Wednesday, February 5
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7 p.m.
Boston College
10-12,2-9ACC
58
vs
84
Louisville
17-6,10-2ACC
1
2
F
Louisville
41
43
84
Boston College
31
27
58
Photo by: Meg Kelly
BC Handed Loss by Louisville on Wednesday Night
February 05, 2025 | Men's Basketball
Jayden Hastings tied a career-high nine rebounds in his second start of the season.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College was defeated by Louisville - 84-58 - on Wednesday night at Conte Forum. The Eagles dropped to 10-12 overall and 2-9 in ACC play. Donald Hand Jr. led the Eagles in scoring for the third consecutive game, finishing with 19 points on 3-8 from three-point territory. Jayden Hastings, making his second start of the season, tied his career-high with nine rebounds.Â
FIRST HALF
FIRST HALF
- Hastings entered the scoring column first for the Eagles with a second-chance finish.
- Louisville jumped out to a 19-6 lead in the first seven minutes of action.
- Fred Payne and Chas Kelley III each energized the offense coming off the bench, draining back-to-back triples. Hastings added a put-back slam to cap off an 8-0 BC run. The Eagles cut the deficit to 19-14.Â
- Hand nailed a three-ball with 5:12 remaining in the half. Another 8-0 BC run narrowed the gap to seven points, 29-22.Â
- At the 3:14 mark, Hand knocked down his third three-pointer of the night, having scored eight of the Eagles' last 10 points. BC trailed 35-29.
- The Eagles were behind - 41-31 - heading into halftime.Â
- Joshua Beadle scored the opening basket of the second half.
- After missing their first shot of the half, the Eagles converted four of their next five.
- The Eagles trailed by 12 points - 57-45 - with 12 minutes left to play.
- At the 11:22 mark, Payne drained his second three-pointer. Louisville answered with a 6-0 run. BC fell behind 63-48.
- Payne found Hastings for a highlight alley-oop slam in the closing minutes of action.Â
- Today's game marked the 19th meeting between the two schools. Boston College moved to 8-11 all-time versus Louisville, snapping a four-game win streak over the Cardinals.Â
- Last year, BC swept the regular season series with the Cardinals. In 2022-23, the Eagles were 2-0 vs. UofL, winning in the regular season and in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.
- Earl Grant (2014-21) preceded current Louisville coach Pat Kelsey (2021-24) as head coach at the College of Charleston.Â
- Hastings made his second start of the season in place of Chad Venning, who missed tonight's game with a foot injury. He tied his career-high in rebounds in the game (nine).
- Hastings recorded two of BC's three blocks. It marked his ninth multi-block game this season.Â
- Hand was the lone Eagle in double figures, recording 19 points. Payne followed with nine points.Â
- Boston College heads on the road to battle Syracuse on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.Â
- Tip-off is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. The game will air live on The CW.Â
- Fans can also tune into the game live on WEEI 850 AM and stream via BCEagles.com.
Team Stats
LOU
BC
FG%
.500
.383
3FG%
.391
.300
FT%
.636
.545
RB
44
32
TO
11
14
STL
7
3
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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