# 2005–06 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team played college basketball for the Boston College Eagles as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Al Skinner, the team played their home games at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After finishing third in the ACC regular season standings, the Eagles reached the finals of the ACC Tournament before losing to Duke. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region. BC defeated Pacific and Montana to reach the Sweet Sixteen where they were beaten by No. 1 seed Villanova 60–59 in overtime. The team finished with an overall record of 28–8 (11–5 ACC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 13, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Michael's (VT) | W 102–62 | | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Dartmouth | W 80–61 | 1–0 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Nov 20, 2005* 2:00 p.m. | | Shawnee State | W 70–51 | 2–0 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Nov 22, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Buffalo | W 92–63 | 3–0 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Nov 25, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Drake Las Vegas Holiday Invitational | W 87–84 | 4–0 | Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Nov 26, 2005* 10:30 a.m. | | vs. Oklahoma State Las Vegas Holiday Invitational | W 76–68 | 5–0 | Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 3, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Sacred Heart | W 77–66 | 6–0 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 6, 2005* 9:00 p.m. | No. 6 | vs. No. 14 Michigan State Jimmy V Classic | L 70–77 | 6–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 11, 2005 8:00 p.m. | | at Maryland | L 71–73 | 6–2 (0–1) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 18, 2005* 3:30 p.m. | | Texas Southern | W 80–53 | 7–2 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 22, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Harvard | W 89–55 | 8–2 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 27, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | at Duquesne | W 81–69 | 9–2 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 31, 2005* 1:00 p.m. | | at Rhode Island | W 78–56 | 10–2 | Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Jan 3, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 | UMass | W 91–62 | 11–2 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 8, 2006 5:30 p.m. | | at Georgia Tech | L 58–60 | 11–3 (0–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 10, 2006 9:00 p.m. | No. 15 | No. 18 NC State | L 60–78 | 11–4 (0–3) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 14, 2006 2:00 p.m. | | at Florida State | W 90–87 | 12–4 (1–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 17, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | at Holy Cross | W 63–53 | 13–4 | Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Jan 21, 2006 8:00 p.m. | | at Miami (FL) | W 65–61 | 14–4 (2–3) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, Florida |
| Jan 25, 2006 9:00 p.m. | No. 20 | at North Carolina | W 81–74 | 15–4 (3–3) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan 29, 2006 5:30 p.m. | | Georgia Tech | W 66–64 | 16–4 (4–3) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 1, 2006 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 15 | No. 2 Duke | L 81–83 | 16–5 (4–4) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 4, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Virginia Tech | W 74–73 | 17–5 (5–4) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 8, 2006 7:30 p.m. | | at Wake Forest | W 72–66 | 18–5 (6–4) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 11, 2006 8:00 p.m. | No. 18 | Clemson | W 67–61 | 19–5 (7–4) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 13, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | at Stony Brook | W 59–47 | 20–5 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, New York |
| Feb 16, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Miami (FL) | W 65–54 | 21–5 (8–4) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 21, 2006 7:00 p.m., RSN | No. 11 | at Virginia | L 58–72 | 21–6 (8–5) | University Hall (7,959) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 25, 2006 3:45 p.m. | No. 11 | at No. 15 NC State | W 74–72 $^{2OT}$ | 22–6 (9–5) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 28, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Wake Forest | W 80–65 | 23–6 (10–5) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Mar 4, 2006 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 | Virginia Tech | W 59–57 | 24–6 (11–5) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2006* 9:30 p.m. | (3) No. 7 | vs. (6) Maryland Quarterfinals | W 80–66 | 25–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 11, 2006* 4:00 p.m. | (3) No. 7 | at (2) No. 10 North Carolina Semifinals | W 85–82 | 26–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 12, 2006* 1:00 p.m. | (3) No. 7 | vs. (1) No. 1 Duke Championship game | L 76–78 | 26–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2006* 12:40 p.m. | (4 MW) No. 7 | vs. (13 MW) Pacific First round | W 88–76 $^{2OT}$ | 27–7 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 18, 2006* 5:40 p.m. | (4 MW) No. 7 | vs. (12 MW) Montana Second Round | W 69–56 | 28–7 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 24, 2006* 7:10 p.m. | (4 MW) No. 7 | vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Villanova Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 59–60 $^{OT}$ | 28–8 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||