Boston College Athletics
Wednesday, January 18
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
8:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Virginia
Eagles Host No. 16 Virginia Wednesday Night
January 17, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Tip time is 8 p.m. at Conte Forum
THE GAME
• Boston College will host #16/16 Virginia on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at Conte Forum in the first of two home games this week.
• The game will be televised by ACC Network and can be heard on the BC IMG Sports Network.
• The Eagles lost at Syracuse on Saturday at the Carrier Dome, 76-53.
• BC is 2-0 at home in ACC play with wins over the Orange and NC State. It is 0-3 on the road in the league.
• Virginia has won its last two games against Wake Forest and Clemson after dropping the previous two.
THE SERIES
• Boston College is 7-12 all-time against Virginia and has lost the last three contests.
• The Eagles are 4-2 at home against the Cavaliers.
• The last time BC beat Virginia at home was on March 3, 2013 when Joe Rahon hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 8.2 seconds left in a 53-52 decision.
• BC is 7-9 against the Cavaliers since joining the ACC.
• Virginia won last year's matchup in Charlottesville, 61-47.
NEED TO KNOW
• Sophomore Jerome Robinson (19.6) and freshman Ky Bowman (17.0) are the top scoring backcourt in the ACC during league play at 36.6 points per game.
• Notre Dame's Matt Farrell and Steve Vasturia are next in line at 33.0 points per league game.
• Robinson and Bowman are also the fifth-highest scoring backcourt among the Power 5 and Big East conferences.
• Sophomore A.J. Turner has 13 assists and just two turnovers in five ACC games.
• He leads the league in overall assist/turnover ratio (3.30) which ranks 16th in the country.
• Boston College will host #16/16 Virginia on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at Conte Forum in the first of two home games this week.
• The game will be televised by ACC Network and can be heard on the BC IMG Sports Network.
• The Eagles lost at Syracuse on Saturday at the Carrier Dome, 76-53.
• BC is 2-0 at home in ACC play with wins over the Orange and NC State. It is 0-3 on the road in the league.
• Virginia has won its last two games against Wake Forest and Clemson after dropping the previous two.
THE SERIES
• Boston College is 7-12 all-time against Virginia and has lost the last three contests.
• The Eagles are 4-2 at home against the Cavaliers.
• The last time BC beat Virginia at home was on March 3, 2013 when Joe Rahon hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 8.2 seconds left in a 53-52 decision.
• BC is 7-9 against the Cavaliers since joining the ACC.
• Virginia won last year's matchup in Charlottesville, 61-47.
NEED TO KNOW
• Sophomore Jerome Robinson (19.6) and freshman Ky Bowman (17.0) are the top scoring backcourt in the ACC during league play at 36.6 points per game.
• Notre Dame's Matt Farrell and Steve Vasturia are next in line at 33.0 points per league game.
• Robinson and Bowman are also the fifth-highest scoring backcourt among the Power 5 and Big East conferences.
• Sophomore A.J. Turner has 13 assists and just two turnovers in five ACC games.
• He leads the league in overall assist/turnover ratio (3.30) which ranks 16th in the country.
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