Eagles Head to Nebraska for ACC/Big Ten Challenge Matchup

Wednesday, November 29

Lincoln, Neb.

9:00 PM

Boston College

Nebraska

November 28, 2017 | Men's Basketball

Game can be seen live on Wednesday on ESPNU at 9 pm

By: Athletic Communications

Game Day Central
Game Notes: Boston College | Nebraska
TV: ESPNU
Internet: BCEagles.com (audio) | WatchESPN (video)
Radio: BC IMG Sports Network (WEEI 850 AM)

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. NEBRASKA - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the first meeting between the Eagles and Huskers.
Jim Christian is 3-6 vs. Tim Miles' coached teams.
Christian and Miles faced each other in Mountain West Conference play between 2008-12 while at TCU and Colorado State, respectively.

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE BIG TEN

Boston College is 19-18 in games versus Big Ten opponents.
BC's most common opponent in ACC/Big Ten Challenge play is Penn State.
The Eagles are 7-7 all-time vs. Penn State and 2-3 vs. the Nittany Lions since they joined the Big Ten in 1992-93.
Boston College all-time vs. the Big Ten: Indiana (3-1); Iowa (2-0); Michigan (4-1); Michigan State (3-3); Northwestern (2-3), Ohio State (1-1); Purdue (0-3), Wisconsin (2-4).
The Eagles have never faced Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, or Rutgers in Big Ten play.
BC is 9-9 all-time vs. Maryland, including 8-6 in ACC play from 2005-14.
BC is 11-5 all-time vs. Rutgers and 10-3 in Big East games from 1995-04.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN THE ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE

Since 2006, Boston College is 6-3 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The Eagles have dropped their last two in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Boston College fell, 67-58, to Penn State on Dec. 2, 2015 at Conte Forum in its last ACC/Big Ten Challenge game.

THE PROVIDENCE GAME - TRENDS, FACTS, FIGURES, & OTHER STUFF

Providence shot nearly 60.0% from the floor for the game.
There were eight lead changes and four ties through the first 12:00 of play.
Deontae Hawkins posted his fourth double-double of the season, with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Seventeen of his 19 points came in the first half.
Over the last nine seasons, the home team in the series was victorious.

HERE'S TO YOU, MR. ROBINSON

Jerome Robinson - the top returning scorer in the ACC from a season ago - is averaging 21.0 points over his last three games.
The junior guard had 26 points versus Colgate on Nov. 22 and 25 against La Salle on Nov. 19.
Last time out at Providence, Robinson scored 12 points - his fifth double-figure scoring game of the season.
For his career, Robinson has tallied 20 or more in a game on 20 occasions - including a league-best 17 times last season.
Nine times, the Raleigh, N.C. has scored 25 points or more. BC is 5-4 in those games.

EAGLES OFF TO BEST START SINCE 2010-11

Boston College's 5-2 start to the season is the best since the 2010-11 season.
That year, the Eagles opened 5-2 after winning two games in the Old Spice Classic vs. Texas A&M and Cal as well as a home tilt with Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Overall, BC opened the 2010-11 winning 10 of the team's first 12 contests.

I LOVE THE 80'S

Boston College has scored 80 points or more in four of the first seven games this season,
The Eagles are 4-0 in those games, tallying 85 points vs. Maine, 91 vs. S.C. State, 82 vs.La Salle, and 83 vs. Colgate.
The last time that BC scored 80 or more in four of the first seven games of the season was 2008-09.

TODAY'S BOSTON COLLEGE NOTE(S) YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

Each of the three true road games in the non-conference for Boston College in 2017-18 are located in state capitals.
The games/state capitals in order - Providence (Rhode Island), Lincoln (Nebraska), and Hartford (Connecticut).
Additionally in ACC play, the Eagles will play in Raleigh (North Carolina/NC State) and Tallahassee (Florida/Florida State).
Through the first five games of the season, BC yielded 61.2 points per game to its opponents. Over the last two - 82.5.

ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 29

Boston College is 6-3 all-time in games played on the November 29 date.
In 2006, the Eagles downed Michigan State, 65-58, as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Several historic events occurred on November 29 - 1877: Thomas Edison debuts the hand-cranked phonograph; 1887: the United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor; 1890: the first Army/Navy football game is held at West Point (Navy won, 24-0); 1910: Ernest Sirrine receives the first U.S. patent for traffic lights; 1972: Atari releases the first video game "Pong."
Notable November 29 birthdays: announcer Vin Scully, mathematician Christian Doppler, actor Don Cheadle, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, actress Anna Faris, and comedian Garry Shandling.

BOWMAN IN SELECT COMPANY

Ky Bowman is the only player in the country to average at least 15.0 points/5.5 assists per game with a 3.25:1 assist/turnover ratio.
The sophomore is averaging 15.4 points, 5.6 assists, and has a 3.25:1 ATR (39:12) through seven games.

THE JEROME ROBINSON 1,000 POINT WATCH IS UNDERWAY

Jerome Robinson currently has 970 career points and needs 30 more points to join the Boston College 1,000 Point Club.
Robinson would become the 42nd BC player to reach the milestone and first to do so since Olivier Hanlan (Feb. 26, 2014).

TEDDY WINDEX

Deontae (Teddy) Hawkins leads BC and ranks third in the ACC in rebounding, pulling down 10.3 boards per game.
He is one of four players in the ACC to average double-digits in the rebounding column.
Last time out at Providence, Hawkins grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds - his fifth double-digit rebounding total of the season.
The 6-8 grad transfer from Illinois State grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds vs. Maine in the season opener.
He became the first BC player to log double-digit rebounds in consecutive games since Dennis Clifford had 10 and 13 in consecutive contests at Louisville (Feb. 6, 2016) and vs. UNC (Feb. 9, 2016), respectively.
Hawkins ranks eighth nationally in total rebounds, with 72.

TAKE THAT FOR DATA

Boston College ranks 78th in adjusted offensive efficiency and 110th in adjusted defensive efficiency, via KenPom.com.
Adjusted efficiency is how many points your team scores or yields per 100 possessions.
BC's adjusted offensive efficiency mark is 107.9, while defensively 101.0.
The Eagles rank 58th in effective FG% defense, holding teams to 46.0% per game when factoring in 2FG, 3FG and FT.
Nik Popovic ranks 47th out of 2203 in offensive rebounding percentage (15.4%).
Offensive rebounding% is the percentage of possible OReb player gets while on the floor.
Ky Bowman is 87th in assist percentage (31.0%) - the percentage of possible assists a player gets while on the court.

DOUBLE IT UP FOR HAWKINS

Deontae Hawkins has posted four double-doubles in points and rebounds through seven games in his Boston College career,
Last time out, Hawkins had 19 points and 12 rebounds at Providence.
He ranks eighth nationally - and second in the ACC - with four double-doubles.
Hawkins has grabbed 10+ rebounds in five of the first seven games in his BC career.

CAREER-HIGH FOR REYES VS. MAINE