Live Updates For Boston College Men's Basketball's Road Game vs. No. 4 Duke

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The Boston College Eagles (9-12, 2-6 ACC) men’s basketball team travels to Durham, N.C., to take on the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils (20-1, 9-0 ACC) on Tuesday night.
The Eagles are riding a two-game losing streak into the matchup. During the stretch, Boston College has suffered defeats at the hands of Notre Dame 68-64 on Jan. 24 and most recently No. 18 Virginia 73-66 on Saturday afternoon.
The Blue Devils will be trying to extend their winning streak to 10 games. During the streak, Duke has beaten Georgia Tech 85-79, Florida State 91-87, No. 24 Louisville twice 84-73 and 83-52, SMU 82-75, Cal 71-56, Stanford 80-50, Wake Forest 90-69, and most recently Virginia Tech 72-58 on Saturday afternoon.
Duke’s only loss this season was to No. 13 Texas Tech 82-81 on Dec. 20, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Duke is currently the top team in the ACC standings while Boston College is 14th in the conference.
Live Updates:
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2nd

- 0:00 | The final buzzer sounds and Boston College falls to Duke 67-49.
- 3:54 | We've hit the Under-4 timeout. Duke leads Boston College 60-45 and has this game in the bag. The Blue Devils have only shot 23.5% in the second half, but has done enough to come out of this game with a win.
- 7:56 | Seems like both teams are gonna run out the clock on this one. Duke is in front of Boston College 57-40. The Eagles have not looked terrible, but are just playing against a much, much, much better team and that has been evident on the court all night.
- 11:45 | Both teams offenses have slowed down. Duke is in a scoring drought that has lasted nearly four minutes and Boston College has only scored four points in between media timeouts, however Duke still holds its lead over BC 51-35.
- 15:50 | Duke opens the second half on a 7-4 run to extend its lead over Boston College 49-31.
1st

- 0:00 | At half, Duke leads Boston College 42-27.
- 3:03 | Final media timeout of the half and Duke leads Boston College 37-22. The Eagles are shooting 42% while the Blue Devils are shooting 63%.
- 6:45 | The Eagles trail the Blue Devils 29-18. Duke has not scored a point in over three minutes, but Boston College has not been able to cut into its deficit.
- 10:52 | Boston College's offense is starting to improve- although the bar was very low compared to the start of the game- but the Eagles defense still cannot stop Duke's explosive offense. The Blue Devils lead BC 24-13.
- 14:59 | Boston College puts its first points on the board with a layup by Fred Payne. Prior to that, the Eagles were 0-6. The team still trails Duke 13-2.
- 16:04 | Duke's strength and hostile environment is already impacting Boston College. The Eagles trail the Blue Devils 11-0. BC has missed all five of its shot attempts while Duke has made five of its six baskets (83.3%).
Pregame
- Boston College's Starting 5: Fred Payne, Luka Toews, Donald Hand Jr., Jayden Hastings, Boden Kapke.
- Duke's Starting 5: Caleb Foster, Isaiah Evans, Dame Sarr, Cameron Boozer, Patrick Ngongba.
- Duke will be without Ifeanyi Ufochukwu while Boston College will be without Nick Petronio.
- Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.
How to Watch:
Who: Boston College Eagles and Duke Blue Devils
When: Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C.
TV: ACC Network
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Last Outing, Duke: The Blue Devils earned a 72-58 road win over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday afternoon.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered a 73-66 home loss to the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon.
Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was last season on Jan. 18, 2025. Duke defeated Boston College 88-63 in Chestnut Hill.
Duke Season Leaders: Points- Cameron Boozer (23.5 avg.), Rebounds- Cameron Boozer (9.8 avg.), Assists- Cameron Boozer (87), Steals- Cameron Boozer (37), Blocks- Patrick Ngongba II (28).
Boston College Season Leaders: Points- Fred Payne (15.2 avg.), Rebounds- Aidan Shaw (6.7 avg.), Assists- Fred Payne (63), Steals- Chase Forte (23), Blocks- Jayden Hastings (37).
Duke’s Next 5 Games: vs. Boston College (Feb. 3), at UNC (Feb. 7), at Pitt (Feb. 10), vs. Clemson (Feb. 14), vs. Syracuse (Feb. 16).
Boston College’s Next 5 Games: at Duke (Feb. 3), vs. Miami (Feb. 7), vs. Stanford (Feb. 11), vs. Cal (Feb. 14), at Florida State (Feb. 17).
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Kim Rankin is the lead writer for Boston College On SI. The 2020 graduate of the University of Alabama. She joined Alabama Crimson Tide On SI in February 2024 covering baseball, softball, football, men’s basketball, and more for BamaCentral, but has also contributed to Missouri Tigers On SI. She previously worked as the brand manager at Tide 100.9 FM in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She has covered a wide variety of events including SEC Championships, NCAA Regionals, and bowl games.
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