Eagles Fall, 80-72, On The Road to Florida State

Tuesday, February 17

Tallahassee, FL

6 p.m.

Boston College

9-17,2-11ACC

Florida State

13-13,6-7ACC

Boston College

Florida St.

Photo by: Chris Remick

Eagles Fall, 80-72, On The Road to Florida State

February 17, 2026 | Men's Basketball

Box Score Game Book

Aidan Shaw records season high 10 points, Luka Toews adds career-high eight assists

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College took on Florida State on the road Tuesday evening, falling 80-72. Four players reached double-digits, led by Fred Payne with 22 points. Aidan Shaw added a season-high 10 points and Luka Toews dished a career-high eight assists.

FIRST HALF

Both teams scored early on, trading a pair of three-pointers to open the contest. Fred Payne and Chase Forte each contributed three in the first half
BC came out of the media timeout hot, scoring seven straight points to make it 15-8 and force a Florida State timeout. Aidan Shaw capped off the spurt with a backdoor dunk
Chase Forte continued the scoring run, connecting on back-to-back threes to extend the lead to 21-8 at the 12-minute media timeout
The Seminoles would cut the deficit in half, but the Eagles responded with a pair of Payne three-pointers and a Shaw slam dunk to build a 14-point cushion with 6:20 remaining
Each side went back and forth, trading scores till the final buzzer of the half
Boston College held a 42-32 lead going into halftime

SECOND HALF

BC came out with three pointers from Payne and Boden Kapke, keeping the lead at double-digits through the opening minutes
FSU countered with a 7-2 scoring run before a Jayden Hastings dunk put the Eagles up 61-49 midway through the half
The hosts then went on a 19-7 scoring run in a 5:30 stretch to level the contest at 68-68 at the final media timeout
Florida State would hold on in the final seconds, taking an 80-72 decision

NOTABLES

Fred Payne scored 22 points to lead the Eagles and continue his double-digit scoring streak
Chase Forte (14), Luka Toews (14), and Aidan Shaw (10) all added double-digit performances. Shaw's 10 is a season-high
Jayden Hastings and Aidan Shaw each registered three blocks
Luka Toews added a career-high eight assists
Boston College moves to 2-11 in ACC play and 9-17 in the regular season
The Eagles' all-time series record against Florida State is now 16-10

WHAT'S NEXT

Boston College travels to Dallas, Texas, to take on the Mustangs on Saturday, Feb. 21
Tip off is set for 4:00 p.m. and will be available on the ACC Network and heard on WEEI's web-only stream found on BCEagles.com
Saturday's meeting will be the 3rd overall meeting between the Eagles and the Mustangs, with the first meeting taking place on Dec. 19, 1986, in Tokyo, Japan
SMU holds a 2-0 series lead all-time
BC fell short in the most recent matchup with SMU, 103-77, during the 2024-25 season at Conte Forum