Friday, November 21
Charleston, S.C.
3:30 p.m.
Boston College
3-3,0-0ACC
49
vs
59
Davidson
5-0,0-0Atlantic 10
1
2
F
Davidson
33
26
59
Boston College
31
18
49
Photo by: ©Joe Sullivan/ Boston College Athletics
BC Drops Charleston Classic Opener to Davidson
November 21, 2025 | Men's Basketball
Hand Jr, Payne, and Hastings all score double-digits
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College fell to Davidson, 59-49, on Friday afternoon at the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic. Donald Hand Jr. led all scorers in the contest with 14 points.Â
FIRST HALF
- Jayden Hastings logged the opening four points for BC, posting up the Davidson defenders and laying in back-to-back hook shots
- Buckets from Chase Forte and Hand Jr. gave the Eagles a 12-7 lead into the first media timeout. The Wildcats responded with a 16-4 run, holding a five-point edge at the eight-minute media
- BC answered with an 8-2 run, capped by an Aidan Shaw dunk and three-pointer from Fred Payne to reclaim a four point lead with just over four minutes remaining in the half
- Deadlocked at 31-31, Davidson used a driving layup to grab a two-point lead. That score, 33-31, would hold going into halftime
SECOND HALF
- Up by six at 16:39, Fred Payne used a layup and a three-pointer to cut the deficit to three
- The Wildcats responded with a 7-0 run to extend their lead to 10 with 7:42 remaining
- Hastings and Hand Jr. scored to keep the game within single digits before back-to-back paint points built Davidson's lead back to 12
- The Wildcats would hold on for a 59-49 decision
NOTABLES
- Payne registered 10 points, extending his double-digit scoring streak to four games
- Hastings hauled a career-high 10 rebounds, and Shaw collected nine
- Hastings also added a season-high 11 points, shooting an efficient 5-for-6 from the field
- This afternoon marked the first defeat to Davidson, evening the all-time series to 1-1
WHAT'S NEXT
- Boston College will play Tulane in the consolation game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic on Sunday, Nov. 23.
- Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. (ET) and can be seen live on ESPN2
- The Eagles and Green Wave will battle for the first time
Team Stats
DC
BC
FG%
.438
.388
3FG%
.250
.143
FT%
.706
.571
RB
25
36
TO
7
14
STL
7
3
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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