Not enough oomph at the end of yesterday’s Atlantic Coast Conference game against Duke at Conte Forum.

Not enough size, not enough talent, not enough shots that should have gone in instead of spinning out.

And if you look at the remaining games on the Eagles’ schedule, there may not be enough potential wins to make an NCAA Tournament berth a reality.

Officially, Duke won, 66-63. It wasn’t the Blue Devils’ best effort, but at this stage of the season, style points don’t matter. Wins do, and 10th-ranked Duke is 19-4 and atop the ACC at 7-2.

Can’t ask for much more than that in a conference lacking a true dominant team.

BC needs a whole lot more. Realistically, the Eagles’ only chance to make the NCAA Tournament is to win the ACC tournament in Greensboro, N.C., next month and get an automatic berth. BC (12-11, 3-6) has dropped six of its last eight games, with the first three losses by a combined 52 points and the last three by a combined 8.

The Eagles were spectacular at times yesterday, cutting a 10-point halftime deficit to 1 in the final minute and taking Duke to the final buzzer, which sounded as Joe Trapani’s tying 3-point attempt bounced off the front of the rim.

“Right now I can’t worry about the postseason because we haven’t put ourselves in position to consider that,’’ said Skinner. “We have to get ourselves some wins before we can even entertain anything like that. That’s a bigger picture.’’

The Eagles have upcoming road games against Wake Forest and Florida State, followed by home games against defending (but struggling) national champion North Carolina and Virginia Tech. Of the remaining seven games in the regular season, only a March 7 contest at North Carolina State looks like a reasonable W, but the Wolfpack did beat Duke in Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 20, so who knows? It will take at least 3-4 more wins to even be considered for a bid to the NIT.

Skinner acknowledged the frustration is building. “As I told my staff, the frustrating part for any team is getting over the hump,’’ he said. “We’re playing good teams well enough for periods. But it’s got to be more extended. We can’t afford to make mental mistakes and that’s where we are right now. We’ve got to play 40 minutes and get the job done.’’

Against Duke, BC played 17 good minutes in the first half and four good minutes in the second.

Skinner sees hope in a few areas. “I felt as a unit we finally understood what we wanted to do,’’ he said. “What is so hard is that it took us so long to get to that point. Once we get there we’re a pretty good basketball team.’’

Of the current 12-man roster, only senior forward Tyler Roche won’t return. “These guys are coming back next year,’’ said Skinner. “As frustrating as this season has been, we’re still building towards something. It’s not like they are all seniors and heading out the door.’’

For now, however, Skinner won’t look beyond the next game, Tuesday night at Wake Forest, which won at Virginia yesterday and is a game behind Duke in the ACC standings.

When Skinner does look down the road, he sees potential in what his team can do - based on what it has already done in sweeping Miami, beating Clemson, and coming close against Florida State and Duke, all teams in the upper tier of the ACC.

“I still feel that good things can happen this season,’’ said Skinner. “We just have to put things together and do it for an extended period of time. Like I said, when we do that we are a pretty good team.’’

Right now, the Eagles’ record says otherwise.

Mark Blaudschun can be reached at blaudschun@globe.com.