Boston College Storms Back to Defeat FDU 72-61

Monday, December 22

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7 p.m.

Boston College

6-6,0-0ACC

FDU

3-9,0-0NEC

FDU

Boston College

Photo by: ©Joe Sullivan/ Boston College Athletics

Boston College Storms Back to Defeat FDU 72-61

December 22, 2025 | Men's Basketball

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Five Eagles score in double figures to secure home win

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College men's basketball earned a 72-61 victory over FDU on Monday night at Conte Forum on Edgerly Family Court.

Toews led the Eagles with 21 points and three assists, while Donald Hand Jr. provided a spark offensively, finishing with 13 points. Aidan Shaw helped anchor the defense with 11 total rebounds to secure the win.

FIRST HALF

FDU opened with a driving layup by Taeshaud Jackson, followed by a three-pointer from Eric Parnell
Boston College answered at 16:39, as Luka Toews used back-to-back jumpers to even the score 8-8
Boden Kapke contributed off the bench, connecting on a jumper and layup to give the Eagles a 17-15 lead
FDU responded with three consecutive jumpers to surge ahead 26-15. The Knights would extend the lead to 14, their largest of the night
Hand Jr. used a series of free throws, followed by a fast break driving layup, and a pull-up jumper to cut the deficit to 8
FDU would hold a 33-25 lead going into halftime

SECOND HALF

FDU jumped out in the second period with a dunk by Jackson at 19:27.BC quickly countered with a three-pointer from Fred Payne, his first points of the night
Boston College continued to gain momentum behind jumpers from Payne and a layup from Jayden Hastings to cut the deficit to five.
A block by Shaw at 14:45 sparked a decisive run for the Eagles. Kapke used two post layups, while Toews laced his fourth three-pointer of the evening to make it 44-43 and reclaim the lead
BC held tight defensively in the final five minutes. Payne secured key rebounds, leading to a driving layup at 4:56, followed by three-pointers from both Toews and Steger
Boston College extended its lead to 10 as Hand Jr. and Steger hit free throws to secure the win.
BC went on to earn a 72-61 victory

NOTABLES

Boston College improves to 6-6 heading into its final non-conference game.
Luka Toews registered career-highs in points (21) and 3pt field goals (6)
Steger scored 12 points, a new career high for the freshman
Five Eagles scored in double figures tonight, the first time this season
Aidan Shaw collected a game-high 11 rebounds

WHATS NEXT

Boston College returns to action on the Edgerley Family Court at Conte Forum on December 28, as they host Le Moyne
Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. (ET), and the game can be seen live on ACCNX and heard on WEEI 850 AM.