2012-13 Boston College Basketball: St. Francis, NY Game Thread (2:00 PM, ESPN3)

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St. Francis, NY Terriers (2-4, 0-0 NEC) vs. Boston College Eagles (3-5, 0-0 ACC)

Time: 2:00 PM Eastern
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2012
Place: Chestnut Hill, Ma.
Arena: Conte Forum
Capacity: 8,606

TV: ESPN3
TV Announcers: John Brickley, Malcolm Huckaby
Radio: WEEI (850 AM)
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel, Danya Abrams
Line: No line

Last Time Out: BC began its seven-game homestand with a 79-63 loss to Harvard on Tuesday night.

Series: Boston College and St. Francis, NY have met 8 times. BC leads the all-time series 5-3.
Last Meeting at Conte Forum: Boston College 79, St. Francis, NY 49 (November 12, 2010)

Last Five Meetings:

W - Boston College 79, St. Francis, NY 49 (November 12, 2010)
W - Boston College 72, St. Francis, NY 44 (November 17, 2009)
W - Boston College 72, St. Francis, NY 66 (December 11, 1999)
L - St. Francis, NY 71, Boston College 62 (February 21, 1953)
W - Boston College 63, St. Francis, NY 58 (February 12, 1951)

Trends: Boston College has won four of the last five meetings between the two sides. BC is 2-5 when its bench outscores the opponent's bench.

St. Francis, NY's 2011-2012 Record: 15-15 (12-6 NEC)

St. Francis NY's Probable Starters:

G - Brent Jones (So.) - 5-10, 170 lbs., Brooklyn, N.Y. - 3.8 PPG, 5.0 APG, 1.7 RPG
G - Ben Mockford (Jr.) - 6-2, 175 lbs., Shoreham-by-Sea, England - 11.8 PPG, 1.3 APG, 1.2 RPG
G-F - Kevin Douglas (So.) - 6-5, 210 lbs., Bronx, N.Y. - 10.8 PPG, 0.3 APG, 3.5 RPG
F - Akeem Johnson (Sr.) - 6-6, 200 lbs., Brooklyn, N.Y. - 10.8 PPG, 1.0 APG, 4.2 RPG
F - Jalen Cannon (So.) - 6-6, 230 lbs., Allentown, Pa. - 15.2 PPG, 0.8 APG, 9.2 RPG

Boston College's Projected Starters:

G - Olivier Hanlan (Fr.) - 6-4, 188 lbs., Aylmer, Quebec - 12.6 PPG, 2.3 APG, 3.4 RPG
G - Joe Rahon (Fr.) - 6-2, 195 lbs., San Diego, Ca. - 11.1 PPG, 3.9 APG, 2.9 RPG
G - Patrick Heckmann (So.) - 6-5, 205 lbs., Mainz, Germany - 7.8 PPG, 1.6 APG, 2.3 RPG
F - Eddie Odio (So.) - 6-7, 205 lbs., Miami, Fl. - 2.8 PPG, 0.3 APG, 2.4 RPG
F - Ryan Anderson (So.) - 6-8, 220 lbs., Lakewood, Ca. - 15.4 PPG, 1.1 APG, 9.7 RPG

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Go Eagles!