Boston College downs Louisville behind Post, Ashton-Langford
Makai Ashton-Langford makes a great defensive play for the steal
Makai Ashton-Langford makes a great defensive play for the steal
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- — Quinten Post scored 22 points and Makai Ashton-Langston scored 21 and Boston College extended Louisville's ACC futility, beating the Cardinals 75-65 on Wednesday night.
Jaeden Zackery added 15 points for Boston College which ended a three-game skid against the Cardinals.
El Ellis scored 17 points shooting 7 for 11 for Louisville, Jae'Lyn Withers scored 16, Mike James 15 and Sydney Curry 10.
Post made two foul shots, a 3-pointer and two more free throws in his own 7-0 run and the Eagles led 48-45 with 11:46 remaining.
Louisville responded when JJ Traynor made a 3 and followed with a dunk for a one-point lead. But BC's Jaeden Zackery countered with consecutive 3s, Post added two more foul shots and the Eagles (10-11, 4-6) led the rest of the way.
The Cardinals (2-18, 0-9) built a 19-7 lead in the first 10 minutes of play before BC outscored Louisville 22-16 to close the half and trailed 35-29 at halftime.
Boston College moved its all-time record to 5-10 against Louisville and 2-8 versus the Cardinals in ACC play.
Louisville hasn't beaten a conference foe since the first round of the ACC Tournament when it downed Georgia Tech 84-74 on March 8.
The Cardinals play at Notre Dame on Saturday. Boston College faces No. 7 Virginia on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Pat Driscoll
- Ron Groover
- Tommy Morrissey
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
North Carolina | 17-3 | - | 29-8 |
Duke | 15-5 | 2 | 27-9 |
Virginia | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Pittsburgh | 12-8 | 5 | 22-11 |
Clemson | 11-9 | 6 | 24-12 |
Syracuse | 11-9 | 6 | 20-12 |
Wake Forest | 11-9 | 6 | 21-14 |
Virginia Tech | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
Florida State | 10-10 | 7 | 17-16 |
NC State | 9-11 | 8 | 26-15 |
Boston College | 8-12 | 9 | 20-16 |
Georgia Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
Notre Dame | 7-13 | 10 | 13-20 |
Miami | 6-14 | 11 | 15-17 |
Louisville | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |