Boston College Eagles (7-10, 2-1 ACC) vs. N.C. State Wolfpack (13-5, 2-1 ACC)
Time: 8:00 PM Eastern
Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Place: Raleigh, N.C.
Arena: RBC Center
Capacity: 19.722
TV: ACC Network
TV Announcers: Steve Martin, Mike Gminski
Online: ESPN3.com
Radio: WEEI (93.7 FM/850 AM)
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel, Malcolm Huckaby
Internet Audio: BCEagles.com
Line: Boston College +16
Last Time Out: Boston College defeated Virginia Tech 61-59 to move to 7-10 overall and 2-1 in conference play.
Series: Boston College and N.C. State have met 11 times. Boston College leads the all-time series 8-3.
Last Meeting: Boston College 75, N.C. State 66 (January 11, 2011)
Last Meeting at RBC Center: N.C. State 66, Boston College 54 (March 7, 2010)
Last Five Meetings:
W - Boston College 75, N.C. State 66 (January 11, 2011)
L - N.C. State 66, Boston College 54 (March 7, 2010)
L - N.C. State 74, Boston College 69 (March 4, 2009)
W - Boston College 79, N.C. State 68 (January 24, 2009)
W - Boston College 82, N.C. State 65 (February 14, 2008)
Trends: The Eagles are 5-3 against the Wolfpack since joining the ACC. BC has lost two of the last three meetings against N.C. State. The home team has won the last five meetings between the two programs. BC is 0-1 on the road in the ACC this year, while N.C. State is 1-1 in conference games at home. The Wolfpack have won seven of their last eight games overall, with their only loss coming at home to Georgia Tech.
N.C. State's 2010-2011 Record: 15-16 (5-11 ACC), home for the holidays
N.C. State's Probable Starters:
G - Lorenzo Brown (So.) - 6-5, 189 lbs., Roswell, Ga. - 12.9 PPG, 6.7 APG, 4.6 RPG
G - C.J. Williams (Sr.) - 6-5, 224 lbs., Fayetteville, N.C. - 12.2 PPG, 2.1 APG, 3.9 RPG
F - Scott Wood (Jr.) - 6-6, 177 lbs., Marion, In. - 12.7 PPG, 1.4 APG, 1.6 RPG
F - Richard Howell (Jr.) - 6-8, 250 lbs., Atlanta, Ga. - 12.2 PPG, 1.4 APG, 9.3 RPG
F - C.J. Leslie (So.) - 6-8, 209 lbs., Holly Springs, N.C. - 12.8 PPG, 1.1 APG, 6.4 RPG
Boston College's Projected Starters:
G - Jordan Daniels (Fr.) - 5-8, 153 lbs., Fontana, Ca. - 5.3 PPG, 2.1 APG, 1.3 RPG
G - Matt Humphrey (Jr.) - 6-5, 192 lbs., Chicago, Il. - 10.1 PPG, 1.4 APG, 3.4 RPG
G - Lonnie Jackson (Fr.) - 6-3, 170 lbs., Valencia, Ca. - 7.4 PPG, 1.5 APG, 2.5 RPG
F - Ryan Anderson (Fr.) - 6-8, 217 lbs., Lakewood, Ca. - 9.6 PPG, 1.0 APG, 6.3 RPG
C - Dennis Clifford (Fr.) - 7-0, 241 lbs., Bridgewater, Ma. - 9.8 PPG, 0.9 APG, 5.3 RPG
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