Live Updates From Boston College Men's Basketball's Home Opener vs The Citadel

The Eagles play their first game at Conte Forum against the Bulldogs on Thursday night.

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The Boston College Eagles (0-1) men’s basketball team is looking for its first win of the season as it hosts The Citadel Bulldogs (1-0) in its home opener on Thursday night. 

The Eagles are coming off an 83-78 overtime loss at Florida Atlantic on Monday night to open the 2025-26 campaign. 

Boston College had a nine-point advantage in the final minutes of the regulation, but Florida Atlantic tied the contest at 66 after nailing a three-pointer with 31 seconds to go. In overtime, FAU outscored BC 17-12 to secure the win. Boston College guard Donald Hand Jr., led the team with 20 points in the loss.

The Citadel, on the other hand, had a monster 105-61 home win over Erskine. In total, 13 different players scored at least one point which included four players reaching double digits. 

This will be the third time in three seasons that the two programs have played against each other. Boston College won the first two 75-71 in 2023 and 69-60 to open the season in 2024. 

The contest marks the first of a two-game home stand for the Eagles as it also hosts Central Connecticut on Tuesday night while it marks a standalone road game for the Bulldogs.

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2nd

• 0:00 | The buzzer sounds and Boston College earns the win 76-47.

• 1:56 | The final two minutes are underway at Conte Forum and the Eagles lead the Bulldogs 73-47. Boston College is going to come out of the night with its first win of the season and its third win over The Citadel in three seasons.

• 7:03 | Boston College is continuing to roll inside Conte Forum. The Eagles have gained a 63-40 lead over The Citadel after a slow start.

• 11:17 | The Eagles maintain their lead over the Bulldogs 54-33. Donald Hand Jr. leads the team with 15 points.

• 15:55 | Conte Forum is ELECTRIC after a dunk by Aidan Shaw to extend Boston College's lead 46-24 over The Citadel. The Eagles bench has been loud all night, but that was the loudest they have been so far.

1st

• 0:00 | The buzzer sounds to end the first half and Boston College leads The Citadel 38-24. Since the first timeout of the game, both parts of the Eagles' game has looked impressive. The offense has been red hot and the defense has been playing tight, forcing the Bulldogs to make bad shots and multiple 24-second violations.

• 3:29 | Boston College holds its lead over The Citadel 30-18 which has massively been helped by free throws. The Citadel has committed 10 personal fouls and BC has had 13 attempts from the charity stripe, making 10 of them.

• 7:22 | And just like that, Boston College has a 21-18 lead over The Citadel. The Eagles had a monster four minutes, going on a 12-2 run in between media timeouts. The team has looked impressive on both sides of the court during the stretch.

• 11:23 | The Citadel maintains its lead over Boston College 16-9. The Eagles have made just one of 11 shot attempts so far. Seven of their points have come off free throws.

• 15:58 | The Citadel leads Boston College 6-3 at the first media timeout. The Eagles have gotten a couple good looks, but none would roll in. The Eagles’ three points came off three free throws by guard Donald Hand Jr.

Pregame

• 5:31 p.m. | Multiple Eagles have come onto the court for warmups ahead of their matchup with the Bulldogs.

• 5:30 p.m. | The Citadel has taken the court for a pregame shoot around.

• 5:24 p.m. | Boston College has arrived at Conte Forum ahead of its home opener.

• Projected Boston College Starting 5: Chase Forte, Fred Payne, Donald Hand Jr., Aidan Shaw, Jayden Hastings.

• Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.

How to Watch

Who: Boston College Eagles and The Citadel Bulldogs

When: Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. ET 

Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 

TV: ACCNX

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last Outing, The Citadel: The Bulldogs earned a 105-61 home win over Erskine on Monday night to open its season. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles lost their season opener at Florida Atlantic 83-78 on Monday night. 

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was in the season opener for the 2024-25 campaign on Nov. 4, 2024. Boston College beat The Citadel 69-60 in Chestnut Hill.