The Boston College Eagles men’s basketball team (6-1) defeated the Boise State Broncos (5-2) 63-61 on Tuesday night to win the Cayman Islands Classic Championship.

The Eagles played three games in three days and posted wins over Old Dominion and Missouri State as well as the Broncos.

Some parts weren’t pretty, but Boston College found a way to come out on top and showed a lot of themselves as a team.

Below you will find three insights from the classic.

The team can handle adversity

The road to the title for Boston College was by no means the easiest. After a dominant 82-52 win over Old Dominion on Sunday night, the team was tested in Monday’s semifinal against Missouri State, which needed two 3-pointers in the final seconds of the second half and overtime to emerge victorious. The Eagles trailed by two points with 1:39 left in regulation and by six in overtime, but found a way to come back and win.

In the championship game against Boise State, Boston College did not have a lead until the final 2:07 of the first half. No matter how hard the Broncos struggled, the Eagles proved they could handle themselves. They made two big runs in the contest, one in each half, fighting back every time they fell behind and making a crucial shot in a high-pressure moment. Boston College’s two come-from-behind victories on a neutral site showed it can handle any adversity.

There is still a lot to do

As was the case at the start of the young season, the Eagles’ time in the tournament wasn’t pretty. Even though Boston College emerged victorious, there are still many things the team needs to work on. The biggest ones include not giving up leads, fouls and turnovers. In their last two games, the Eagles have had to fight back against adversity as they blew leads in both games.

In the semifinals, Boston College recorded 14 turnovers and 19 fouls, including forward Elijah Strong’s foul with 29 seconds left in regulation that gave Missouri State a 64-61 lead and forced the Eagles to make a three-pointer. The final was even worse with 18 turnovers and 20 fouls.

Boston College’s schedule gets more difficult as the team hosts Dartmouth on Friday, South Carolina on Dec. 3 and then opens ACC play with a road game against Wake Forest on Dec. 7. The Eagles have shown that they have the talent to potentially compete in the conference this year, but there is still a lot of work to be done to get to that point.

This team is better than expected

After only carrying over seven players from last season’s roster, there were a lot of questions about what this Boston College team would look like this season. Eight new players joined the program, four from the transfer portal and four freshmen, so the projections weren’t promising. The Eagles were expected to finish last in the ACC men’s preseason poll. They’re now 6-1, and even though they’ve never played a Power 6 team, no one could have asked for a better start from them.