Live Updates From Boston College Men's Basketball's Matchup With Miami
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The Boston College Eagles (9-13, 2-7 ACC) men’s basketball team is looking to snap its three-game losing streak as it hosts the Miami Hurricanes (17-5, 6-3 ACC) on Saturday afternoon.
After picking up their first two conference wins of the season against Syracuse 81-73 in overtime and Pitt 65-62, the Eagles have gone on a three-game skid. During the stretch, Boston College has lost to Notre Dame 68-64, No. 18 Virginia 73-66, and most recently No. 4 Duke 67-49 on Tuesday night.
On the other side of the court, the Hurricanes are hoping to get back in the win column after suffering an 86-85 loss to Cal last Saturday afternoon at home.
Prior to the defeat, Miami was on a two-game winning streak with victories over Syracuse 85-76 and Stanford 79-70.
The Hurricanes have had a much improved season from 2024-25. Although not ranked, Miami did receive four votes in this week’s AP Poll and is sitting in sixth place in the ACC standings.
As for Boston College, the team is in 15th place in the conference standings which is the final spot for the ACC Tournament. The Eagles will try to maintain their spot in the conference standings in the last month of play to make the tournament for the first time since 2024.
This will be the first of two meetings between the two teams this season. Boston College will travel to Miami on Saturday, Feb. 28 for a game at 2 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
In the last meeting, which was last season on Jan. 1, 2025, Boston College defeated Miami 78-68.
Live Updates:
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2nd
- 0:00 | The final buzzer sounds and Boston College falls to Miami 74-68.
- 2:49 | Last media timeout of the day. Miami is ahead of Boston College 66-63. The Eagles have looked good on the offensive side of the ball, but have struggled to stop the Hurricanes on the defensive side. Boston College has been in this situation before- Will they pull it out or will this be another close call?
- 6:05 | Boston College is battling back and is within one against Miami 57-56. The Eagles' momentum shift forces the Hurricanes to call a timeout. The crowd at Conte Forum is LOUD.
- 11:55 | The Hurricanes have gone on a 7-0 run to increase their lead back to double digits 50-40. Boston College has proven that things can change quick, but they are going to have to find some momentum and pick things up offensively.
- 14:13 | Miami maintains its lead over Boston College 43-40. The Hurricanes have made their last four shot attempts.
1st
- 0:00 | At halftime, Miami leads Boston College 34-33.
- 4:13 | And just like that, Boston College has gone on a 6-0 run to get back within four points 29-25. A surprise to no one, all six points were by Fred Payne.
- 6:01 | Miami goes on a quick 6-0 run to give itself the largest lead of the day 28-19. Earl Grant calls a timeout to talk things over.
- 8:10 | Donald Hand Jr. drills a three-pointer that breaks a scoring drought that lasted over three minutes. The Eagles trail the Hurricanes 22-19.
- 11:06 | Miami holds its lead over Boston College 20-16. The Eagles' offense has slowed down in between timeouts, but are still keeping it close with the Hurricanes.
- 14:15 | Miami leads Boston College 11-10 at the first media timeout. The Eagles have been aggressive early as they have taken 12 shot attempts, but have only gotten four to fall.
Pregame
- Boston College's Starting 5: Fred Payne, Luka Toews, Donald Hand Jr., Jayden Hastings, Boden Kapke.
- Miami's Starting 5: Tre Donaldson, Malik Reneau, Shelton Henderson, Ernest Udeh Jr., and Dante Allen.
- Boston College’s players unavailable are Nick Petronio, who has been out the entire season, and Will Eggemeier who has played in one game this season against The Citadel.
- Miami will be without three players in the contest in Marcus Allen, Treyvon Maddox, and Tru Washington.
- Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET.
How to Watch:
Who: Boston College Eagles and Miami Hurricanes
When: Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. ET
Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TV: ACC Network
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Last Outing, Miami: The Hurricanes suffered an 86-85 home loss to the Cal Golden Bears last Saturday afternoon.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered a 67-49 road loss to the Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday night.
Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was last season on Jan. 1, 2025. Boston College defeated Miami 78-68.
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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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