CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Last Saturday's 61-49 loss to Virginia felt like more of the same for the Boston College basketball team. The Eagles battled for a full 40 minutes against a nationally-ranked opponent, but remained winless in the ACC after their effort was snake-bitten by a lack of execution. They pushed the defending national champions to its limit, but couldn't get over the hump.
That surface level is what sticks out at the end of the day. Saturday's loss was, like every other game on the schedule, a nuanced discussion about BC's strengths and weaknesses in the context of a game of runs.