Live Updates For Boston College Men's Basketball's Road Game vs. SMU

The Eagles are looking to snap their seven-game skid on Saturday afternoon against the Mustangs.

Feb 17, 2026; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Boston College Eagles guard Fred Payne (5) reacts to a foul call during the first half against the Florida State Seminoles at Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-Imagn Images | Melina Myers-Imagn Images

The Boston College Eagles (9-17, 2-11 ACC) men’s basketball team travels to Dallas, Texas, to take on the SMU Mustangs (18-8, 7-6 ACC) on Saturday afternoon. 

Heading into the matchup, the Eagles are riding a seven-game losing streak. During the stretch, Boston College has suffered losses to Notre Dame 68-64, No. 14 Virginia 73-66, No. 3 Duke 67-49, Miami 74-68, Stanford 70-64, Cal 86-75, and most recently Florida State 80-72 on Tuesday night. 

The last game the Eagles won was exactly a month ago against Pitt 65-62 on Jan. 21. 

On the other side of the court, SMU is coming off a massive 95-85 home win over No. 21 Louisville on Tuesday night. 

Currently, SMU is sitting in eighth place in the conference and will try to improve that position for the ACC Tournament in March. Boston College is in 16th place, one spot out of making the tournament.

Live Updates:

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• 0:00 | The final buzzer sounds. SMU beats Boston College 94-70. The Eagles drop their eighth straight game.

• 3:10 | The Mustangs are in front of the Eagles 84-65. Both teams are running the clock out.

• 7:25 | SMU has upped its lead to over 20 points 75-52. Barring a massive collapse, the Eagles will suffer their eighth straight loss. BC is shooting just 33.3% from the field and 16.8% from behind the arc while SMU is shooting 70.6% from the field and 60% from behind the arc.

• 10:44 | The Mustangs have added to their lead over the Eagles 65-50. SMU has made seven of its last nine shot attempts while BC has made just four of its last nine attempts.

• 14:24 | SMU goes on a 8-0 run over a minute and a half to extend its lead into double digits 54-42. Earl Grant calls a 30-second timeout.

• 15:53 | SMU leads Boston College 46-42 at the first media timeout of the second half. The Mustangs have not made a basket in almost two and a half minutes.

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• 0:00 | SMU leads Boston College 40-36 at halftime. Mustangs guard Jaron Pierre Jr. hits a buzzer-beating three-pointer to extend their lead going into the break.

• 3:44 | Boston College has its largest lead of the day 33-29 at the final media timeout of the half. Fred Payne leads all scorers with 11 points and is the only player among the two teams to be in double digits.

• 11:37 | Although the Eagles are in a scoring drought that has lasted over two minutes, they are still hanging in there with the Mustangs, down just a point 15-14. BC's three-point shooting has kept the team in his game as it has four on the day so far.

• 15:21 | SMU leads Boston College 9-6 early. The Eagles have drilled a pair of three-pointers to get their six points, one from Boden Kapke and one from Fred Payne.

Pregame

• SMU's Starting 5: B.J. Edwards, Boopie Miller, Jaron Pierre Jr., Corey Washington, Samet Yigitoglu.

• Boston College's Starting 5: Fred Payne, Luka Toews, Chase Forte, Jayden Hastings, Boden Kapke.

• SMU will be at full strength for the matchup while Boston College will be without guards Nick Petronio and Donald Hand Jr. Petronio has been out the entire season and Hand Jr. will miss his third consecutive game after suffering an injury against Stanford on Feb. 11.

• Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. ET.

How to Watch:

Who: Boston College Eagles and SMU Mustangs

When: Saturday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. ET

Where: Moody Coliseum, Dallas, Texas

TV: ACC Network

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered an 80-72 road loss to the Florida State Seminoles on Friday night. 

Last Outing, SMU: The Mustangs picked up a 95-85 home win over the Louisville Cardinals on Tuesday night. 

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was last season on Dec. 21, 2024. SMU defeated Boston College 103-77 at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass. 

SMU Season Leaders: Points- Boopie Miller (19.0 avg.), Rebounds- Samet Yiğitoğlu (7.9 avg.), Assists- Boopie Miller (172), Steals- B.J. Edwards (64), Blocks- Samet Yiğitoğlu (37). 

Boston College Season Leaders: Points- Fred Payne (15.2 avg.), Rebounds- Aidan Shaw (6.2 avg.), Assists- Fred Payne (71), Steals- Chase Forte (27), Blocks- Jayden Hastings (45). 

SMU’s Next 5 Games: vs. Boston College (Feb. 21), at Cal (Feb. 25), at Stanford (Feb 28), vs. Miami (March 4), at FSU (March 7). 

Boston College’s Next 5 Games: at SMU (Feb. 21), vs. Wake Forest (Feb. 24), at Miami (Feb. 28), at Virginia Tech (March 3), vs. Notre Dame (March 7).