NCAAB

Boston College Eagles at Pittsburgh Panthers

· New York Life ACC Tournament - 1st Round
12-19, 2-10 Away
Final
66 - 46
11-21, 9-11 Home

Boston College uses 25-3 run to ease past Pitt in ACC opener

BC blows out Pitt to reach ACC tourney second round

Boston College (12-19) won its first conference tournament game since 2018 to advance to play ACC player of the year Alondes Williams and No. 5 seed Wake Forest in the second round on Wednesday. The Eagles lost at Wake Forest 87-57 on Jan. 24.

This one was over early in the second half. Pittsburg went without a field goal for 11-plus minutes as Boston College extended its lead to 46-25.

Boston College made 3 of 4 free throws with 18:21 left in the second half following flagrant and technical fouls to extend its lead to 36-23. The Eagles had a chance at a six-point possession but Quinten Post’s wide open 3-pointer from the corner was short. Pitt did not make a field goal for the final 4 minutes, 50 seconds of the first half. John Hugley ended the drought with a jumper from the free-throw line with 13:48 remaining in the game.

Post finished with 11 points for BC.

Pittsburgh (11-21) closed the season on a five-game losing streak — with 20-plus-point blowouts to Miami, Duke, Notre Dame and BC.

Hugley finished with 15 points for Pitt. Mouhamadou Gueye added 12 points and Jamarius Burton had 10.

Hugley picked up his second foul with 4:14 left in the first half, joining two other Pitt starters on the bench with two fouls. Boston College capitalized on Pitt’s foul trouble by going on a 12-0 run for a 33-22 lead. Burton was whistled for his third foul with 25 seconds left in the half.

Former Pitt star quarterback Kenny Pickett sat courtside.

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Matchup Prediction

Pittsburgh: 32.6%
Boston College: 67.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 46
2nd 0:31 Abe Atiyeh Steal. 66 - 46
2nd 0:31 Ithiel Horton Turnover. 66 - 46
2nd 0:55 Pittsburgh Defensive Rebound. 66 - 46
2nd 0:55 DeMarr Langford Jr. missed Jumper. 66 - 46

Statistics

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23-43 FG 18-45
53.5 Field Goal % 40.0
7-15 3PT 3-11
46.7 Three Point % 27.3
13-18 FT 7-12
72.2 Free Throw % 58.3
25 Rebounds 26
2 Offensive Rebounds 6
23 Defensive Rebounds 20
17 Assists 10
9 Steals 7
1 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
11 Fouls 18
24 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 15-1 - 23-3
Clemson 13-2 1.5 21-5
Louisville 13-2 1.5 20-6
SMU 11-4 3.5 20-6
Wake Forest 11-4 3.5 19-7
North Carolina 9-6 5.5 16-11
Stanford 8-7 6.5 16-10
Florida State 7-8 7.5 16-10
Pittsburgh 7-8 7.5 16-10
Georgia Tech 7-8 7.5 13-13
Virginia 6-9 8.5 13-13
Virginia Tech 6-9 8.5 11-15
California 5-10 9.5 12-14
Notre Dame 5-10 9.5 11-15
Syracuse 5-11 10 11-16
Boston College 3-12 11.5 11-15
NC State 3-12 11.5 10-16
Miami 2-13 12.5 6-20
Full Standings