Boston College vs Georgia Tech — College Basketball, Jan 3, 2026

Georgia Tech beat Boston College 65–53 at home on Jan 3, 2026.

FinalSat, Jan 3Conference game

Boston College Eagles

11-20 · 1-10 on the road

53

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

11-20 · 10-9 at home

65

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
BC	24	29	53
GT	27	38	65

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

Boston College Eagles

• Boden KapkeF

  13 pts · 11 reb · 1 ast · 3 stl · Double-double
  6-12 FG

  1-5 3PT
• Donald Hand Jr.G

  13 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
  2-13 FG

  1-6 3PT
• Jayden HastingsF

  9 pts · 5 reb
  4-7 FG

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

• Lamar WashingtonG

  17 pts · 12 reb · 5 ast · Double-double
  5-10 FG

  2-3 3PT
• Kowacie Reeves Jr.F

  16 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
  6-12 FG

  0-3 3PT
• Baye NdongoF

  10 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
  4-10 FG

Box score◷History

every player+

BC	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donald Hand Jr.	36	13	5	1	0	0	1	2-13	1-6	8-12	—
Aidan Shaw	27	3	7	0	1	1	2	1-2	0-1	1-2	—
Fred Payne	23	2	2	0	0	0	1	1-13	0-7	0-0	—
Luka Toews	22	5	1	3	0	0	0	2-9	1-4	0-0	—
Jayden Hastings	19	9	5	0	0	0	2	4-7	0-0	1-3	—
Boden Kapke	28	13	11	1	3	1	2	6-12	1-5	0-0	—
Chase Forte	18	2	0	1	0	1	1	1-6	0-3	0-0	—
Caleb Steger	17	6	0	0	0	1	0	1-2	1-2	3-3	—
Marko Radunovic	10	0	1	0	1	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	—
Totals		53	32	6	5	4	9	18-66	4-29	13-20

GT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Lamar Washington	37	17	12	5	1	2	2	5-10	2-3	5-6	—
Akai Fleming	28	8	5	0	0	0	4	2-8	0-3	4-4	—
Kowacie Reeves Jr.	26	16	3	1	2	1	0	6-12	0-3	4-5	—
Baye Ndongo	26	10	8	1	1	0	2	4-10	0-0	2-7	—
Peyton Marshall	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	—
Jaeden Mustaf	28	9	5	1	1	0	1	2-3	0-0	5-7	—
Cole Kirouac	22	2	6	2	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	—
Chas Kelley III	21	0	1	3	1	0	1	0-4	0-2	0-0	—
Kam Craft	7	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	—
Totals		65	44	13	6	3	13	21-53	3-13	20-29

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

BCGT

27.3%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 18-66, home 21-53.

39.6%

13.8%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 4-29, home 3-13.

23.1%

65.0%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 13-20, home 20-29.

69.0%

34

Rebounds

49

14

Offensive rebounds

11

6

Assists

13

10

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

14

5

Steals

6

4

Blocks

3

24

Points in the paint

34

0

Fast-break points

23

20

Fouls?Fewer is better.

17

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

BC offensevsGT defense

BC offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups (1 by a clear margin) · GT defense in 3 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

47.0%

#334

49.9%

Stronger#94

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

13.4%

#88Stronger

13.5%

#255

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

28.3%

#254

30.7%

slight#188

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

21.2%

#311

24.4%

Stronger#143

GT offensevsBC defense

GT offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · BC defense in 4 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

50.0%

#232

48.9%

Stronger#63

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

16.4%

#300

13.0%

slight#298

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

29.9%

#200

28.6%

Stronger#90

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

23.7%

#228

23.2%

Stronger#101

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

BCGT

−4.9 247thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions248th −5.1

101.0 324thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions293rd 103.7

105.9 86thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)152nd 108.8

66.8 251stPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)34th 71.2

Expected pace: about 69 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  BC turnovers

  BC offense 13.4% (88th) vs GT defense allowing 13.5% (255th)
  +167 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

TFSSMTWTFGame

BC

LEM

GT

5 days rest

TFSSMTWTFGame

GT

FAMU

DUKE

BC

2 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

BC · last 10

11-20 · 5 days rest

• Dec 28 vs LEMW 72–64
• Dec 22 vs FDUW 72–61
• Dec 10 vs MASSL 74–76
• Dec 6 vs NHVNW 67–63
• Dec 3 vs LSUL 69–78
• Nov 26 vs HARVW 73–60
• Nov 23 vs TULNL 90–93
• Nov 21 vs DAVL 49–59
• Nov 18 vs HAMPW 63–52
• Nov 15 @ TEMW 76–71

6-4 in these

GT · last 10

11-20 · 2 days rest

• Dec 31 @ DUKEL 79–85
• Dec 28 vs FAMUW 89–65
• Dec 20 vs LAFW 95–81
• Dec 16 vs MRSTW 87–76
• Dec 6 vs MONMW 79–67
• Dec 3 vs MSSTL 73–85
• Nov 29 @ DRKEL 74–84
• Nov 28 @ DEPL 61–75
• Nov 23 vs WGAW 82–66
• Nov 18 vs GASOW 68–66

6-4 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.