Live Updates for Boston College Men's Basketball's Home Game vs No. 17 Virginia

This game marks the first ranked home matchup for the Eagles this season.

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College men’s basketball (9-11, 2-5 ACC) is set to host No. 17 Virginia (17-3, 6-2) on Saturday afternoon at Conte Forum, with tip-off scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

The Cavaliers are tied for third in the Atlantic Coast Conference with Miami and NC State while the Eagles are 13th, ahead of Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, and Florida State.

BC is coming off an irritating 68-64 road loss to Notre Dame on Jan. 24, last Saturday, in which it led at the half by 11 points at 35-24. 

The Eagles were outscored 44-29 in the second half, however, and allowed the Fighting Irish back in the game by shooting 9-for-28 from the field.

Fred Payne (18 points), Donald Hand Jr. (17 points), and Luka Toews (14 points) led BC scoring-wise in the loss.

This will be the only meeting between the two teams this season. In the last meeting, on Jan. 21, 2025, the Eagles were defeated by UVA 74-56 in Charlottesville, Va.

Live Updates:

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Second half:

End of game: UVA 73, Boston College 66.

• 0:33 - Ugonna Onyenso slams in a dunk to increase the Cavaliers' advantage to 72-64. Unless BC can hit a pair of 3-pointers in a short span after Earl Grant's timeout, the upset opportunity may be over.

• 2:09 - Virginia is slipping away with the lead at 68-62 after a pair of layups from Dallin Hall and Chance Mallory, the latter of whom is up to 14 points on 4-of-11 shooting from the floor.

• 3:32 - Johann Grünloh's foul on the offensive end gives BC the ball with the score at 64-60 UVA. Donald Hand Jr., Fred Payne, Boden Kapke, and Jayden Hastings are all in double figures for the Eagles. It will take a total team effort to finish the job and upset the Cavaliers, and that's what BC has exhibited on the floor for the majority of the game — team basketball.

• 7:28 - Boden Kapke's free throw after a media timeout makes it 60-57 in the Cavaliers' favor. The Eagles are shooting 50 percent (11-for-22) from the free-throw line, however, which is hurting their momentum.

• 8:34 - Chance Mallory knocked down one of two free throws to increase UVA's lead to 58-54 before Jayden Hastings finished a contested hook shot to bring the game back within two points.

• 11:21 - Back-to-back layups from Jayden Hastings and Donald Hand Jr. has brought the Eagles within one, 50-49. Conte Forum is starting to come alive with raucous energy from the student section every time UVA possesses the ball.

• 13:07 - After spinning around and cutting through the lane, Malik Thomas softly layed in a bucket with one hand to increase UVA's lead to 48-41. Donald Hand Jr. then sank two free throws to make it 48-43.

• 15:36 - Virginia has tied the game at 38 apiece with 11 second-half points to BC's six.

Thijs De Ridder (10 points on 5-for-6 shooting) has flipped a switch offensively.

First half:

• End of the first half: Boston College 32, UVA 27. The Eagles shot exactly 50 percent from the floor (14-for-18) and limited the Cavaliers to 12-of-33 shooting. Fred Payne (11 points) and Boden Kapke (9 points) are the leading scorers for BC, while Chance Mallory (8 points) is UVA's.

• 1:58 - Ugonna Onyenso's put-back bucket from inside the paint cuts BC's lead down to 30-25. The Eagles have struggled mightily on the glass in their defensive end, particularly with boxing Cavaliers out, which has led to the majority of UVA's points.

• 5:44 - BC has hit five of its last seven shots from the field. Donald Hand Jr.'s fast-break dunk has put the Eagles ahead by seven, 28-21, which is the largest lead of the game so far by either team.

So nice he had to do it twice ✌️ pic.twitter.com/6jqr7CyloM

— BC Men's Basketball (@BCMBB) January 31, 2026

• 7:28 - Kapke stays perfect from the field, splashing a 3-pointer before UVA's Devin Tillis knocked down a layup to cut the Cavaliers' deficit to four at 23-19.

• 10:00 - Boden Kapke makes a floater to push BC's lead to five at 20-15. Kapke is 3-for-3 from the field with six points, all of which have come from inside the paint.

• 11:46 - The Eagles have shot 7-for-11 (63.6%) from the floor so far but have turned the ball over four times, which is keeping the game close. The Cavaliers are trailing by one, 16-15.

• 15:22 - At the first media timeout, the Eagles are ahead by one, 10-9. BC has struggled against UVA's full-court press on inbounds, which caused Earl Grant to take a timeout to scheme up a better approach.

• 16:25 - Leading scorer Fred Payne (15.1 ppg) notches his first 3-pointer of the game and is fouled in the act of shooting, leading to a four-point play and handing BC a 10-4 lead.

• 17:09 - Donald Hand Jr. finishes a dunk with authority to put the Eagles up 6-2.

Rocking the rim 🎸 pic.twitter.com/T7qmxY3GEy

— BC Men's Basketball (@BCMBB) January 31, 2026

Pregame:

• Starting lineups for Saturday's matchup:

Boston College’s Starting 5: Fred Payne, Luka Toews, Donald Hand Jr., Jayden Hastings, Boden Kapke.

Virginia’s Starting 5: Malik Thomas, Sam Lewis, Dallin Hall, Thijs De Ridder, Johann Grunloh.

— Kim Rankin (@kmrankin1) January 31, 2026

How to Watch: Boston College Men’s Basketball vs. Virginia: 

Who: Boston College Eagles and Virginia Cavaliers

When: Saturday, Jan. 31 at 1:30 p.m. ET

Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 

TV: The CW

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last Outing, Virginia: The Cavaliers picked up a 100-97 double-overtime win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Tuesday. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered a 68-64 road loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, Jan. 24.

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was on Jan. 21, 2025. Virginia defeated Boston College 74-56 in Charlottesville, Va. 

Virginia Season Leaders: Points- Thijs De Ridder (17.1 avg.), Rebounds- Johann Grünloh (6.5 avg.), Assists- Dallin Hall (87), Steals- ​​Chance Mallory (37), Blocks- Ugonna Onyenso (49). 

Boston College Season Leaders: Points- Fred Payne (15.1 avg.), Rebounds- Aidan Shaw (6.8 avg.), Assists- Fred Payne (60), Steals- Chase Forte (23), Blocks- Jayden Hastings (35). 

Virginia’s Next 5 Games: at Boston College (Jan. 31), vs. Pitt (Feb. 3), vs. Syracuse (Feb. 7), at Florida State (Feb. 10), vs. Ohio State (Feb. 14). 

Boston College’s Next 5 Games: vs. Virginia (Jan. 31), at Duke (Feb. 3), vs. Miami (Feb. 7), vs. Stanford (Feb. 11), vs. Cal (Feb. 14).