BOSTON — Fans of the Boston College Eagles enjoyed their storm-the-court moment with a 63-48 upset victory over No. 6 Virginia before a packed house on Wednesday night at Conte Forum.
The game generated some firsts for a program that hadn’t enjoyed many in recent years. BC secured its third win over a ranked opponent in a season since 2008-09 and the first over a top 10 since the Eagles beat No. 1 Duke on Dec. 9, 2017. BC also recorded it eighth conference win for the first time since 2010-11.
The Eagles were not pushovers against ranked ACC opponents at Conte earlier in the season. Boston College dispatched No. 20 Virginia Tech and No. 20 Clemson and missed a last second shot in a one-point loss to No. 16 Duke on Jan. 7. No. 22 NC State broke BC’s competitive run with a 92-62 mismatch on Feb. 11.