Live Updates For Boston College Men's Basketball's Game at Georgia Tech

The Boston College Eagles (7-6) men’s basketball team starts its ACC slate on the road against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-5, 0-1 ACC).

The Eagles are riding a two-game winning streak into the matchup with wins over the FDU Knights 72-61 on Dec. 22 and the Le Moyne Dolphins 72-64 on Sunday afternoon.

On the other hand, the Yellow Jackets will be looking to bounce back after suffering a road loss to the No. 6 Duke Blue Devils 85-79 in their ACC opener on New Year’s Eve.

Boston College will square off against a familiar face in the contest in former Eagles guard Chas Kelley III. Kelley III played three seasons on the Heights before transferring to Georgia Tech this past offseason. Currently, he is averaging 4.1 points in 12 games and has made one start.

Live Updates:

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2nd

0:00 | The final buzzer sounds and Georgia Tech defeats Boston College 65-53. The Eagles drop their ACC opener while the Yellow Jackets earn their first conference will after losing their opener to No. 6 Duke on New Year's Eve.

3:55 | Georgia Tech holds a 53-48 lead over Boston College late in the half. The Eagles led by as many as four points, but the Yellow Jackets battled back to retake the lead and have not looked back.

8:16 | Boston College leads Georgia Tech 46-42. The Yellow Jackets have missed eight of their last nine shot attempts.

15:05 | The Yellow Jackets are in front of the Eagles 34-32. Both teams are still struggling to shoot.

1st

0:00 | Georgia Tech leads Boston College 27-24 at halftime.

3:19 | The Yellow Jackets have increased their advantage to double digits over the Eagles 27-17. Boston College has not had an answer to their offensive struggles for most of this half.

7:26 | Georgia Tech leads Boston College 19-15. The Eagles' offense has gone ice cold in Atlanta as they have made just one of their last nine shot attempts. The Yellow Jackets have made their last six.

11:43 | Boston College and Georgia Tech are knotted at 11 at the second media timeout of the day. The Eagles were up by as many as five points, but the Yellow Jackets scored five unanswered points to tie the contest.

15:40 | Boston College holds a 6-4 lead over Georgia Tech at the first media timeout. Jayden Hastings as scored four of the Eagles' six points.

Pregame

Georgia Tech will be without guard/forward Dyllan Thompson and center Mouhamed Sylla.

Boston College will be without forward Jason Asemota and guard Nick Petronio.

Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET.

How to Watch:

Who: Boston College Eagles and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

When: Saturday, Jan. 3 at 2 p.m. ET

Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Ga.

TV: ACC Network

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last Outing, Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets suffered a 85-79 road loss to No. 6 Duke on Wednesday in their ACC opener.

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles earned a 72-64 home win over Le Moyne to wrap up its non-conference slate on Sunday afternoon.

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was last season on Feb. 22. Boston College defeated Georgia Tech 69-54 in Chestnut Hill.

Georgia Tech Season Leaders: Points- Kowacie Reeves Jr. (16.0 avg.), Rebounds- Mouhamed Sylla (8.0 avg.), Assists- Lamar Washington (74), Steals- Kowacie Reeves Jr. and Lamar Washington (17), Blocks- Mouhamed Sylla (19).

Boston College Season Leaders: Points- Donald Hand Jr. (15.8 avg.), Rebounds- Aidan Shaw (7.4 avg.), Assists- Chase Forte (38), Steals- Chase Forte (17), Blocks- Jayden Hastings and Aidan Shaw (20).

Georgia Tech’s Next 5 Games: vs. Boston College (Jan. 3), vs. Syracuse (Jan. 6), at Miami (Jan. 10), vs. Pitt (Jan. 14), at NC State (Jan. 17).

Boston College's Next 5 Games: at Georgia Tech (Jan. 3), vs. NC State (Jan. 6), at Louisville (Jan. 10), at Clemson (Jan. 13), vs. Syracuse (Jan. 17).

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