The Cardinals' 12-2 surge just after the break propelled them to a 46-33 lead that eventually reached 18 with 3:57 remaining. The Eagles weren't done and stormed back within 71-69 on Jordan Chatman's 3 with 33 seconds left. After King's two free throws made it a four-point game, Chatman's long-range attempt bounced off the rim and out of bounds.
Ryan McMahon then made two from the line before King made two more to seal the tense win. Adel's free throw was the first of 10 Louisville (15-4, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) made to close the game.
King finished with 15 points, Jordan Nwora had 15 off the bench and Malik Williams 10 for the Cardinals.
Jerome Robinson had 19 points, Ky Bowman 16 and Nik Popovic and Chatman 12 each for BC (13-7, 3-4), which had its two-game winning streak stopped.
