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2011-12 Boston College Basketball: Harvard Game Thread (7:00 PM, ESPN3)

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No. 23/24 Harvard Crimson (10-1, 0-0 Ivy League) vs. Boston College Eagles (5-7, 0-0 ACC)

Time: 7:00 PM Eastern
Date: Thursday, December 29, 2011
Place: Chestnut Hill, Ma.
Arena: Conte Forum
Capacity: 8,606

TV: ESPN3
TV Announcers: Scott Braun, Tim O'Toole
Radio: 93.7 Fm/850 Am
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel, Malcolm Huckaby
Internet Audio: BCEagles.com

Line: Boston College +11.5

Last Time Out: Boston College defeated Sacred Heart 83-73 to move to 5-7 on the season.

Series: Boston College and Harvard have met 44 times. BC leads the all-time series 32-12.
Last Meeting at Conte Forum: Harvard 78, Boston College 69 (January 5, 2011)

Last Five Meetings:

L - Harvard 78, Boston College 69 (January 5, 2011)
L - Harvard 74, Boston College 67 (December 9, 2009)
L - Harvard 82, Boston College 70 (January 7, 2009)
W - Boston College 89, Harvard 55 (Decembe 22, 2005)
W - Boston College 84, Harvard 77 (December 22, 2002)

Trends: The Eagles have won three straight games, all by double digits, for their first winning streak of the season. BC has won six of the last 10 in the series, but Harvard has won three straight games, all at Conte Forum. Harvard is 15-43 all-time against current ACC members, but have already notched a 46-41 win over then-No. 20 Florida State at the Battle 4 Atlantic tournament. The Crimson are ranked in the top 25 for the first time in program history and are 2-1 as a ranked team.

Harvard's 2010-2011 Record: 23-7 (12-2 Ivy League)

Harvard's Probable Starters:

G - Brandyn Curry (Jr.) - 6-1, 195 lbs., Huntersville, N.C. - 6.7 PPG, 4.8 APG, 1.9 RPG
G - Oliver McNally (Sr.) - 6-3, 180 lbs., San Francisco, Ca. - 7.2 PPG, 3.1 APG, 2.5 RPG
G - Christian Webster (Jr.) - 6-5, 205 lbs., Washington, D.C. - 6.0 PPG, 0.9 APG, 2.3 RPG
F - Kyle Casey (Jr.) - 6-7, 225 lbs., Medway, Ma. - 11.5 PPG, 0.9 APG, 5.5 RPG
F - Keith Wright (Sr.) - 6-8, 240 lbs., Suffolk, Va. - 10.9 PPG, 0.3 APG, 7.2 RPG

Boston College's Projected Starters:

G - Jordan Daniels (Fr.) - 5-8, 153 lbs., Fontana, Ca. - 4.4 PPG, 2.3 APG, 1.5 RPG
G - Matt Humphrey (Jr.) - 6-5, 192 lbs., Chicago, Ill. - 10.2 PPG, 1.3 APG, 3.2 RPG
G - Lonnie Jackson (Fr.) - 6-3, 170 lbs., Valencia, Ca. - 7.1 PPG, 1.0 APG, 2.5 RPG
F - Ryan Anderson (Fr.) - 6-8, 217 lbs., Lakewood, Ca. - 9.3 PPG, 1.3 APG, 6.0 RPG
C - Dennis Clifford (Fr.) - 7-0, 241 lbs., Bridgewater, Ma. - 8.7 PPG, 0.8 APG, 5.5 RPG

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Go Eagles!