Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Boston College Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Boston College rallies late to beat Notre Dame 70-63
Boston College took its first lead of the game, 62-61, with 1:43 remaining as it closed on a 17-4 run. Prince Aligbe scored six points and Zackery five during the strech.
Aligbe finished with 15 points and Makai Ashton-Langford had 12 for Boston College (8-7, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which shot 52% from the floor. Quinten Post, who made his season debut at Syracuse on Dec. 31 after sitting out with a foot injury, scored all 10 of his points in the first half.
J.J. Starling and Dane Goodwin had 16 points apiece for Notre Dame (9-6, 0-4), which shot 31% and were outrebounded 26-15 in the second half. Cormac Ryan added 11 points.
Notre Dame built a 44-34 lead with 17:53 remaining before BC tied it at 52-all with 5:49 left. The Irish then scored the next six points, but BC answered with four points from Aligbe and Zackery's three-point play before Mason Madsen’s jumper gave the Eagles the lead for good.
On Saturday, Boston College hosts No. 16 Duke and Notre Dame plays at North Carolina.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Boston College Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Trey Wertz missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Makai Ashton-Langford made Layup. Assisted by DeMarr Langford Jr.. | 63 - 70 |
Statistics
 ND |
 BC |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-60 | FG | 28-54 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 10-29 | 3PT | 2-12 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 5-10 | FT | 12-19 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 1 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 4,194 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |