Boston College opened ACC Tournament play with a 80-62 win over Louisville that belies how close this game was at times.
The big storyline going into this one was ACC Most Improved Player Quinten Post’s injured ankle, and after not participating in the pregame warmups he was revealed to be out for the contest. TJ Bickerstaff slid into his starting spot for the matchup.
Without Post, Louisville went early and often down low. Louisville’s Huntley-Hatfield scored 6 early points in the first 3 minutes (11 first-half points), all in the paint. BC’s offense, meanwhile, did not get on the board until almost 3 minutes into the game via a Bickerstaff layup.