Eagles Begin Three-Game Road Swing At #2/1 UNC

GAME DAY INFORMATION
WHEN	Saturday, January 30 at 4 p.m.
WHERE	Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC
HOW TO FOLLOW	Watch on WatchESPN // Live Stats // Audio
GAME NOTES	Boston College // North Carolina
TV	ESPN2- PxP: Dave O'Brien // Analyst: Cory Alexander // Reporter: Allison Williams
RADIO	WEEI 850 AM - PxP: Jon Meterparel // Analyst: Danya Abrams

BC BEGINS THREE-GAME ROAD SWING
• Boston College begins a tough three-game road trip in Chapel Hill to face #2/1 North Carolina on Saturday at 4 p.m.
• The game will be televised by ESPN2 and can be heard on the radio on WEEI 850 AM and bceagles.com.
• Boston College has lost its first seven conference matchups, including a 72-62 setback against Florida State on Tuesday night.
• North Carolina has won 11 games in a row and most recently won at Virginia Tech, 75-70, on Sunday.
• The Tar Heels are 11-0 at home while BC is 0-4 on the road.
• UNC has won each of the last seven meetings, including both last season.

LAST TIME vs. #1
• The last time Boston College faced a #1 team was on February 19, 2014 and the Eagles came away with a 62-59 overtime victory at previously undefeated (25-0) Syracuse.
• It was the third win over a top-ranked team in program history.
• The other two were both against North Carolina: 2009 in Chapel Hill and 2004 in the NCAA Tournament in Landover, Maryland.
• Olivier Hanlan recorded a team-high 20 points and dished out three assists in the win at Syracuse.
• Lonnie Jackson scored 10 points while adding three assists and two rebounds. He hit all four of his free throws down the stretch in OT to seal the win.
• Syracuse scored the first five points of the second half to stretch its lead to 30-17.
• BC responded with a 29-12 run to take a 46-42 lead at the 6:12 mark.
• Hanlan hit a layup with 47 seconds left to force the overtime.
• Hanlan connected on a 3-pointer to give BC a 53-50 edge with 4:33 left in OT.
• C.J. Fair hit a jumper, but Heckmann responded with a trey to give the Eagles a 56-52 lead with 2:55 to play.
• Ennis hit a layup to tie the game at 56 with 2:12 to go.
• A layup by Heckmann gave the Eagles a one-point lead, 58-57, with 44 seconds left.
• Jackson hit all four of his free throw attempts down the stretch to seal the win.

TOUGHEST THREE-GAME STRETCH
• Boston College has, by far, the toughest conference road trip in the nation this year.
• The Eagles are on the road for the next three games and face #2/1 North Carolina, #11/12 Virginia and #16/14 Louisville.
• The average KenPom rankings of those three teams is just 6.0.
• Seven other ACC teams have three-game road swings and the next lowest average KenPom rank is Syracuse's 48.3.
• The Pac-12's Arizona State has the second-toughest three-game road trip.

Eagles Begin Three-Game Road Swing At #2/1 UNC

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Olivier Hanlan