Boston College Secures 9th ACC Win Over Wake, 71-69

Boston College hung on to take down bubble hopefuls Wake Forest tonight, winning 71-69.

It was a slow start for BC’s offense, who did not get on the board for almost 3 minutes into the game via a Zackery layup. Quinten Post was a noticeable absence from the starting lineup due to illness, and his offense was badly missed. BC committed several early, lazy turnovers while only making 1 of their first 6 shots. Wake dominated the first five minutes, on the strength of threes from Ty Appleby and Bobi Klintman.

Coming out of the media timeout, Quinten Post was inserted into the contest – and the Eagles quickly got right back into the game via an 8-1 run. Zackery, after his huge second half against…