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Feb 21, 2026; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies guard Neoklis Avdalas (17) points to the fans after dunking the ball against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the second half at Cassell Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bishop-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nBoston College has been a big problem for Virginia Tech. During coach Mike Young’s seven-year tenure, the Hokies have had a better overall winning percentage each year, but somehow they’ve won only one of seven games against the Eagles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Young will attempt to overcome his nemesis when Virginia Tech (18-11, 7-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) plays host to Boston College (10-19, 3-13) on Tuesday in Blacksburg, Va.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n With the Hokies on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble according to most projections, there isn’t much to gain with a win over the Eagles but a loss would do significant damage to their resume.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Virginia Tech had a chance to earn a resume-boosting Quad 1 win Saturday at then-No. 18 North Carolina but fell 89-82 after hanging with the Tar Heels well into the second half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “We’re 29 games in or whatever we are and you find yourself in so many different situations,” Young said. “The only disappointment I have is our lack of composure, our lack of solid basketball.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n It’s been that kind of season for Virginia Tech. During Young’s tenure, the Hokies have often exceeded the sum of their parts. This year, with a more talented roster, they’re still trying to find their chemistry.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n One positive trend lately for the Hokies is the play of Neoklis Avdalas, who has delivered 36 points and 13 assists in the last two games with just two turnovers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Boston College has dropped nine of its last 10 games and is in danger of failing to qualify for the ACC tournament for the second straight year. The 18-team league excludes the bottom three finishers from its postseason event.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Eagles are in next-to-last place in the ACC, trailing Notre Dame and Pittsburgh by one game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Boston College looks to rebound from a listless 76-54 loss at Miami in which the Eagles committed 16 turnovers and yielded 50% shooting by the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Boden Kapke scored 18 points for Boston College. He also had a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) in the Eagles’ 68-67 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday of last week.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “At the end of the day you’ve got to take care of the ball. We’ve got a standard we want to play to. Our standard is playing underneath 12 turnovers a game,” Boston College coach Earl Grant said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n