Tobacco Road Shocker: Boston College Sends Tar Heels Up in Flames

And that is why they play the games.

In a stunning upset, the Boston College Eagles walked into the Dean Dome on Sunday night and handed the previously unbeaten No. 1 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels their first loss of the year.

What a way for the Eagles to open up ACC play.

Forget all the talk of an undefeated season and strolling to a national title.

With Duke and Wake Forest appearing to have loaded teams, Carolina now must regroup and focus solely on winning the ACC after what appeared to be a given.

The Tar Heels will certainly be able to make up for this loss next Sunday when they travel to Wake Forest, but for now, the glory and the accolades go to B.C.

Give the Eagles their due because for such a young team (10 total freshmen and sophomores) they showed no fear, and more importantly, no quit.

In fact, some idiot on this very website predicted that UNC would win this game in a cakewalk.

The author even went so far as to write:

North Carolina is simply too talented to lose this game. Too many things need to go right for Boston College to have a legitimate chance of pulling the upset. At the same time, B.C. is too young, too inexperienced, and lacks the fire power to beat the Heels on the road.

So how in the name of James “Buster” Douglas did B.C. shock Carolina?

It started in the back court.

In a game highlighted by two of the elite guards in the conference, let alone the country, B.C.’s Tyrese Rice clearly won his match-up with Ty Lawson.

The Hampton, VA native scored 25 points, dished out eight assists, and even grabbed five rebounds in 36 minutes of play all without committing a foul.

Lawson on the other hand, scored a mere 10 points on an abysmal three of 13 shooting and handed out only four assists.

One of the biggest questions heading into the game was who would help Rice on the offensive end?

The answer came in the form of sophomore Rakim Sanders (22 points including four of seven on threes) and freshman Reggie Jackson, who chipped in with 17 points.

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