2012-13 Boston College Basketball: N.C. State Game Thread (8 PM, ACC Network)

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Boston College Eagles (12-5, 4-10 ACC) vs. N.C. State Wolfpack (19-8, 8-6 ACC)

Time: 8:00 PM Eastern
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Place: Raleigh, N.C.
Arena: PNC Arena
Capacity: 19,772

TV: ACC Network (myTV38 in Massachusetts)
TV Announcers: Tim Brant, Dan Bonner
Radio: WEEI (850 AM)
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel, Danya Abrams
Line: Boston College +10

Last Time Out: Boston College is coming off of an 89-68 loss at #6/6 Duke on Sunday afternoon.

Series: Boston College and N.C. State have met 15 times. Boston College leads the all-time series 8-7.
Last Meeting: N.C. State 78, Boston College 73 (January 5, 2013)
Last Meeting at PNC Arena: N.C. State 76, Boston College 62 (January 19, 2012)

Last Five Meetings:

L - N.C. State 78, Boston College 73 (January 5, 2013)
L - N.C. State 78, Boston College 57 (March 8, 2012)
L - N.C. State 56, Boston College 51 (February 1, 2012)
L - N.C. State 76, Boston College 62 (January 19, 2012)
W - Boston College 75, N.C. State 66 (January 11, 2011)

Trends: N.C. State has won four straight in the series going back to 2010-11, though BC still holds an 8-7 edge in the all-time series. N.C. State has won three of its last four but is coming off a loss to in-state rival North Carolina. The Wolfpack is 14-1 at home this year with the lone loss a one-point loss to Miami. BC is 3-4 in the month of February.

N.C. State's 2011-2012 Record: 24-13 (9-7 ACC), NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

N.C. State's Probable Starters:

G - Lorenzo Brown (Jr.) - 6-5, 186 lbs., Roswell, Ga. - 12.7 PPG, 7.0 APG, 4.3 RPG
F - Scott Wood (Sr.) - 6-6, 169 lbs., Marion, In. - 12.2 PPG, 1.1 APG, 2.9 RPG
F - T.J. Warren (Fr.) - 6-8, 233 lbs., Durham, N.C. - 12.1 PPG, 0.6 APG, 4.0 RPG
F - Richard Howell (Sr.) - 6-8, 257 lbs., Marietta, Ga. - 13.0 PPG, 1.9 APG, 11.1 RPG
F - C.J. Leslie (Jr.) - 6-9, 200 lbs., Holly Springs, N.C. - 15.4 PPG, 1.3 APG, 7.6 RPG

Boston College's Last Game Starters:

G - Olivier Hanlan (Fr.) - 6-4, 188 lbs., Aylmer, Quebec - 14.4 PPG, 2.4 APG, 4.1 RPG
G - Joe Rahon (Fr.) - 6-2, 195 lbs., San Diego, Ca. - 9.9 PPG, 3.6 APG, 3.1 RPG
G - Patrick Heckmann (So.) - 6-5, 205 lbs., Mainz, Germany - 8.0 PPG, 1.5 APG, 2.5 RPG
F - Ryan Anderson (So.) - 6-8, 220 lbs., Lakewood, Ca. - 15.4 PPG, 1.6 APG, 8.2 RPG
C - Dennis Clifford (So.) - 7-0, 250 lbs., Bridgewater, Mass. - 3.3 PPG, 0.4 APG, 3.5 RPG

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Go Eagles!