BOSTON (AP) Jordan Nwora scored a career-high 37 points - two shy of Richard Hamilton's record for an opponent at the Conte Forum - and the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason player of the year added nine rebounds on Wednesday night to lead No. 6 Louisville to an 86-69 victory over Boston College.

Darius Perry scored 14 points and Malik Williams had 13 rebounds for Louisville (18-3, 9-1 ACC), which has won seven straight and is off to its best start since the 2008-09 team also won nine of its first 10 conference games while a member of the Big East.

Derryck Thornton scored 17 points and Jay Heath had 16 for BC (10-11, 4-6). 

Louisville led 53-49 before putting together a 12-5 run - with eight of the points by Nwora. BC cut it to five, 67-62, with eight minutes remaining before the Cardinals scored 14 of the next 16 points, getting six free throws from Nwora and back-to-back 3 pointers from Samuel Williamson and Ryan McMahon.

Nwora scored 16 of his 21 first-half points during a 24-13 run that turned a five-point deficit into a six-point lead. Louisville scored 10 straight points while holding BC scoreless from the 12:05 mark until Jairus Hamilton drove to the basket to give the Eagles a 27-26 lead with about eight minutes left in the half.

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Louisville: At North Carolina State on Saturday.

Boston College: At North Carolina on Saturday.