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2011-12 Boston College Basketball: Miami Game Thread (1 PM, ACC Network)

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Miami Hurricanes (11-7, 2-3 ACC) vs. Boston College Eagles (7-13, 2-4 ACC)

Time: 1:00 PM Eastern
Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012
Place: Chestnut Hill, Ma.
Arena: Conte Forum
Capacity: 8,606

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

Line: Boston College +8

Last Time Out: Boston College fell to Virginia 66-49 to fall to 7-13 on the year (2-4 in conference play)

Series: Boston College and Miami have met 37 times. Boston College leads the all-time series 24-13.
Last Meeting at Conte Forum: Miami 73, Boston College 64 (February 23, 2011)
Last Five Meetings:

L - Miami 71, Boston College 64 (February 23, 2011)
L - Miami 72, Boston College 71 (January 15, 2011)
W - Boston College 79, Miami 75 (January 19, 2010)
W - Boston College 61, Miami 60 (December 9, 2009)
L - Miami 69, Boston College 58 (February 21, 2009)

Trends: After winning a pair of ACC games, the Eagles have now lost three straight. After winning 13 consecutive games over the Hurricanes from 2000-01 to 2007-08, the Eagles have now dropped five of seven games to Miami. BC has falled to 9th place in the ACC (2-4), ahead of only Wake Forest (2-5), Virginia Tech (1-5) and Georgia Tech (1-5). Miami is currently one spot ahead of the Eagles at 2-3.

Miami's 2010-2011 Record: 21-15 (6-10 ACC), NIT Quarterfinals

Miami's Probable Starters:

G - Shane Larkin (Fr.) - 5-11, 160 lbs., Cincinnati, Oh. - 7.4 PPG, 2.7 APG, 2.3 RPG
G - Malcolm Grant (Sr.) - 6-1, 188 lbs., Brooklyn, N.Y. - 13.1 PPG, 1.7 APG, 2.4 RPG
G - Durand Scott (Jr.) - 6-5, 202 lbs., New York, N.Y. - 12.3 PPG, 3.4 APG, 4.7 RPG
F-C - Kenny Kadji (Jr.) - 6-11, 251 lbs., Douala, Cameroon - 12.4 PPG, 0.6 APG, 5.6 RPG
C - Reggie Johnson (Jr.) - 6-10, 284 lbs., Winston-Salem, N.C. - 9.9 PPG, 1.7 APG, 6.9 RPG

Boston College's Projected Starters:

G - Jordan Daniels (Fr.) - 5-8, 153 lbs., Fontana, Ca. - 5.8 PPG, 2.4 APG, 1.3 RPG
G - Matt Humphrey (Jr.) - 6-5, 192 lbs., Chicago, Il. - 9.5 PPG, 1.3 APG, 3.3 RPG
G - Lonnie Jackson (Fr.) - 6-3, 170 lbs., Valencia, Ca. - 7.5 PPG, 1.7 APG, 2.5 RPG
F - Ryan Anderson (Fr.) - 6-8, 217 lbs., Lakewood, Ca. - 9.8 PPG, 0.9 APG, 6.6 RPG
C - Dennis Clifford (Fr.) - 7-0, 241 lbs., Bridgewater, Ma. - 10.0 PPG, 1.1 APG, 5.2 RPG

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Go Eagles!