Coming into the season, Ky Bowman and Jerome Robinson knew their breathers would be few and far between.

So much of Boston College’s production falls on the shoulders of the Eagles’ dynamic backcourt that coach Jim Christian can’t afford not having one of them on the floor.

Through the Eagles’ first 15 games, Bowman had played 90 percent of the minutes while Robinson had been on the floor 86 percent of the time.

Their workload has only increased since the start of Atlantic Coast Conference play. The duo got a combined six minutes of rest in the Eagles’ first three conference games.

“First of all, they’re mentally tough kids,’’ Christian said. “You have to be mentally tough to play that many minutes.’’

The numbers popped off the page when Wake Forest coach Danny Manning was preparing for the Eagles.

“Going into the ballgame, we knew they were going to play their starters heavy minutes,’’ Manning said. “They played heavy minutes and they were very effective in those minutes. We thought we could wear them down and that was not the case.’’

Their minutes were just as heavy on Saturday against Wake Forest, but with the Eagles looking to prevent a third straight loss, Bowman and Robinson got some relief despite each playing the full 40 minutes.

Robinson scored a game-high 25 points, Bowman added 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists but the 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks that freshman forward Steffon Mitchell chipped in steadied the Eagles on the way to a 77-71 win.

It was the fourth time Robinson and Bowman played all 40 minutes this season.

“We don’t wear down,’’ Christian said. “Knock on wood.’’

The victory snapped a four-game losing streak to Wake Forest (8-7, 1-2 ACC) that included three losses last season.

Robinson, who came in leading the ACC in scoring since the start of conference play, put up at least 20 points for the third straight game and the eighth time this season.

“Jerome Robinson’s playing about as well offensively as I’ve ever seen anybody play,’’ Christian said. “But everybody’s got to play well. We’re one of those teams that everybody’s got to do their job — and when we do, we’re pretty good.’’

Robinson got his points the hard way, going 6 for 15 from the floor but draining three of his six 3-pointers and knocking down a career-high 10 free throws.

As a team, the Eagles hit 26 of their season-high 35 shots from the line.

“Getting to line has been a real issue for us,’’ Christian said. “That’s one of the things I put on the board before the game was we’ve got to get at least 15-plus free throws in order to win this game. You’ve got to find as many ways as you can discover to get easy points and easy baskets and we were fortunate to do that tonight.’’

The Eagles up their record to 11-5 overall and 2-2 in the ACC.

They won two ACC games each of the past two seasons. They went winless in the conference three years ago.

“Just like everybody else, we’ve got the same dreams and aspirations as every other team in this league,’’ Christian said. “What we’ve done is irrelevant. We’re trying to get to the NCAA Tournament. We’re trying to compete as best we can in this league.’’

For a team with just four conference wins the past three seasons, the Eagles could have easily started this year’s conference schedule 4-0.

They stunned then-No. 1 Duke on Dec. 9, lost to No. 8 Virginia by 1 on Dec. 30, and took a 4-point loss to No. 25 Clemson last Wednesday.

The narrow margins have made the Eagles a legitimate threat around the ACC, but Christian was more concerned about the team letting wins slip away.

They’ll be tested again on Tuesday when they travel to Chapel Hill to face No. 12 North Carolina.

“I think the one thing we’re showing — and these kids, you can start seeing it in how they play — is we feel like we can play with anybody on a given night,’’ Christian said. “And if we play the right way and play the way we’re capable of, we can beat everybody in this league. We’ve already proven it. The hardest thing in this league is to stay consistent, because every test is so great. Things change, but you have to stay consistent.’’

Julian Benbow can be reached at jbenbow@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @julianbenbow.