Round one of the ACC tournament will take place Tuesday afternoon if the Boston College Eagles take on the Pittsburgh Panthers. Boston College finished the regular season eight games below .500 after ending the year on a 3 game losing streak. Boston College lost the last game of the season 82-78 in overtime to Georgia Tech after allowing the Yellow Jackets to shoot 56.6% from the floor. Jaeden Zackery led the way for the Boston College offense posting a team high 19 points in 43 minutes of action.
The Boston College offense has been mediocre all season as the Eagles have averaged 66.4 points per game on 42.1% shooting as a team. Makai Ashton-Langford leads the Boston College offense averaging 12.1 points per game to go along with a team high 3.3 assists. DeMarr Langford Jr. is second on the team averaging 11.1 points and Jaeden Zakcery adds 10.4 points as the third player averaging double figures.
The Pittsburgh Panthers limp into the conference tournament after finishing the regular season nine games below .500 after a four game losing streak. Pittsburgh lost their last game of the season by 24 points to Notre Dame after shooting only 35.9% from the floor and 11.5% from beyond the arc.
Mouhamadou Gueye and John Hugley carried the Pittsburgh offense as the only players in double figures with 13 points each. Jamarius Burton added six points and a team high 4 assists, while Nate Santos posted a team high seven points in 21 minutes off the bench.
