Despite leading by as many as 15 points in the first half, the Boston College men’s basketball team could not hold off a late charge by Georgia Tech and lost, 65-54, on Saturday night in Atlanta.

Held to just 15 first-half points, the Yellow Jackets (15-10, 6-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) dominated the second half in snapping a two-game conference skid. A 29-point effort by Tadric Jackson sparked the comeback.

Jerome Robinson scored 17 points to lead the Eagles (9-17, 2-11), whose conference road record fell to 0-6 on the season. BC’s ACC road losing streak is at 15 games, dating to March of 2015.

The Yellow Jackets missed 22 of their first 24 shots and committed 10 turnovers in a mistake-prone first half.

But Justin Moore’s 3-pointer at 12:28 of the second half trimmed BC’s lead to 34-32 and triggered a 35-18 run by Georgia Tech that put the game out of reach.

BU 78, Loyola 63 — Eric Fanning scored 23 points to go with 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals as the Terriers (15-11, 10-4) moved into second place in the Patriot League with a win over the Greyhounds (13-12, 7-7) at Case Gym.

UMass 87, Saint Joseph’s 76 — A 24-point effort by Donte Clark helped the Minutemen (13-12, 3-9 Atlantic 10) snap a five-game skid with a win over the Hawks (10-14, 3-9) in Philadelphia.

Providence 71, Butler 65 — Alpha Diallo scored 15 points and Kyron Cartwright added 14 as the host Friars (15-11, 5-8 Big East) got the upset win over the 22nd-ranked Bulldogs (19-6, 8-5).

Dartmouth 77, Brown 74 — Mike Fleming hit a 3 at the buzzer and Evan Boudreaux tallied 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Big Green (5-16, 2-6 Ivy) topped the Bears (11-13, 2-6).

UConn 66, UCF 63 — Rodney Purvis scored 18 points on five 3-pointers as the Huskies (12-12, 7-5 AAC) held off a late rally to edge the host Golden Knights (15-10, 6-7).

Rider 112, Quinnipiac 107 — The Bobcats (10-16, 7-9 MAAC) set a program Division 1 record for scoring — with a team-best 23 from Chaise Daniels — but still fell to the host Broncs (14-12, 7-8). Rider scored its most points in a game since the 1954-55 season.

Sacred Heart 77, Central Conn. 62 — Sean Hoehn posted 17 points to lead the host Pioneers (12-15, 7-7 Northeast) past the Blue Devils (5-20, 3-11) for the team’s fourth straight win.

Women’s basketball

UConn 83, SMU 41 — Katie Lou Samuelson netted 19 of her game-high 22 points in the first half as the top-ranked Huskies (24-0, 12-0 American Athletic) ran their record winning streak to 99 games. UConn hosts No. 6 South Carolina on Monday night in search of its 100th straight win.

BU 67, Loyola (Md.) 55 — The Terriers (10-14, 8-5 Patriot) outscored the host Greyhounds, 20-2, in the second quarter, and BU got a game-high 19 points from Sarah Hope and 17 from Sophie Beaudry.

Harvard 69, Brown 59 — Katie Benzan netted a 19 points as the host Crimson (17-3, 5-2 Ivy League) moved into a tie for second in the league with a win over the Bears (13-7, 4-3).

Fordham 74, UMass 43 — Ryan Holder’s 15-point effort was not enough for the Minutewomen (9-17, 3-10 Atlantic 10) in a loss to the Rams (18-9, 9-4) in New York.

Creighton 88, Providence 57 — Yoyo Nogic scored 13 points and Ny’Dajah Jackson scored 12, but the Friars (10-15, 2-12 Big East) fell to the Bluejays (18-6, 12-2) in Omaha.

Lehigh 80, Holy Cross 64 — An 18-point game from Tricia Byrne was not enough as the Crusaders (6-18, 4-9 Patriot) came up short against the host Mountain Hawks (8-16, 3-10).

Davidson 74, Rhode Island 64 — Morgan Johnson’s 14 points paced the Rams (4-21), who fell to 0-13 in Atlantic 10 play. Justine Lyon’s 26 points sparked the host Wildcats (5-20, 3-10).

Sacred Heart 82, Central Conn. 61 — Katherine Haines tallied a game-high 22 points to go along with 15 rebounds to lead the Pioneers (13-11, 10-3 NEC) over the Blue Devils (9-15, 8-5).

Bryant 63, St. Francis (N.Y.) 54 — Masey Zegarowski’s game-high 13 points paced the host Bulldogs (11-13, 6-7) in a win over the Terriers (6-18, 4-9).

Men’s hockey

UMass Lowell 4, UMass 2 — Michael Kapla and Joe Gambardella each notched a goal and an assist as the ninth-ranked River Hawks (19-9-3, 11-7-1) moved into a tie for third in Hockey East by topping the visiting Minutemen (5-23-2, 2-15-1).

Notre Dame 4, Maine 2 — Dylan Malmquist scored two of his team’s four unanswered goals as the No. 16 Fighting Irish (17-9-4, 10-5-4 Hockey East) moved into a third-place tie in the conference in a win over the host Black Bears (10-17-3, 4-13-1).

Vermont 5, New Hampshire 3 — Mario Puskarich scored twice as the 15th-ranked Catamounts (17-10-3, 9-7-3 Hockey East) defeated the visiting Wildcats (12-14-4, 7-8-3).

Canisius 6, Sacred Heart 5 — Erlich Doerksen netted the winning goal with 13 seconds left as the Griffs (16-10-7, 15-4-6 Atlantic Hockey) edged the host Pioneers (10-15-5, 8-13-3).

Women’s hockey

BU 5, New Hampshire 2 — Victoria Bach struck twice to lead the host Terriers (15-10-6, 10-8-4 Hockey East) past the Wildcats (11-17-2, 9-11-2) as BU moved into third place in the league standings.

Rensselaer 4, Harvard 1 — Two goals by Whitney Renn and three unanswered goals in the second period got the host Red Hawks (10-20-2, 7-12-1 ECAC) past the Crimson (4-18-5, 4-12-4).

Quinnipiac 1, St. Lawrence 1 — Emma Woods netted the equalizer at 7:21 of the second period as the ninth-ranked Bobcats (18-7-6, 11-5-3 ECAC) skated to a tie with the No. 3 Saints (23-3-3, 15-2-2) in Canton, N.Y.

Cornell 5, Brown 1 — The seventh-ranked Big Red (17-6-4, 13-3-4) had five different goal scorers in securing third place in the ECAC with a win over the Bears (5-22-0, 3-17-0).

Maine 1, UConn 0 — Carly Jackson made 27 saves and Brooke Stacey scored in the final minute of the first period as the host Black Bears (10-20-1, 6-16-1 Hockey East) stopped the Huskies (14-14-4, 9-11-2).

Union 2, Dartmouth 1 — Cheyenne Harris netted a goal and an assist as the host Dutchmen (5-26-1, 2-17-1 ECAC) topped the Big Green (6-20-0, 4-16-0).

Richard Morin can be reached at ricky.morin@globe.com.