Live Updates For Boston College Men's Basketball's Game at Notre Dame

The Eagles are looking to extend their winning streak to three games as they travel to South Bend, Ind., to face the Fighting Irish on Saturday night.

Boden Kapke celebrates after scoring a three-point field goal at Conte Forum on Jan. 21, 2026. | John Sexton / Boston College Eagles On SI

The Boston College Eagles (9-10, 2-4 ACC) men’s basketball team is looking to get back to .500 as it travels to South Bend, Ind., to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-9, 1-5 ACC) on Saturday night. 

The Eagles are riding a two-game winning streak into the matchup. During the stretch, Boston College has picked up wins over Syracuse 81-73 in overtime on Jan. 17 and Pitt 65-62 on Wednesday night. 

The Fighting Irish will be looking to snap its five-game losing streak. During the skid, Notre Dame has suffered losses to Cal 72-71 on Jan. 2, No. 18 Clemson 76-61 on Jan. 10, Miami 81-69 on Jan. 13, Virginia Tech 89-76 on Jan. 17, and most recently No. 22 UNC 91-69 on Wednesday night. 

Notre Dame has yet to win a game in 2026. The team’s last victory was on Dec. 30, 2025, against Stanford on the road 47-40. 

The contest will be the first of two meetings between Boston College and Notre Dame this season. The Fighting Irish will come to Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass., on March 7 for the regular season finale. 

Both teams are seeking to move up in the ACC standings. Currently, Boston College is sitting in 15th place in the conference while Notre Dame is narrowly behind at 16th. 

Live Updates:

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2nd

• 0:00 | The final buzzer sounds and Boston College falls to Notre Dame 68-64. Check out the full game story here.

• 0:02 | The Fighting Irish drill both free throws to make it a 68-64 ballgame and that will do it.

• 0:02 | Barring a miracle, Boston College just lost this one. Luka Toews calls a timeout with two seconds left, but Boston College did not have one left. The result is a tech on BC. Notre Dame will shoot two free throws and get the ball back.

• 0:02 | Fred Payne makes a layup and gets Boston College within two points 66-64.

• 3:36 | Notre Dame leads 58-53. Anything can happen in a short amount of time, but Boston College is going to have to fix a lot and fast if it wants to come out of South Bend with a win.

• 7:50 | Notre Dame leads Boston College 50-48. The Fighting Irish is shooting 61.1% in the second half.

• 10:40 | Notre Dame takes its first lead of the night 45-43 after a three-pointer by guard Cole Certa.

• 11:22 | Boston College leads Notre Dame 43-42. The Fighting Irish have outscored the Eagles 18-8 in the half. 

• 15:58 | Notre Dame is on a 10-0 run to cut its deficit to three 37-34 which causes Earl Grant to call a timeout.

1st

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• 0:00 | Boston College leads Notre Dame 35-24 at halftime.

• 3:36 | Notre Dame’s offense is getting into a rhythm, but still trails Boston College 27-20. The Fighting Irish has made four of its last five baskets while the Eagles have made two of their last six.

• 7:56 | Boston College leads Notre Dame 21-12. The Eagles are shooting 50% (8/16) from the floor and 40% (4/10) from three-point range.

• 10:52 | The Eagles have extended their lead over the Fighting Irish 18-10. In between media timeouts, Boston College made four of its six shot attempts.

• 15:37 | Boston College has jumped out to a 7-0 lead over Notre Dame. Fred Payne has led the way with five points while Donald Hand Jr., has a pair.

Pregame

• Florida State-SMU is running long on ACC Network, so the tipoff time between Boston College and Notre Dame has been pushed back to 6:10 p.m. ET.

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

• Notre Dame's Starting 5: Cole Certa, Jalen Haralson, Braeden Shrewsberry, Brady Koehler, Carson Towt.

• Boston College will be missing Nick Petronio while Notre Dame will be without Markus Burton, Kebba Njie, and Tommy Ahneman.

• Although multiple ACC games have seen changes this weekend due to the winter storm impacting a majority of the country, there have been no alterations to this game. Tipoff is still set for 6 p.m. ET in South Bend, Ind.

How to Watch: 

Who: Boston College Eagles and Notre Dame Fighting Irish

When: Saturday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. ET

Where: Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, Ind. 

TV: ACC Network

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last Outing, Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish suffered a 69-61 road loss to the UNC Tar Heels on Wednesday night. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles picked up a 65-62 win over the Pitt Panthers at home on Wednesday night. 

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was last season on Feb. 12, 2025. Notre Dame defeated Boston College 97-94 in double overtime in Chestnut Hill.