Boston College Athletics
Tuesday, March 7
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Boston College
vs
Wake Forest
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Face Wake Forest In ACC Tournament
March 06, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Tip time is 2 p.m. at Barclays Center
THE GAME
• Boston College will face Wake Forest in the first round of the 2017 New York Life ACC Tournament on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Barclays Center.
• The game will be televised by ESPN2 and ACC Network, and can be heard on the BC IMG Sports Radio Network.
• The Eagles have lost 16 of their last 17, including an 82-68 setback at Clemson on Saturday.
• Sophomore Jordan Chatman scored a game-high 17 points in that game.
• Wake Forest has won three straight heading into the tournament, including an 89-84 road win at Virginia Tech on Saturday.
THE SERIES
• Boston College is 12-9 all-time against Wake Forest.
• The Demon Deacons beat BC twice this season. The first game was on January 3 in Winston-Salem, a 79-66 Wake win.
• Wake Forest also won at Conte Forum on January 31, 85-80.
• The Eagles are 9-9 against Wake Forest since joining the ACC for the 2005-06 season.
• The last meeting prior to BC joining the conference was December 7, 1985.
• The first time these programs met was on March 15, 1981. BC defeated Wake Forest, 67-64, at Memorial Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
NEED TO KNOW
• Freshman Ky Bowman was voted to the All-ACC Freshman Team while sophomore Jerome Robinson earned All-ACC honorable mention.
• Bowman is one of just five freshmen in the nation with three 30-point games this season.
• He is averaging 21.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists in seven games against ranked opponents this year.
• Bowman ranks fifth among freshmen in the major conferences in scoring (17.4) during league games.
• Robinson ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring (18.7).Â
• His 17 games of 20+ points lead the ACC and are the second-most among the Power 5 and Big East conferences.
• Robinson and Bowman combine for 34.8 points per game in conference play which ranks fifth among backcourts in the major conferences.
• Boston College will face Wake Forest in the first round of the 2017 New York Life ACC Tournament on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Barclays Center.
• The game will be televised by ESPN2 and ACC Network, and can be heard on the BC IMG Sports Radio Network.
• The Eagles have lost 16 of their last 17, including an 82-68 setback at Clemson on Saturday.
• Sophomore Jordan Chatman scored a game-high 17 points in that game.
• Wake Forest has won three straight heading into the tournament, including an 89-84 road win at Virginia Tech on Saturday.
THE SERIES
• Boston College is 12-9 all-time against Wake Forest.
• The Demon Deacons beat BC twice this season. The first game was on January 3 in Winston-Salem, a 79-66 Wake win.
• Wake Forest also won at Conte Forum on January 31, 85-80.
• The Eagles are 9-9 against Wake Forest since joining the ACC for the 2005-06 season.
• The last meeting prior to BC joining the conference was December 7, 1985.
• The first time these programs met was on March 15, 1981. BC defeated Wake Forest, 67-64, at Memorial Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
NEED TO KNOW
• Freshman Ky Bowman was voted to the All-ACC Freshman Team while sophomore Jerome Robinson earned All-ACC honorable mention.
• Bowman is one of just five freshmen in the nation with three 30-point games this season.
• He is averaging 21.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists in seven games against ranked opponents this year.
• Bowman ranks fifth among freshmen in the major conferences in scoring (17.4) during league games.
• Robinson ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring (18.7).Â
• His 17 games of 20+ points lead the ACC and are the second-most among the Power 5 and Big East conferences.
• Robinson and Bowman combine for 34.8 points per game in conference play which ranks fifth among backcourts in the major conferences.
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