Virginia Cavaliers at Boston College Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Beekman scores 18, Virginia survives late rally in 72-68 win over Boston College
Quinten Post’s jumper got Boston College within 70-65 with a minute to go. After a Virginia turnover, Mason Madsen hit a layup and connected on the and-one to make it a two-point game with 29 seconds left. BC needed to foul and sent Virginia’s Isaac McKneely to the line. He made two for a 72-68 lead. With 10 seconds left, a held ball was called and Boston College retained possession. Madsen missed a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left and Virginia ran out the clock.
McKneely scored 14 points and Jacob Groves had 13 for Virginia (21-8, 12-6 ACC). Ryan Dunn had 13 rebounds.
Post had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Jaeden Zackery scored 12 and Madsen had 10 for Boston College (15-13, 6-11). The Eagles shot 41% but made only 5 of 22 3-point tries.
A layup by Devin McGlockton drew Boston College within one point with 13 1/2 minutes left in the second half and his dunk on the next possession gave the Eagles their first lead of the game, 40-39. There were five lead changes in the next seven minutes before Virginia went up 57-51 with three 3-pointers on consecutive possessions — two by McKneely and the third by Groves. They both made 3 of 6 3-pointers for the game.
A pullup 3-pointer by Donald Hand Jr. got Boston College within 66-63 with 2 minutes to go, but Beekman made two free throws and Blake Buchanan hit a jumper for the Cavaliers to set the stage for the final minute.
Virginia took an early 11-2 lead, but a 3-pointer by Zackery got the Eagles within 15-13 with about 8 1/2 minutes left in the first half. Several minutes later, a layup by Madsen made it 22-21. Virginia did not give up the lead and went on to hold a 27-23 edge at halftime.
Virginia reached 50 points for the first time in four games.
Virginia visits No. 10 Duke on Saturday and Boston College hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Virginia Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Mason Madsen missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Boston College Timeout | 72 - 68 |
Statistics
 UVA |
 BC |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-54 | FG | 24-58 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 16-22 | FT | 15-18 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 4,851 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| 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 | 20-13 |
| 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 |