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Georgia Tech pulls away late for win over Boston College
Georgia Tech pulled away late to grind out a hard-fought 65-53 win over ACC foe Boston College on Saturday in Atlanta, Ga.,Lamar Washington facilitated a lot of the offense for the Yellow Jackets (10-5, 1-1 ACC) and had a game-high 17 points, five assists and 12 rebounds. Kowacie Reeves Jr. added 16...

Georgia Tech making strides, faces Boston College next
Georgia Tech does yet not have a victory over a Power Five opponent this season, but after going toe-to-toe with the No. 6 team in the country Wednesday, the Yellow Jackets have some newfound confidence.,They will have a chance to show if recent improvements have paid off during their ACC tilt with ...

Le Moyne hangs tough, but Boston College hangs on for win
Donald Hand Jr. tossed in a game-high 26 points and added seven rebounds to lead Boston College to a 72-64 victory over visiting Le Moyne on Sunday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Fred Payne added a career-high 22 points for the Eagles (7-6). Payne also had seven rebounds.,Boston College had its l...

Low-scoring Boston College takes on defensively challenged Le Moyne
Boston College desperately needs to drum up some offense.,In their final tuneup before Atlantic Coast Conference play begins, the Eagles meet Le Moyne on Sunday in Chestnut Hill, Mass., with Boston College ranked last among ACC teams in scoring at (70.5 points per game) and 3-point field goal percen...

Luka Toews' sharp shooting rescues Boston College from FDU
Luka Toews sank six 3-pointers en route to a game-high 21 points, leading Boston College to a 72-61 win over visiting FDU on Monday night at Chestnut Hill, Mass., ,Toews was 7-of-10 from the field and 6-of-9 from 3-point range, hitting a clutch triple during a late 9-0 run that helped the Eagles (6-...

After run of close losses, Boston College hoping rest & FDU cure ills
Boston College looks to get back in the win column when it returns from a 12-day layoff to host Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (5-6) have not played since losing to Massachusetts 76-74 on Dec. 10. It was their second one-possession loss in regulation on top of...

ACC reveals ‘26 schedule: Some play 9 league games, others 8
The Atlantic Coast Conference revealed Tuesday that not all 17 of its football members will make the move to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026.,Instead, 12 teams will play nine games while Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech and North Carolina will have eight games in what the...

Marcus Banks Jr.'s 29 points help UMass outlast Boston College
Marcus Banks Jr. scored 29 points and had seven rebounds to lead UMass to a 76-74 victory over Boston College on Wednesday night at the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass., ,After Boston College's Chase Forte missed two free throws with 21 seconds to play, Banks broke a 74-74 tie b...

UMass, Boston College hope clash is talk of town
Massachusetts and Boston College will renew their in-state rivalry Wednesday when they meet in the Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass.,The game will be their first matchup since November of 2014 when UMass earned a 71-62 victory.,"I get the fact that Boston's a pro town," UMass coach Frank Ma...

Second-half surge sends Boston College past New Haven
Fred Payne came off the bench to score a game-high 18 points to help Boston College avoid an upset with a 67-63 win over New Haven on Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass., ,Boston College (5-5), which trailed by 10 at halftime, received 13 points from Donald Hand Jr., and 12 from Luka Toews.,Jabri Fitzp...

Fresh off another OT loss, BC bids to bounce back vs. New Haven
Boston College will be looking to avoid another disappointing result when it hosts New Haven on Saturday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (4-5) are coming off Wednesday's 78-69 overtime loss to LSU. Boston College came up short despite having a four-point lead with a minute remaining in ...

LSU stays undefeated, holds off Boston College with OT win
Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 23 points, Marquel Sutton had a double-double and LSU stayed undefeated with a 78-69 overtime victory against host Boston College in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday night.,Sutton finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds and Mike Nwoko and Max Mackinnon added 12 points each ...

Boston College tasked with containing LSU's potent offense
The key question when LSU plays at Boston College on Wednesday night as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge might be this: Can the Eagles produce enough offense to keep up with the Tigers?, ,LSU (7-0) has scored at least 93 points in six of its seven games and averages 94.3 points per contest, which puts ...

Boston College coach Bill O'Brien to return in 2026
Despite an ugly 10-game losing streak this season, Boston College announced Tuesday that Bill O'Brien will return as head coach in 2026.,The Eagles (2-10) snapped the slide with a season-ending 34-12 victory on Saturday at Syracuse. It was their first win since beating Fordham 66-10 in the Aug. 30 s...

Boston College secures first FBS win of the season in rout over Syracuse
Turbo Richard and Jordan McDonald each ran for two second-half touchdowns as Boston College rolled past host Syracuse 34-12 in the season finale for both Atlantic Coast Conference rivals on Saturday.,Richard (102 yards on 15 carries) and McDonald (28 yards on five carries) helped the Eagles (2-10, 1...

Neighbors Boston College, Harvard on mission to snap short skids
Boston College coach Earl Grant will be looking for significant improvement from his team when the Eagles face Harvard at home in Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Wednesday afternoon, and no area needs to improve more than the team's offense., ,Boston College (3-4) ranks last among ACC teams in scoring (70....

Late basket in OT vaults Tulane over Boston College
Curtis Williams Jr.'s tiebreaking layup with 1:08 remaining in overtime gave Tulane a 93-90 victory over Boston College on Sunday in the consolation game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.,Williams, a Georgetown transfer, scored five points in the extra frame to give h...

Boston College aims to snap shooting slump vs. Tulane
Boston College will try to rectify its shooting issues Sunday against Tulane in the consolation game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.,The Eagles (3-3) are one of the nation's worst shooting teams, and it showed Friday in a 59-49 setback to Davidson in Charleston.,The...

Davidson stifles Boston College to reach Charleston Classic final
Josh Scovens scored 12 points and undefeated Davidson relied mostly on defense to defeat Boston College 59-49 in the opening round of the Charleston Classic on Friday in Charleston, S.C.,Davidson's reserves, led by Devin Brown with nine points, racked up 33 points to make a huge difference. The Wild...

Davidson's perfect start on the line vs. Boston College
Davidson has the ability to put up big scoring numbers, a point proven since the season began two weeks ago. Boston College cannot make the same claim.,The teams meet Friday afternoon in the opening round of the Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.,Davidson (4-0) has won three home games and preva...