Boston College Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Syracuse, N.Y.
4:00 PM
Boston College
at
Syracuse
Eagles Take On Syracuse At The Carrier Dome
January 13, 2017 | Men's Basketball
BC looking to go above .500 in ACC play
THE GAME
• Boston College will travel to Syracuse on Saturday for a 4 p.m. game at the Carrier Dome.
• The game will be televised by RSN/NESN and can be heard on the BC IMG Sports Network.
• The Eagles defeated Syracuse in the ACC opener on January 1 in Chestnut Hill, 96-81.
• BC is coming off of a 74-66 victory over NC State on Wednesday night.
• The backcourt of sophomore Jerome Robinson and freshman Ky Bowman combined for 45 points in that win.
• The Orange bounced back with home wins against Miami and Pitt after its loss at BC.
• Syracuse lost at Virginia Tech on Tuesday, 83-73.
THE SERIES
• Syracuse owns a 45-25 advantage in the all-time series against Boston College.
• The Orange has won four of the last five meetings between the programs after BC upset previously undefeated #1 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome on February 19, 2014.
• BC is 2-5 against Syracuse since the Orange joined the ACC for the 2013-14 season.
• The first meeting in the series came on January 30, 1959 in Syracuse - a 78-71 Orange victory.
• BC won the first game this season between these two 13 days ago on New Year's Day, 96-81.
NEED TO KNOW
• Sophomore Jerome Robinson and freshman Ky Bowman are one of the best scoring tandems in the nation during league play.
• Robinson comes into the weekend averaging 22.3 points per game in ACC action while Bowman has averaged 20.5.
• The pair is the top scoring duo in major conferences in conference action.
• Sophomore A.J. Turner has 13 assists and just one turnover in four ACC games.
• He leads the league in assist/turnover ratio overall (3.47) and in league play (13.00).
• His 3.47 assist/turnover ratio ranks 15th in the country.
• Boston College will travel to Syracuse on Saturday for a 4 p.m. game at the Carrier Dome.
• The game will be televised by RSN/NESN and can be heard on the BC IMG Sports Network.
• The Eagles defeated Syracuse in the ACC opener on January 1 in Chestnut Hill, 96-81.
• BC is coming off of a 74-66 victory over NC State on Wednesday night.
• The backcourt of sophomore Jerome Robinson and freshman Ky Bowman combined for 45 points in that win.
• The Orange bounced back with home wins against Miami and Pitt after its loss at BC.
• Syracuse lost at Virginia Tech on Tuesday, 83-73.
THE SERIES
• Syracuse owns a 45-25 advantage in the all-time series against Boston College.
• The Orange has won four of the last five meetings between the programs after BC upset previously undefeated #1 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome on February 19, 2014.
• BC is 2-5 against Syracuse since the Orange joined the ACC for the 2013-14 season.
• The first meeting in the series came on January 30, 1959 in Syracuse - a 78-71 Orange victory.
• BC won the first game this season between these two 13 days ago on New Year's Day, 96-81.
NEED TO KNOW
• Sophomore Jerome Robinson and freshman Ky Bowman are one of the best scoring tandems in the nation during league play.
• Robinson comes into the weekend averaging 22.3 points per game in ACC action while Bowman has averaged 20.5.
• The pair is the top scoring duo in major conferences in conference action.
• Sophomore A.J. Turner has 13 assists and just one turnover in four ACC games.
• He leads the league in assist/turnover ratio overall (3.47) and in league play (13.00).
• His 3.47 assist/turnover ratio ranks 15th in the country.
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