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Boston College Men's Basketball's 2026-27 Opener vs. Wagner: Game Central With Live Updates
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College men's basketball's much-anticipated 2026-27 campaign under first-year head coach Luke Murray gets underway Tuesday night against Wagner at Conte Forum.
The Eagles bested MIT in an exhibition game last week 90-46, which, according to Murray, did not go as well as he'd hoped despite the lopsided final score.
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Forward Luke Hunger led BC in scoring with 22 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the field and 6-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc. Behind him was forward Colby Duggan, who dropped 15 points on five 3-pointers.
Tuesday's affair will also be the Seahawks' 2026-27 season opener. Similar to BC, they played Staten Island in an exhibition contest last week, in which they came out on top 91-65.
Below is a live thread of the game with scoring, analysis, injury updates, starting lineups and more.
Scoring Rundown and Analysis
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Final: Boston College 76, Wagner 50.
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3:51 - At what will likely be the final media timeout, BC is leading 67-43.
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4:42 - Zak Smrekar slams down a ferocious and-one dunk but is unable to convert the free throw. Nevertheless, the Eagles are running away with the lead.
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5:12 - Williams is dialed in after putting in a floater from the elbow for his 14th point, making it 63-41 BC.
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7:49 - Money Williams splashes a huge three and is now leading the game with 12 points. The Eagles are up 58-39, their largest lead of the game.
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8:58 - Ernest Shelton misses one then hits from three-point land to extend the Eagles' edge over Wagner to 55-39. Shooting hasn't particularly been a strength for BC in the second half, but it is making up for it with a strong defensive effort.
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11:56 - Armoni Zeigler threw down a vicious dunk to give BC a 48-33 lead, but Kareem Watson earned three shots from the stripe and sank them all to bring it back to a 12-point game. We're at the second media timeout.
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13:23 - Williams sinks one of two free throws to make it 46-31 Eagles. He has shot just 2-for-6 from the stripe.
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15:03 - BC leads 45-29 at the first media timeout of the second half, which began right after a Money Williams travel.
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End: Boston College 38, Wagner 23.The Eagles shot 52% from the field, forced six turnovers, out-rebounded the Seahawks 19-14, and scored 22 points in the paint. Their three-point shooting is only 33%, however. Hunger and Zeigler lead the team in points with nine apiece.
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3:43 - Another two free throws for Hunger and a 3-pointer from Armoni Zeigler makes it 35-16 BC. The Eagles have done a good job on the glass, particularly in their defensive end. They lead in rebounds overall 15-9.
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5:41 - Hunger has checked back into the game and almost immediately got to the stripe, where he collected two more points on free throws to extend BC's lead to 31-14.
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The Eagles' three-point shooting has been subpar so far, as they have gone 2-for-6 from beyond the arc in the first 10 minutes of action. They've only had one turnover in the game, however.
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9:45 - Wagner's Kareem Watson drained a three to cut the Seahawks' deficit to 18-12, but Ernest Shelton hit one of his own on the following possession to re-establish a nine-point lead for BC.
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14:27 - Luke Hunger drops in his first 3-pointer to make it 12-3 Eagles. Hunger, who led BC in scoring in its exhibition win over MIT last week, is up to six points.
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15:50 - Ernest Shelton's steal leads to a transition bucket for Hunger to increase BC's lead to 9-3.
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18:06 - Luke Hunger posterizes Wagner's Youssouf Singare and converts the and-one free throw to send the Eagles into the lead at 4-3.
Injury Updates
[If an injury occurs during the game, this section will be updated]
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Starting Lineups
Boston College:
G - Money Williams
G - Ernest Shelton
G/F - Zak Smrekar
F - Colby Duggan
F - Luke Hunger
Wagner:
G - Taj Bryant
G - Cam Estevez
G - Ryan Pettis
F - Tajae Jones
F - Youssouf Singare
How to Watch: Boston College Men's Basketball's 2026-27 Opener vs. Wagner
Who:Boston College Eagles and Wagner Seahawks
When:Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. ET
Where:Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TV:ACCNX
Radio:WEEI 850 AM or 93.7 FM
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