Fans of the Boston College Eagles loved their storm-the-court second with a 63-48 upset victory over No. 6 Virginia earlier than a packed home on Wednesday evening at Conte Forum.
The sport generated some firsts for a program that hadn’t loved many in recent times. BC secured its third win over a ranked opponent in a season since 2008-09 and the primary over a prime 10 because the Eagles beat No. 1 Duke on Dec. 9, 2017. BC additionally recorded it eighth convention win for the primary time since 2010-11.
The Eagles weren’t pushovers in opposition to ranked ACC opponents at Conte earlier within the season. Boston College dispatched No. 20 Virginia Tech and No. 20 Clemson and missed a final second shot in a one-point loss to No. 16 Duke on Jan. 7. No. 22 NC State broke BC’s aggressive run with a 92-62 mismatch on Feb. 11.
On Wednesday, after falling behind 4-0, BC went on a 9-0 run and led 9-6 into the primary media timeout. Quinten Post led the surge with two performs within the paint whereas Jayden Gardner scored the Cavs’ half dozen.
Virginia made a quick surge, however the Eagles countered with a reverse on the baseline by DeMarr Langford and a pull up jumper by Mason Madsen to tie the sport at 13-all into the second media timeout.
Both camps employed asphyxiating perimeter defenses, that restricted dribble penetration and open appears from downtown. BC broke free with a 6-0 spurt that included two performs on the rim by Makai Ashton-Langford to go up 21-15 into the third media timeout.
BC went up 26-17 on an off-balance trey by Ashton-Langford on the finish of the shot clock and a baseline drive Langford with 2:40 to play. BC led 28-21 on the intermission.
BC opened the second half with a quick spurt to go up 34-25 into the primary media timeout. BC took a 40-28 lead on a floater by Langford with 13:52 to play. Zackery introduced the gang power to nuclear with a drive via site visitors and a 3-ball to present the Eagles a 49-37 lead with 7:55 to play.
BC went up 57-43 on two performs on the rum by Devin McGlockton and Langford. Ashton-Langford utilized the dagger with a 3-ball with beneath a minute to play.
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