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2013-14 Boston College Basketball: Wake Forest Game Thread (4:00 PM, ACC RSN / ESPN3)

The Eagles and Demon Deacons tip off in the only #therivalry matchup of the year. Game is at 4 PM on NESN+ in Boston.

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Boston College Eagles (7-21, 3-12 ACC) vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (15-13, 5-10 ACC)

Time: 4:00 PM Eastern
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2014
Place: Winston-Salem, N.C.
Arena: Lawrence Joel Coliseum
Capacity: 14,665

TV: ACC Regional Sports Network / ESPN3 (NESN+ in Boston)
Announcers: Wes Durham (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (color)
Radio: WEEI 850 AM, bceagles.com
Radio Announcers: Jon Meterparel (play-by-play), Danya Abrams (color)
BC Basketball Twitter News Feed: @BCHoopNews
Join the Conversation on Twitter: #BCHoops #BCvsWAKE #therivalry

Line: Boston College +3

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Last Time Out: BC has lost seven of its last eight outings and is coming off a 66-59 loss to Pittsburgh at home on Wednesday night.

Series: Boston College and Wake Forest have met 16 times. Boston College leads the all-time series 10-6.
First Meeting: Boston College 67, Wake Forest 64 (March 15, 1981)
Last Meeting: Boston College 66, Wake Forest 63 (February 13, 2013)
Last Meeting at the Joel: Wake Forest 75, Boston College 72 (January 12, 2013)

Last Five Meetings:

W - Boston College 66, Wake Forest 63 (February 13, 2013)
L - Wake Forest 75, Boston College 72 (January 12, 2013)
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)

Trends: Boston College has lost seven of its last eight games and is just 2-10 on the road this year. Wake Forest is 13-3 at home. The Eagles are 4-6 in their last 10 vs. the Demon Deacons, but are coming off a win last year at Conte Forum. Steve Donahue is 3-3 vs. Wake Forest all-time. Wake is just 3-7 in its last 10 games, having snapped a seven-game ACC losing streak by defeating Clemson on Tuesday night.

Wake Forest's 2012-2013 Record: 13-18 (6-12 ACC)

Wake Forest's Probable Starters:

G - Coron Williams (Sr.) - 6-1, 170 lbs., Midlothian, Va. - 9.0 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 1.1 APG
G - Codi Miller-McIntyre (So.) - 6-3, 195 lbs., Concord, N.C. - 13.4 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 4.0 APG
F - Arnaud William Adala Moto (So.) - 6-6, 225 lbs., Yaounde, Cameroon - 6.7 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 0.5 APG
F - Travis McKie (Sr.) - 6-7, 220 lbs., Richmond, Va. - 10.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.5 APG
F - Devin Thomas (So.) - 6-9, 245 lbs., Harrisburg, Pa. - 11.2 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.5 APG

Boston College's Last Game Starters:

G - Olivier Hanlan (So.) - 6-4, 181 lbs., Aylmer, Quebec - 18.2 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.3 APG
G - Joe Rahon (So.) - 6-2, 192 lbs., San Diego, Ca. - 9.2 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.3 APG
G - Patrick Heckmann (Jr.) - 6-5, 211 lbs., Mainz, Germany - 5.2 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 0.8 APG
F - Ryan Anderson (Jr.) - 6-8, 219 lbs., Lakewood, Ca. - 14.2 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.5 APG
F - Will Magarity (Fr.) - 6-11, 227 lbs., Stockholm, Sweden - 2.5 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 0.5 APG

Leave your pre-, in- and post-game comments below.

Go Eagles!