Syracuse Orange at Boston College Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Payne scores 26 points as Boston College upsets Syracuse 81-73 in OT for first ACC win
Payne added six assists and three steals for the Eagles (8-10, 1-4 ACC), who erased a late seven-point deficit in the final three minutes and snapped a four-game conference losing streak. Hand finished with 12 points, with his 24-foot jumper with seven seconds left forcing overtime.
Syracuse (12-6, 3-2) held Boston College to 29% shooting in the first 10 minutes, jumping out to a 17-11 lead. The Orange led 33-28 at halftime despite committing eight turnovers.
The Orange pushed ahead 64-60 on Nate Kingz’s driving layup with 1:21 remaining in regulation. Donnie Freeman then missed the front end of a one-and-one with 18 seconds left and, after a defensive stop, Hand buried the tying 3 to send the game to overtime.
Boston College took command immediately in the extra period. Aidan Shaw opened with a dunk, Chase Forte added a driving layup, and Jayden Hastings capped a 6-2 run with an alley-oop dunk that made it 70-66 with 2:43 left. The Eagles sealed it by going 7 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final minute.
Kingz scored a career-high 27 points for Syracuse, while Freeman added 19 points and 14 rebounds. The Orange committed 18 turnovers.
Boston College hosts Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 73 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Jayden Hastings Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:12 | J.J. Starling misses 27-foot three point jumper | 73 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:17 | Fred Payne makes free throw 2 of 2 | 73 - 81 |
Statistics
 SYR |
 BC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 26-63 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 14-22 | FT | 21-29 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 8 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 75 | Percent Led | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 8,606 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 8-0 | - | 19-1 |
| Clemson | 7-1 | 1 | 17-4 |
| NC State | 6-2 | 2 | 15-6 |
| Virginia | 5-2 | 2.5 | 16-3 |
| Miami | 5-2 | 2.5 | 16-4 |
| North Carolina | 4-3 | 3.5 | 16-4 |
| SMU | 4-3 | 3.5 | 15-5 |
| Virginia Tech | 4-4 | 4 | 15-6 |
| Louisville | 4-4 | 4 | 14-6 |
| California | 3-4 | 4.5 | 15-5 |
| Stanford | 3-4 | 4.5 | 14-6 |
| Syracuse | 3-5 | 5 | 12-9 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-5 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Notre Dame | 2-5 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Boston College | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-11 |
| Wake Forest | 2-6 | 6 | 11-10 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-6 | 6 | 9-12 |
| Florida State | 1-6 | 6.5 | 8-12 |