Eagles Close Out Irish Late for 70-63 Win

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BOSTON (AP) — Jaeden Zackery scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half and Boston College rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Notre Dame 70-63 on Tuesday night.

Boston College took its first lead of the game, 62-61, with 1:43 remaining as it closed on a 17-4 run. Prince Aligbe scored six points and Zackery five during the stretch. The Eagles scored on their last five possessions while holding the Irish to an anemic 1-for-9 from the floor.

Aligbe finished with 15 points and Makai Ashton-Langford had 12 for Boston College, which shot a season-high 52% from the floor. Quinten Post, who made his season debut at Syracuse on Dec. 31 after missing the first 13 games due to a foot injury, scored all 10 of his points in the first half.

BC held Notre Dame to 40.0% shooting from the floor – the second-lowest shooting percentage of the year for the Irish – while outrebounding ND, 26-15, in the second half.

Notre Dame built a 44-34 lead with 17:53 remaining before BC tied it at 52-all with 5:49 left. The Irish then scored the next six points, but BC answered with four points from Aligbe and Zackery’s three-point play before Mason Madsen’s jumper gave the Eagles the lead for good.