Boston College Eagles (9-6, 1-1 ACC) vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-6, 1-1 ACC)
Time: 4:00 PM Eastern
Date: Saturday, January 12, 2013
Place: Winston-Salem, N.C.
Arena: Lawrence Joel Coliseum
Capacity: 14,665
TV: Regional Sports Network (NESN in New England)
TV Announcers: Rich Waltz, Mike Gminski
Radio: WEEI (850 AM)
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel, Danya Abrams
Line: Boston College +3.5
Last Time Out: The Eagles have won six of their last seven outings, including an 86-75 win at Virginia Tech on Wednesday. It was their first ACC road win since 2010-11.
Series: Boston College and Wake Forest have met 14 times. Boston College leads the all-time series 9-5.
Last Meeting at the Joel: Wake Forest 85, Boston College 56 (February 25, 2012)
Last Five Meetings:
L - Wake Forest 85, Boston College 56 (February 25, 2012)
L - Wake Forest 71, Boston College 56 (January 21, 2012)
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)
Trends: Boston College has won six of its last seven games, while Wake has won four of five. Wake Forest took both games last season, while the Eagles won both meetings in the previous year (the regular season finale and a first round ACC Tournament game).
Wake Forest's 2011-2012 Record: 13-18 (4-12 ACC)
Wake Forest's Probable Starters:
G - C.J. Harris (Sr.) - 6-3, 190 lbs., Winston-Salem, N.C. - 14.7 PPG, 1.9 APG, 1.6 RPG
G - Codi Miller-McIntyre (Fr.) - 6-3, 195 lbs., Concord, N.C. - 8.1 PPG, 2.7 APG, 2.7 RPG
F - Arnaud William Adala Moto (Fr.) - 6-6, 225 lbs., Yaounde, Cameroon - 5.1 PPG, 0.2 APG, 3.3 RPG
F - Travis McKie (Jr.) - 6-7, 220 lbs., Richmond, Va. - 15.0 PPG, 1.2 APG, 7.9 RPG
F - Devin Thomas (Fr.) - 6-9, 240 lbs., Harrisburg, Pa. - 5.8 PPG, 1.4 APG, 6.6 RPG
Boston College's Last Game Starters:
G - Olivier Hanlan (Fr.) - 6-4, 188 lbs., Aylmer, Quebec - 13.1 PPG, 2.7 APG, 4.5 RPG
G - Joe Rahon (Fr.) - 6-2, 195 lbs., San Diego, Ca. - 11.6 PPG, 4.2 APG, 2.9 RPG
G - Patrick Heckmann (So.) - 6-5, 205 lbs., Mainz, Germany - 8.7 PPG, 1.7 APG, 2.6 RPG
G - Lonnie Jackson (So.) - 6-3, 180 lbs., Valencia, Ca. - 9.1 PPG, 2.2 APG, 3.3 RPG
F - Ryan Anderson (So.) - 6-8, 220 lbs., Lakewood, Ca. - 17.1 PPG, 1.4 APG, 9.7 RPG
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Go Eagles!