Live Blog: Boston College Men's Basketball vs No 4 UConn (Exhibition)

The Eagles and Huskies take the court for the first time this season for an exhibition game on Monday night.

Jan 25, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Boston College Eagles guard Donald Hand Jr. (13) reacts with guard Fred Payne (5) after scoring in the second half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images | Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

The 2025-26 Boston College Eagles men’s basketball team will step onto the court for the first time on Monday night. 

Although the season does not officially begin until November, the Eagles will play an exhibition game against the UConn Huskies at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. 

The contest is a part of a doubleheader put on by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame with the women’s basketball teams as well. 

Earlier in the day, UConn beat Boston College 84-67. 

"This exhibition game against UConn will be a great opportunity for our team with live-game action during the preseason," said Eagles head coach Earl Grant in the official press release in May.  "It will be good preparation for the upcoming season with a match up against a long-time rival and one of the top programs in the country at Mohegan Sun Arena."

Last season, Boston College went 12-19 overall which included a 4-16 mark in conference play, and finished in 17th place in the ACC standings, missing out on the ACC Tournament. 

UConn had a more successful season as the team went 24-11 overall, 14-6 in conference play, made an appearance in the Big East Tournament where it lost to Creighton in the semifinals 71-62, and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament where it lost to Florida in the second round 77-75. 

The Huskies will start the 2025-26 season in the rankings, listed at No. 4 in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll. 

Both teams start their season on Nov. 3.  Boston College will travel to Florida Atlantic and UConn will host New Haven. 

Live Blog

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2nd

• 0:00 | The buzzer sounds and UConn beats Boston College 71-52. To see the full game story, check it out here: Boston College Men's Basketball Falls Short in Exhibition With No 4 UConn.

• 3:51 | UConn is maintaining its lead over Boston College 62-49. The Eagles still have a chance, but are running out of time to try and attempt another comeback.

• 7:52 | UConn is starting to run away with the game. After BC went up 40-37, the Huskies are on a 15-3 run in a little under six minutes and lead 52-43. Boston College has made one of its last nine field goal attempts. The Eagles look to be running out of steam.

• 11:24 | The Eagles have continued to play well and took their first lead of the night 38-37 with 14:42 to go, however UConn is starting to get hot again and leads 44-40. Boston College has had a strong tempo, but looks to be slowing down at the moment.

• 15:20 | Boston College's run to end the first half has continued in the second and is down just one point 37-36. The Eagles opened the second half with a better pace and are getting stops on the other side of the court.

1st

• 0:00 | At halftime, UConn leads Boston College 35-27. The Eagles went on a 11-3 run in the final 3:40 of the opening half to get back within single digits. Donald Hand Jr., leads Boston College in scoring with 12 points and Alex Karaban leads UConn with nine.

• 3:18 | Boston College’s offense continues to struggle, but the team is still in this game due to fouls. UConn has committed 10 fouls so far and the Eagles are 5-for-11 from the free throw line with two more on the way. The five made attempts is the same amount of shots that Boston College has been able to make (5-of-15). UConn leads 32-16.

• 7:57 | UConn's offense is getting hot and leads Boston College 21-10. The Huskies are on a 6-0 run in the last 1:50.

• 11:58 | UConn has outscored Boston College 7-3 since the last media timeout and is up 12-8. Boston College is shooting 38-percent from the floor while UConn is shooting 31-percent.

• 15:58 | At the first media timeout, Boston College and UConn are tied at 5. The Eagles have looked sloppy to start as the team has recorded four turnovers compared to UConn's one, but have held the Huskies defense to make just two of seven shots.

Pregame

• Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.

How to Watch

Who: Boston College Eagles and UConn Huskies

When: Monday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. ET

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena,  Uncasville, Conn. 

TV: NBC Sports Boston and UConn+

Radio: UConn Sports Network - FOX Sports 97.9 FM

Last Outing, UConn: The Huskies ended their 2024-25 season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament 77-75 to the Florida Gators on March 23. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles ended their 2024-25 season on March 8 with a 93-67 road loss to the Pitt Panthers. 

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was on Nov. 21, 2013. UConn beat Boston College 72-70.