Live Updates: Boston College Men’s Basketball vs Old Dominion (Cayman Islands Classic)
The Boston College Eagles (3-1, 0-0 ACC) men’s basketball team faces its first opponent in the Cayman Islands Classic on Sunday night, the Old Dominion Monarchs (2-3, 0-0 SBC).
The Monarchs are currently sitting at 2-3 on the season and will be looking to get to .500 for the first time this season, however will have a little momentum heading into the matchup.
Although Old Dominion opened its season with three consecutive losses, 83-82 to Buffalo, 102-44 to Arizona and 87-75 to Radford, the team is riding a two-game winning streak with victories over Maryland Eastern Shore 73-71 and Randolph-Macon 71-55.
As for Boston College, the team is sitting on a 3-1 overall record with wins over The Citadel 69-60, Temple 72-69 and Loyola Maryland 82-61. The Eagles sole loss was to VCU in the Veterans Classic on Nov. 8 80-55.
Both teams will play at least twice in the multi-day event. The winner will face off against the winner of Missouri State vs. High Point while the two losers will square off in an elimination game.
This will be the eighth tournament in the Classic’s history which started in 2017, however did not have an event in 2020 or 2021. Boston College will compete in the event for the first time in its history.
Live Updates:
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2nd Half
- 7:49- Boston College leads Old Dominion 70-42. The Eagles have scored 27 points in the second half and currently hold the second-largest lead of the night.
- 11:17- The Eagles have extended their lead to 20 points 61-41. Dion Brown was fouled prior to the media timeout and will shoot two when play resumes. Boston College has made four of its last five shots.
- 15:47- Boston College leads Old Dominion 50-33. Both teams have come out aggressive in the second half scoring a combined 16 points so far.
1st Half
- 0:00- The first half ends and Boston College leads Old Dominion 43-24. Ten Eagles have scored so far in the contest. The Monarchs are 10-of-28 and have turned the ball over nine times.
- 3:57- The Eagles lead the Monarchs 34-19. Chas Kelley III remains the scoring leader for Boston College with eight. The margin is the Eagles biggest lead of the night.
- 7:20- Boston College leads Old Dominion 29-19. Eight of the ten Eagles that have been on the court have scored at least one point. As a whole, the team is shooting 52.4-percent from the floor.
- 11:54- The Eagles lead the Monarchs 19-11. Boston College is heating up and is currently on a 10-2 run with possession of the ball after an offensive foul was called on Old Dominion’s Stephaun Walker prior to the media timeout.
- 15:30- Old Dominion holds a narrow 9-7 lead at the first media timeout. Eagles guard Chas Kelley III has been red hot so far tonight as he’s hit a pair of three-pointers. Elijah Strong has the other point for the Eagles with one made free throw.
Pregame
- Boston College’s Starting 5: Chas Kelley III, Dion Brown, Donald Hand Jr., Elijah Strong, and Chad Venning.
- Old Dominion’s Starting 5: Stephaun Walker, Rob Davis, Sean Durugordon, Jaden Johnson, and Caelum Swanton-Rodger.
- Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
How to Watch:
Who: Boston College Eagles and Old Dominion Monarchs
When: Sunday, Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: John Gray Gymnasium, George Town, Grand Cayman Island
TV/Streaming: FloCollege
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Last Outing, Old Dominion: The Monarchs defeated the Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets 71-55 on Tuesday night.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles earned their third win of the season with a 82-61 victory over the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds on Tuesday night.
Last Meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
