first half, just so many unforced turnovers,’’ Christian said. “I mean, we knew they were gonna come out and play more aggressively. They always play aggressively at home. Dropping balls, stepping out of bounds. We just didn’t execute very well in the first 10 minutes of the game.’’

Syracuse (11-7, 3-2 ACC) blew out Boston College, 76-53, at the Carrier Dome on Saturday. Guards Bowman and Jerome Robinson entered the game averaging a combined 42.8 points per game. The Orange held the pair to a combined 12 points, 4-of-20 shooting from the floor and 2 of 11 from behind the 3-point arc. The Eagles (9-9, 2-3) in turn lost an opportunity to win two games against Syracuse in the same season for the first time in 20 years.

BC’s 15 turnovers at the half were more than the Eagles had in six games this season. In the teams’ prior matchup on Jan. 1, Boston College registered 13 total turnovers in their 15-point win. The Eagles had racked up that many with 4:45 left in the first half Saturday. By the time it was over Saturday, BC had committed 20. Syracuse built its 13-point lead at half on the Eagles’ turnovers and never looked back after the break.

“We were making a lot of lazy passes, not really crisp with the ball,’’ said Robinson (9 points, 5 assists). “[They] just kept getting turnovers and kept pushing the break. That definitely didn’t help our cause.’’

Bowman led the Eagles’ turnover barrage with six of his own. He accounted for more turnovers than points (3). Down, 15-13, with just more than 10 minutes left in the first half, Bowman found himself in the corner with two Syracuse defenders trapping him in the corner. The BC freshman pivoted between the two and skipped a pass intended for forward Nik Popovic out of bounds. Syracuse forward Tyler Roberson scored 2 points on the other end to put the Orange up, 17-13. The play started a 20-9 run for Syracuse to end the first half.

BC possessions often mimicked each other with Bowman and Robinson swinging the ball around the perimeter for a shot. Several times, the clock wound below the 10-second mark and Robinson and Bowman fired 3-pointers.

“They were a lot more active, I feel like,’’ Robinson said. “It was a little harder to get into the middle and they were just flying around. When we got in the middle, they weren’t just standing still like they were at [BC]. That definitely hurt us, too.’’

With 5:11 left in the first half, Bowman tried to lob an alley-oop to Popovic (team-high 13 points). Instead, it went right to a waiting Syracuse player, who tipped the ball to a teammate and started a Syracuse fast break.

It was Bowman’s last mistake in the half before he failed to close out Battle’s 3-pointer. The Orange dominated the second half, but its lead had arisen from its first-half defensive effort.

“Our turnovers just killed us the whole game,’’ Bowman said.