Eagles Take Down Georgia Tech in Senior Day Showdown

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College rolled past Georgia Tech - 69-54 - on Senior Day at Conte Forum on Saturday afternoon. With today's victory, the Eagles advanced to 12-15 overall and 4-12 in ACC play. Donald Hand Jr. led the charge for the Eagles, finishing with a game-high 20 points and seven rebounds. Chad Venning tacked on 13 points, seven boards, and four blocks. Leading by five at halftime, the Eagles pulled ahead by double-digits in the second half and did not surrender the lead for the rest of the game.

FIRST HALF

BC jumped out to a quick five-point lead to start the game and led 8-3 with 16:33 left, before a Georgia Tech 9-3 push gave the Yellow Jackets a 12-11 advantage seven minutes in.
BC used back-to-back 3-pointers from Joshua Beadle and Hand to regain its five-point edge - at 19-14 with 9:53 left.
The Eagles used a barrage of long-range jumpers in the first half, using a trifecta from Elijah Strong with 7:13 left to take its largest lead - 25-18 - with 7:13 to go.
Seven of BC's first nine field goals in the half were 3-pointers.
The Eagles would finish with eight 3-pointers in the first half - the most in the first 20 minutes of a game this year, and tying for the most in a single half (8 at North Carolina, 2nd half).
BC led 32-27 at the break.

SECOND HALF

The Eagles scored the first 10 points of the second half, building a 42-27 lead. Venning scored eight of the first 10 in that run.
Two free throws from Chas Kelley III with 14:03 to play kept it at 15 - 44-29.
BC maintained a double-digit lead much of the rest of the way, before Georgia Tech managed to get within eight - 51-43 - after a 3-pointer with 6:15 to play.
But BC's Dion Brown put it right back to 11 on the next possession, thanks to a traditional three-point play.
A 7-2 GT push got it within six, but again Brown would counter with a layup, making it 58-50 at the final media timeout.
Hand iced the game with his fourth 3-pointer with 1:03 remaining.

NOTABLE

Two players finished in double figures for the Eagles: Hand (20) and Venning (13).
Hand, McFarlane, and Venning each hauled in seven rebounds.
Joshua Beadle, Jayden Hastings, and Venning each recorded two steals, marking a career high for Hastings.
Venning registered his fourth game with four blocks.
Hand posted his ninth game this season with 20 or more points.
The Eagles turned the ball over only six times, tying a season-low (6 vs. Syracuse on Jan. 11, 2025). BC forced 13 turnovers in the game.
The Eagles improved to 4-0 this season when allowing 60 or less points and 7-1 when their opponent shoots less than 40%.
Today's game marked the 34th meeting between the two schools. Boston College improved to 13-20 all-time and 7-7 at home vs. Georgia Tech.
This marked the second of two regular season meetings vs. GT. BC dropped an 85-64 decision in Atlanta on Jan. 4.
Last year, the Eagles came away with a 95-87 win in Atlanta on Jan. 6, 2024 - snapping a five-game slide against Georgia Tech.

WHAT'S NEXT

Boston College will begin a two-game Western swing on Wednesday at Stanford.
Tipoff time in Palo Alto is set for 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. local) and the game will air on ACC Network.
The Eagles close out the trip at Cal on Saturday night, tipping off at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local) in Berkeley.
Fans can also tune into the game live on WEEI 850 AM.

Eagles Take Down Georgia Tech in Senior Day Showdown

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Players Mentioned

Joshua Beadle

Dion Brown

Donald Hand Jr.

Jayden Hastings

Chas Kelley III

Elijah Strong

Chad Venning

Eagles Take Down Georgia Tech in Senior Day Showdown

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Joshua Beadle

Dion Brown

Donald Hand Jr.

Jayden Hastings

Chas Kelley III

Elijah Strong

Chad Venning

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