Eagles outlast Tar Heels in clash of streaking teams
Craig Smith had 23 points and 15 rebounds while No. 11 Boston College shot 61 percent to beat No. 10 North Carolina 85-82 in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Boston College Eagles
85
North Carolina Tar Heels
82
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC | 43 | 42 | 85 |
| UNC | 42 | 40 | 82 |
First Horizon Coliseum · 23,745 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks | W 82-54 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Massachusetts Minutemen | W 71-55 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Wagner Seahawks | W 76-50 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Turnover 0:02 85-82
Foul on Reyshawn Terry
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JumpShot 0:04 85-82
David Noel made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Frasor.
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JumpShot 0:11 85-80
Reyshawn Terry made Two Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:26 85-78
Tyrese Rice made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 1:01 83-78
Foul on Bobby Frasor
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JumpShot 1:08 83-78
Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:24 83-76
Reyshawn Terry made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:24 83-75
Reyshawn Terry made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:24 83-74
Foul on Louis Hinnant
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Foul Turnover 1:39 83-74
Foul on Tyler Hansbrough
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:05 83-74
Tyrese Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig Smith.
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LayupShot 2:52 80-74
Craig Smith made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Louis Hinnant.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:25 78-74
Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:25 78-73
Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 3:25 78-72
Foul on Louis Hinnant
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LayupShot 4:10 78-72
Reyshawn Terry made Two Point Layup. Assisted by David Noel.
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Foul Turnover 4:51 78-70
Foul on Craig Smith
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:20 78-70
David Noel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Frasor.
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LayupShot 5:38 78-67
Jared Dudley made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 5:41 76-67
Foul on Tyler Hansbrough
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LayupShot 6:10 76-67
Jared Dudley made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tyrese Rice.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:23 74-67
Reyshawn Terry made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:39 74-64
Craig Smith made Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 6:59 72-64
Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 6:59 72-63
Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 6:59 72-62
Foul on Sean Williams
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Free Throw 1 of 1 7:12 72-62
Louis Hinnant made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 7:12 71-62
Louis Hinnant made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 7:12 70-62
Foul on Tyler Hansbrough
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:38 70-62
Bobby Frasor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Hansbrough.
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Foul Turnover 7:47 70-59
Foul on Tyrese Rice
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Foul Turnover 7:51 70-59
Foul on Bobby Frasor
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:16 70-59
David Noel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Frasor.
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Foul Turnover 8:23 70-56
Foul on Louis Hinnant
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LayupShot 8:32 70-56
Craig Smith made Two Point Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:58 68-56
Jared Dudley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrese Rice.
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JumpShot 10:29 65-56
Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 10:51 65-54
Sean Williams made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Louis Hinnant.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:28 63-54
Sean Marshall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig Smith.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 13:06 60-54
Sean Marshall made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 13:06 59-54
Sean Marshall made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 13:06 58-54
Foul on Danny Green
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LayupShot 13:19 58-54
Sean Williams made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Louis Hinnant.
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Foul Turnover 13:39 56-54
Foul on Craig Smith
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LayupShot 14:27 56-54
Danny Green made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 14:39 56-52
Sean Marshall made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Craig Smith.
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Foul Turnover 15:09 54-52
Foul on Reyshawn Terry
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JumpShot 16:24 54-52
Marcus Ginyard made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Thomas.
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Foul Turnover 16:53 54-50
Foul on Craig Smith
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LayupShot 17:06 54-50
Sean Marshall made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 17:15 52-50
Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Wes Miller.
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LayupShot 17:30 52-48
Craig Smith made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Louis Hinnant.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:48 50-48
David Noel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wes Miller.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:11 50-45
John Oates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Louis Hinnant.
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JumpShot 18:31 47-45
Jared Dudley made Two Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 18:58 45-45
Craig Smith made Two Point Dunk Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:29 43-45
Reyshawn Terry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wes Miller.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:04 43-42
Tyrese Rice made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:29 40-42
Jared Dudley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Marshall.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:49 37-42
Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 85-82
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Offensive Rebound 0:02 85-82
Craig Smith Offensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:02 85-82
Tyrese Rice missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:02 85-82
Foul on Reyshawn Terry
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RegularTimeOut 0:04 85-82
North Carolin Full Timeout.
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JumpShot 0:04 85-82
David Noel made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Frasor.
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RegularTimeOut 0:09 85-80
North Carolin Full Timeout.
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JumpShot 0:11 85-80
Reyshawn Terry made Two Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:17 85-78
Reyshawn Terry Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:17 85-78
Wes Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 85-78
Bobby Frasor Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:18 85-78
Sean Williams missed Free Throw.
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 85-78
Sean Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:23 85-78
Bobby Frasor missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:26 85-78
Tyrese Rice made Two Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:26 83-78
Tyrese Rice Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:26 83-78
Tyrese Rice missed Two Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:01 83-78
Craig Smith Offensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:01 83-78
Jared Dudley missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:01 83-78
Foul on Bobby Frasor
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RegularTimeOut 1:03 83-78
Boston Colleg Full Timeout.
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RegularTimeOut 1:06 83-78
North Carolin Full Timeout.
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JumpShot 1:08 83-78
Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper.
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Steal 1:15 83-76
Tyler Hansbrough Steal.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:24 83-76
Reyshawn Terry made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:24 83-75
Reyshawn Terry made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:24 83-74
Foul on Louis Hinnant
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Defensive Rebound 1:31 83-74
David Noel Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:31 83-74
Craig Smith missed Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 1:39 83-74
Foul on Tyler Hansbrough
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Defensive Rebound 1:53 83-74
Sean Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:53 83-74
Wes Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:05 83-74
Tyrese Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Craig Smith.
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Defensive Rebound 2:35 80-74
Tyrese Rice Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:35 80-74
David Noel missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 2:52 80-74
Craig Smith made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Louis Hinnant.
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Offensive Rebound 2:52 78-74
Jared Dudley Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:52 78-74
Louis Hinnant missed Three Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:25 78-74
Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:25 78-73
Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 276 events.
Team Stats
BC
UNC
33-54
FG
30-64
61
Field Goal %
47
8-16
3PT
12-27
50
Three Point %
44
11-16
FT
10-16
69
Free Throw %
63
36
Rebounds
28
11
Offensive Rebounds
14
25
Defensive Rebounds
14
22
Assists
14
8
Steals
8
4
Blocks
1
19
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
19
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
18
14
Largest Lead
5
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