Boston College Eagles (10-8, 1-3 ACC) at Miami Hurricanes (15-3, 1-3 ACC)
Time: 9:00 EST
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010
Place: University of Miami BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Fla.
TV: RSN/NESN
The Line: Boston College +6.5
Last Time Out: Another game, another embarrassing conference loss for the Eagles. This time, falling to Maryland at home to fall to 10-8 (1-3 ACC) on the year.
Series: BC leads the all-time series 23-11.
Last Meeting: Boston College 61, Miami 60 (Dec. 6, 2009)
Last Meeting at BankUnited Center: Miami 74, Boston College 61 (Mar. 5, 2008)
Trends: The Hurricanes are 9-0 at home this season.
Miami (Fla.)'s 2008-2009 Record: 19-13 (7-9 ACC), second round NIT loss
Probable Starters:
- G - Durand Scott (Fr.) - 6'5", 180 lbs., New York, N.Y. - 8.1 PPG, 3.8 RPG
- G - James Dews (Sr.) - 6'4", 209 lbs., Cincinnati, Oh. - 12.3 PPG, 2.6 RPG
- F - Dwayne Collins (Sr.) - 6'8", 235 lbs., Miami, Fla. - 12.6 PPG, 8.6 RPG
- F - DeQuan Jones (So.) - 6'6", 217 lbs., Stone Mountain, Ga. - 6.1 PPG, 2.6 RPG
- C - Reggie Johnson (Fr.) - 6'9", 316 lbs., Winston-Salem, N.C. - 5.6 PPG, 4.8 RPG
Hopefully this BC team shows a little heart tonight in this late Tuesday night ACC game. Leave your pre-, in- or post-game thoughts below.
Go Eagles!