Eagles Claim 77-69 Win Over Notre Dame on Senior Day

Saturday, March 7

Chestnut, Hill, Mass.

12 p.m.

Boston College

11-20,4-14ACC

Notre Dame

13-18,4-14ACC

Notre Dame

Boston College

Photo by: Meg Kelly

Eagles Claim 77-69 Win Over Notre Dame on Senior Day

March 07, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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Fred Payne logs 24 points and five steals, a career-high

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College played in its final 2025-26 regular season game Saturday afternoon, earning a 77-69 victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish . Fred Payne was one of four Eagles to reach double-digit figures, scoring a game-high 24 points.

FIRST HALF

Chase Forte used a half-court steal and transition dunk to open the scoring. Aidan Shaw followed with an alley-oop dunk to help the Eagles grab a 6-5 lead.
BC extended the lead with a five-point Fred Payne scoring run, highlighted by a long-range three-pointer.
Both sides traded the lead midway through the half before the Fighting Irish recorded an 11-2 run to take a 30-21 lead.
The Eagles connected on nine straight free throws to cut the deficit down to one possession in the dying minutes.
Notre Dame took a 33-30 lead going into halftime.

SECOND HALF

Notre Dame scored eight points out of the half to push its advantage to nine in the opening minutes of the second half.
BC responded quickly, though, as Payne knocked down a triple and alley-oop from Forte during a 9-0 scoring run to level the contest at 41-41.
Payne then grabbed the first lead for BC since the beginning of the first half with a deep three, making it 55-53. The advantage extended to eight with another Payne basket and a pair of free throws from Shaw and Forte.
The Fighting Irish attempted a comeback in the final minutes, but BC held on for a 77-69 decision.

NOTABLES

Fred Payne scored a game-high 24 points, the ninth time this season he has surpassed 20+ points. He added a career-high five steals and led all Eagles with nine rebounds.
Chase Forte (14), Jayden Hastings (12), and Boden Kapke (11) all contributed double-digit performances.
The Eagles made 31 free throws as a team, the first time they have done so since 2014 against Wake Forest.
Boston College finishes at 4-14 in ACC play and 11-20 in the regular season.
The Eagles' all-time series record against Notre Dame is now 31-17.

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