Live Updates From Boston College Men's Basketball's Home Finale Against Notre Dame
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The Boston College Eagles (10-20, 3-14 ACC) men’s basketball team plays its final home game of the 2025-26 season against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-17, 4-13 ACC) on Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles are riding a two-game losing streak into the matchup. During the stretch, Boston College has lost to No. 22 Miami 76-54 on Feb. 28 and Virginia Tech 72-63 on Tuesday night, both on the road.
The Fighting Irish are coming off an 86-78 home loss to the Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday night.
This is the second meeting between the two teams this season. In the first meeting on Jan. 24, Notre Dame defeated Boston College 68-64 in South Bend, Ind., which snapped a two-game winning streak for the Eagles.
The contest is potentially Boston College’s last of the season. The Eagles are not out of ACC Tournament contention just yet, but they would have to beat Notre Dame and Pitt has to lose to Syracuse later in the afternoon.
If Pitt defeats Syracuse, it gets the final spot in the ACC Tournament regardless of the outcome in Chestnut Hill. If Pitt loses, the winner of Boston College and Notre Dame gets the last spot.
Live Updates:
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2nd
- 0:00 | The final buzzer sounds and Boston College defeats Notre Dame 77-69. The Egales will wait to find out their postseason fate later this afternoon.
- 3:36 | Boston College leads Notre Dame 63-56 at the final media timeout of the game. We're in for a wild finish this afternoon at Conte Forum.
- 8:08 | Fred Payne drills a three-pointer to give the Eagles their first lead of the second half 55-53. The crowd at Conte Forum, which is relatively full compared to previous games, goes nuts.
- 11:37 | The Eagles tie up the contest at 41 and the Fighting Irish answers with five consecutive points to go up 46-41. Boden Kapke drills a three-pointer to make it a two-point ballgame. Boston College refuses to go down and it is still anyone's game.
- Donald Hand Jr. is out for the remainder of the game with a right knee injury, according to the WEEI radio broadcast.
- 15:54 | Notre Dame has extended its lead over Boston College 41-35 at the first media timeout of the second half. There is no update on Donald Hand Jr., nor has he returned to the court.
1st
- 0:00 | At halftime, Notre Dame leads Boston College 33-30.
- 3:45 | Donald Hand Jr. exits the game with what appears to be a lower leg injury. He was helped off the court and went to the locker room, not putting any weight on his leg.
- 7:58 | We've hit the Under-8 timeout at Conte Forum and Boston College leads Notre Dame 19-17. Fred Payne, Boden Kapke, and Donald Hand Jr. have five points apiece.
- 11:40 | Boston College has gone in front of Notre Dame 13-10. The Eagles are on a 7-3 run in between media timeouts.
- 14:23 | Notre Dame holds a slight lead over Boston College 7-6 at the first media timeout. Both teams have made three baskets, but the difference at the moment is a made three-pointer by Notre Dame. BC is 0-for-1 from behind the arc.
Pregame
- Boston College’s Starting 5: Fred Payne, Chase Forte, Donald Hand Jr., Aidan Shaw, Boden Kapke.
- Notre Dame’s Starting 5: Cole Certa, Brady Koehler, Jalen Haralson, Braeden Shrewsberry, Carson Towt.
- Notre Dame will be without Markus Burton, Kebba Njie, and Tommy Ahneman.
- Boston College will be without Nick Petronio and Jason Asemota.
- Tipoff is set for noon ET.
How to Watch:
Who: Boston College Eagles and Notre Dame Fighting Irish
When: Saturday, March 7 at noon ET
Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TV: ESPNU
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Last Outing, Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish suffered an 86-78 home loss to the Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday night.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered a 72-63 road loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies on Tuesday night.
Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was earlier in the season on Jan. 24. Notre Dame defeated Boston College 68-64 in South Bend, Ind.
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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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