2012-13 Boston College Basketball: Duke Game Thread (2:00 PM, ACC Network / myTV38)

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Boston College Eagles (12-14, 4-9 ACC) vs. #6/#6 Duke Blue Devils (23-3, 10-3 ACC)

Time: 2:00 PM Eastern
Date: Sunday, February 24, 2013
Place: Durham, N.C.
Arena: Cameron Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 9,314

TV: ACC Network (myTV38 in Massachusetts)
TV Announcers: Tim Brandt, Cory Alexander
Radio: WEEI (850 AM)
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel, Danya Abrams
Line: Boston College +16.5

Last Time Out: BC is 3-3 in the month of February and is coming off of a 69-58 win over Maryland on Tuesday night in Conte Forum.

Series: Boston College and Duke have met 17 times. Duke leads the all-time series 15-2.
Last Meeting: Duke 62, Boston College 61 (February 10, 2013)
Last Meeting at Cameron Indoor: Duke 84, Boston College 58 (January 27, 2011)

Last Five Meetings:

L - Duke 62, Boston College 61 (February 10, 2013)
L - Duke 75, Boston College 50 (February 19, 2012)
L - Duke 84, Boston College 68 (January 27, 2011)
L - Duke 66, Boston College 63 (February 6, 2010)
L - Duke 79, Boston College 59 (January 13, 2010)

Trends: Duke has won seven of its last eight games and is 13-0 at home. The Blue Devils beat Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Thursday night, 88-56. The Blue Devils are 11-1 against the Eagles since the 2005-06 season. BC is 0-6 all-time at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The average loss has been by 17.3 points.

Duke's 2011-2012 Record: 27-7 (13-3 ACC), NCAA Tournament 2nd Round

Duke's Probable Starters:

G - Quinn Cook (So.) - 6-1, 175 lbs., Bowie, Md. - 12.1 PPG, 5.7 APG, 3.8 RPG
G - Seth Curry (Sr.) - 6-2, 185 lbs., Charlotte, N.C. - 17.1 PPG, 1.6 APG, 2.2 RPG
G - Rasheed Sulaimon (Fr.) - 6-4, 185 lbs., Houston, Tx. - 11.9 PPG, 2.2 APG, 3.4 RPG
F - Josh Hairston (Jr.) - 6-7, 240 lbs., Fredericksburg, Va. - 2.9 PPG, 0.3 APG, 2.2 RPG
F - Mason Plumlee (Sr.) - 6-10, 235 lbs., Warsaw, In. - 17.5 PPG, 2.0 APG, 10.5 RPG

Boston College's Last Game Starters:

G - Olivier Hanlan (Fr.) - 6-4, 188 lbs., Aylmer, Quebec - 14.5 PPG, 2.4 APG, 4.1 RPG
G - Joe Rahon (Fr.) - 6-2, 195 lbs., San Diego, Ca. - 10.0 PPG, 3.6 APG, 3.0 RPG
G - Patrick Heckmann (So.) - 6-5, 205 lbs., Mainz, Germany - 7.7 PPG, 1.5 APG, 2.4 RPG
F - Ryan Anderson (So.) - 6-8, 220 lbs., Lakewood, Ca. - 15.1 PPG, 1.6 APG, 8.4 RPG
C - Dennis Clifford (So.) - 7-0, 250 lbs., Bridgewater, Ma. - 3.4 PPG, 0.4 APG, 3.7 RPG

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Go Eagles!