Boston College Athletics
Sunday, January 29
Blacksburg, Va.
6:30 PM
Boston College
at
Virginia Tech
Eagles Back On The Road At Virginia Tech
January 28, 2017 | Men's Basketball
BC-Hokies tip off at 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU
THE GAME
• Boston College travels to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech on Sunday night at 6:30 p.m.
• The game will be televised by ESPNU and can be heard on the BC IMG Sports Radio Network.
• The Eagles have lost six of their last eight, including a 78-77 loss at Miami on Wednesday night.
• BC trailed by 17 points with 8:52 left in the game and pulled to within a possession late.
• BC is 2-2 at home in ACC play with wins over Syracuse and NC State. It is 0-4 on the road in the league.
• BC's last road win in ACC play was back on March 2, 2015 at Virginia Tech.
• The Hokies have won two of their last three, most recently losing at North Carolina on Thursday, 91-72.
• Virginia Tech is 11-1 at home this season.
THE SERIES
• Boston College owns an 18-9 advantage in the all-time series with Virginia Tech.
• The Eagles have won four of the last five meetings and eight of the last 10.
• Virginia Tech won last year's contest in Conte Forum, 71-56.
• BC is 7-6 all-time in Blacksburg but has won the last three trips to Cassell Coliseum.
• The first all-time meeting came back on December 29, 1981 in the Jacksonville Coliseum as part of the Gator Bowl Tournament.
• Virginia Tech won that matchup, 75-70.
NEED TO KNOW
• Sophomore Jerome Robinson ranks third in the ACC in scoring (20.0).Â
• His 14 games of 20+ points are the second-most among the Power 5 and Big East conferences.
• Freshman Ky Bowman is one of just three freshmen in the nation with three 30-point games this season. The others are Washington's Markelle Fultz and NC State's Dennis Smith, Jr.
• Sophomore A.J. Turner leads the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (3.48) which ranks eighth in the country.
• Boston College ranks third in the ACC in 3-point percentage defense (.311) which ranks 36th nationally.
• Boston College travels to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech on Sunday night at 6:30 p.m.
• The game will be televised by ESPNU and can be heard on the BC IMG Sports Radio Network.
• The Eagles have lost six of their last eight, including a 78-77 loss at Miami on Wednesday night.
• BC trailed by 17 points with 8:52 left in the game and pulled to within a possession late.
• BC is 2-2 at home in ACC play with wins over Syracuse and NC State. It is 0-4 on the road in the league.
• BC's last road win in ACC play was back on March 2, 2015 at Virginia Tech.
• The Hokies have won two of their last three, most recently losing at North Carolina on Thursday, 91-72.
• Virginia Tech is 11-1 at home this season.
THE SERIES
• Boston College owns an 18-9 advantage in the all-time series with Virginia Tech.
• The Eagles have won four of the last five meetings and eight of the last 10.
• Virginia Tech won last year's contest in Conte Forum, 71-56.
• BC is 7-6 all-time in Blacksburg but has won the last three trips to Cassell Coliseum.
• The first all-time meeting came back on December 29, 1981 in the Jacksonville Coliseum as part of the Gator Bowl Tournament.
• Virginia Tech won that matchup, 75-70.
NEED TO KNOW
• Sophomore Jerome Robinson ranks third in the ACC in scoring (20.0).Â
• His 14 games of 20+ points are the second-most among the Power 5 and Big East conferences.
• Freshman Ky Bowman is one of just three freshmen in the nation with three 30-point games this season. The others are Washington's Markelle Fultz and NC State's Dennis Smith, Jr.
• Sophomore A.J. Turner leads the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (3.48) which ranks eighth in the country.
• Boston College ranks third in the ACC in 3-point percentage defense (.311) which ranks 36th nationally.
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