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2011-12 Boston College Basketball: Wake Forest Game Thread (12 Noon, ACC Network)

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-8, 1-3 ACC) vs. Boston College Eagles (7-11, 2-2 ACC)

Time: 12 Noon Eastern
Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012
Place: Chestnut Hill, Ma.
Arena: Conte Forum
Capacity: 8,606

TV: ACC Network (TV38 in Boston)
TV Announcers: Tim Brant, Cory Alexander
Online: ESPN3.com
Radio: WEEI (93.7 FM/850 AM)
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel, Malcolm Huckaby
Internet Audio: BCEagles.com

Line: Boston College +1

Last Time Out: Boston College fell to N.C. State 76-62, dropping to 7-11 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

Series: Boston College and Wake Forest have met 12 times. Boston College leads the all-time series 9-3.
Last Meeting: Boston College 81, Wake Forest 67 (March 10, 2011)
Last Meeting at Conte: Boston College 84, Wake Forest 68 (March 6, 2011)

Last Five Meetings:

W - Boston College 81, Wake Forest 67 (March 10, 2011)
W - Boston College 84, Wake Forest 68 (March 6, 2011)
L - Wake Forest 92, Boston College 85 (February 9, 2010)
L - Wake Forest 93, Boston College 76 (February 8, 2009)
L - Wake Forest 83, Boston College 63 (January 14, 2009)

Trends: BC is 9-3 all-time against Wake Forest and 6-3 in ACC play. The Eagles are shooting .625 from the charity stripe in ACC home games, and just .375 in ACC road games. BC ranks third in the ACC in 3-point field goals made per game with 7.4, behind only Duke (8.1) and Miami (7.7).

Wake Forest's 2010-2011 Record: 8-24 (1-15 ACC)

Wake Forest's Probable Starters:

G - Tony Chennault (So.) - 6-2, 195 lbs., Philadelphia, Pa. - 10.7 PPG, 2.7 APG, 2.9 RPG
G - C.J. Harris (Jr.) - 6-3, 190 lbs., Winston-Salem, N.C. - 17.4 PPG, 2.4 APG, 3.4 RPG
F - Travis McKie (So.) - 6-7, 210 lbs., Richmond, Va. - 17.0 PPG, 1.0 APG, 6.6 RPG
F - Nikita Mescheriakov (Sr.) - 6-8, 220 lbs., Minsk, Belarus - 7.1 PPG, 1.6 APG, 4.2 RPG
C - Ty Walker (Sr.) - 7-0, 230 lbs., Wilmington, N.C. - 5.1 PPG, 0.7 APG, 5.2 RPG

Boston College's Projected Starters:

G - Jordan Daniels (Fr.) - 5-8, 153 lbs., Fontana, Ca. - 5.5 PPG, 2.2 APG, 1.3 RPG
G - Matt Humphrey (Jr.) - 6-5, 192 lbs., Chicago, Il. - 9.8 PPG, 1.4 APG, 3.3 RPG
G - Lonnie Jackson (Fr.) - 6-3, 170 lbs., Valencia, Ca. - 7.3 PPG, 1.6 APG, 2.4 RPG
F - Ryan Anderson (Fr.) - 6-8, 217 lbs., Lakewood, Ca. - 9.4 PPG, 1.1 APG, 6.2 RPG
C - Dennis Clifford (Fr.) - 7-0, 241 lbs., Bridgewater, Ma. - 10.2 PPG, 0.9 APG, 5.3 RPG

Leave your pre-, in- and post-game comments below.

Go Eagles!