JON MAHONEY | The Boston Globe

Boston College's Reggie Jackson drives past Virginia Tech's Malcolm Delaney during the Eagles' win on Wednesday.

JON MAHONEY | The Boston Globe

BC's Reggie Jackson (left) leads the Eagles on a fast break ahead of Tech's Malcolm Delaney.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- A team trying to keep from falling back onto the NCAA tournament bubble picked a bad time for its worst outing of the year.

Boston College cruised to an 80-60 win over Virginia Tech at Conte Forum on Wednesday, handing the Hokies their most lopsided defeat of the season.

It was the worst Tech (21-6, 8-5 ACC) has looked since its November trip to Philadelphia, where the Hokies scored only 51 points in a loss to Temple and needed overtime to beat Campbell.

"Worse than Philly," Tech guard Malcolm Delaney said. "At least at Philly we played hard. We didn't play hard today."

This loss didn't help Tech's NCAA tournament resume. BC (14-13, 5-8) began Wednesday ranked No. 105 in the RPI. It was the first time Tech lost to a team currently ranked below No. 100 in the RPI.

But Tech will have a chance to boost its resume with a quality win when Maryland visits Saturday.

This was Tech's most lopsided loss since a 69-44 loss at Duke on Jan. 4, 2009.

"We did not have the sense of urgency we need to have," coach Seth Greenberg said. "This is the first time ... in the last, say, two months where we just didn't play at the level that we've been playing, and that's disappointing."

It was the team's second double-digit defeat of the week, and the first time the Hokies have lost back-to-back games this season.

The Hokies remained in third place in the ACC, but now they have company. They are tied for third with Wake Forest and Florida State.

Tech, which trailed 39-24 at halftime, fell to 1-8 at Conte Forum. The game drew an announced crowd of 4,632 fans at the 8,606-seat arena.

"We're not used to playing in an environment like this, and couldn't get started," said Delaney, whose team trailed from the opening basket. "We wasn't really too hyped up, because we feed off the crowd."

"If you need an outside stimulus this time of year then there's a problem," Greenberg said.

The Hokies shot 31.1 percent from the field -- the 11th time this season they shot worse than 40 percent. They missed 10 straight shots late in the first half. They finished 2-of-15 from 3-point range.

"We missed a lot of open, easy buckets," Delaney said.

Delaney had 21 points but was just 5-of-16 from the field -- and that was after making his final two shots, when the game was out of reach.

Dorenzo Hudson had 14 points and was 4-of-15 from the field. J.T. Thompson was 2-of-9, and Victor Davila was 0-of-4.

Jeff Allen scored 10 points in 14 minutes. He played only eight minutes in the first half because he again got in foul trouble. He fouled out with 8:39 to go.

"We were able to get Jeff Allen in foul trouble early, so that was key," BC forward Joe Trapani said.

"We've got to find a way to keep Jeff on the court," Delaney said. "He's got to play a little smarter. ... He gets a lot of steals, so sometimes he gets carried away with trying to reach a little bit too much."

Tech was outrebounded 49-28. The Hokies have been outrebounded in nine ACC games this year, but this was the most lopsided margin yet.

BC shot 50.9 percent from the field.

"From the first play of the game, we just [weren't] paying attention to the scouting report," Delaney said. "We left them wide-open."

Trapani, guarded by Terrell Bell, got all 17 of his points in the first half, including three 3-pointers.

"We didn't get to shooters. ... Trapani absolutely just tortured us," Greenberg said. "We didn't make him put it on the floor."

BC jumped to a 15-2 lead with 15:56 left in the first half. Tech cut the lead to 22-19, but BC answered with a 13-1 run to build a 35-20 cushion.

"We didn't get a 50-50 ball," Greenberg said. "We didn't come up with a loose ball. We didn't convert a fast break. We didn't do a very good job in defensive transition."

VIRGINIA TECH (21-6)

Allen 5-7 0-0 10, Bell 2-5 0-0 5, Davila 0-4 0-0 0, Hudson 4-15 6-7 14, Delaney 5-16 10-10 21, Raines 0-0 1-2 1, Green 0-1 1-2 1, Witcher 0-0 0-2 0, Boggs 1-3 2-3 4, Atkins 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 2-9 0-1 4. Totals 19-61 20-27 60.

BOSTON COLLEGE (14-13)

Raji 6-7 1-1 13, Trapani 7-11 0-2 17, Southern 2-3 0-0 4, Jackson 2-5 1-3 5, Sanders 5-12 4-4 15, Paris 1-2 1-2 3, Mosakowski 1-1 0-0 3, Roche 3-7 2-2 10, Ravenel 0-3 2-2 2, Rehnquist 0-1 0-0 0, Elmore 2-5 4-4 8, Dunn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-57 15-20 80.Halftime--Boston College 39-24. 3-Point Goals--Virginia Tech 2-15 (Bell 1-3, Delaney 1-7, Atkins 0-1, Boggs 0-1, Allen 0-1, Hudson 0-2), Boston College 7-16 (Trapani 3-5, Roche 2-5, Mosakowski 1-1, Sanders 1-3, Jackson 0-1, Paris 0-1). Fouled Out--Allen. Rebounds--Virginia Tech 28 (Thompson 7), Boston College 49 (Sanders 9). Assists--Virginia Tech 5 (Delaney 5), Boston College 19 (Jackson 11). Total Fouls--Virginia Tech 19, Boston College 18. A--4,632.