Eagles, Orange Play Wednesday Night at the Carrier Dome

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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. SYRACUSE - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 72nd meeting between the two schools.
Boston College is 25-46 all-time vs. Syracuse.
In ACC play, the Eagles are 2-6 versus the Orange.
From 1979-2005, both teams were members of the Big East.
BC was 17-34 against Syracuse in Big East play.
Last year, BC and Syracuse split their regular season series.
The Eagles earned a 96-81 victory on Jan. 1, 2017 at Conte Forum.
The Orange won, 76-53, on Jan. 14, 2017 at the Carrier Dome.
The Eagles are 8-20 all-time at Syracuse; 5-16 in the Carrier Dome.
BC's last win at the Dome came on Feb. 19, 2014 (62-59 in OT).

BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC PLAY

Boston College is 73-136 (.349) in 12 seasons in the ACC.
The Eagles began ACC play with an 89-84 win over top-ranked Duke.
Last season, the Eagles finished with a 2-16 mark in league play.
The Eagles' best ACC mark came in its inaugural season, going 11-5 in conference play in 2005-06 en route to a third place finish.
BC finished tied for third in 2006-07 (10-6) and fourth in 2010-11 (9-7).

(JE)ROME IS BURNING

In conference play, Jerome Robinson is first in the ACC in scoring.
Robinson is averaging 22.7 points per game in seven ACC contests.
He scored 24 or more points in four of his six ACC games, including a season-high 29 points at Virginia.
The junior guard has had 19 points in six of his seven ACC contests, including 24 points against top-ranked Duke.
His overall FG percentage (54.7%) and 3-point FG% (48.8%) in ACC play, ranks sixth and second, respectively.

Ky Bowman: THE MOST CONSISTENT PLAYER IN THE COUNTRY

Ky Bowman is the only player in the country to average at least 16.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game.
Bowman's 7.1 boards per game average is the best nationally among players that are 6-1 or under.
The last player 6-1 or shorter to average at least 7.1 rpg for a season was Jeff Early of Southern Illinois (7.2) in 2012-13.
Bowman is also the only player in the ACC to rank among the top 10 in scoring and assists and top 15 in rebounding.
He ranks sixth in the ACC in scoring, 11th in rebounding, and is fifth in assists.
Prior to the Dec. 30 game at Virginia, he was the only player in the nation to have at least 10 pts/3 reb/3 asst in every game.

THE NEW BIG THREE: PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES

Through the first seven games of the season (prior to the Nebraska game), Ky Bowman accounted for 19.9% of the offense and Jerome Robinson (19.1%), Deontae Hawkins (17.5) and Jordan Chatman (13.1) accounted for 70.0% of the BC scoring.
Since the Hartford game, Robinson (26.6), Bowman (22.7), and Chatman (20.1) account for 69.4% of the offensive output.

Jordan Chatman - PATTERN OF IMPROVEMENT

Jordan Chatman is making his case for the ACC's Most Improved Player.
He is averaging close to 5.0 points per game more than last season.
Chatman's FG and 3FG percentages are both up from a season ago.
The junior guard is averaging 1.4 more field goals made per game this season, including close to 1.0 3-pointers made per game.
He leads the team lead with 48 3FG and is third in scoring at 13.4 ppg.

TIME TO START TALKING ABOUT Steffon Mitchell FOR ACC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

Steffon Mitchell is making his case to earn a spot on the ACC's All-Rookie team.
He is the only ACC freshman to average at least 7.3 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game.
In ACC play, the 6-8 forward checks in at 8.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.7 blocks, and 1.0 steals.
He ranks eighth in the ACC (all games) in rebounding - and fourth among all ACC freshmen.
Since entering the starting lineup for BC at Nebraska on Nov. 29, he is pulling down 8.8 rebounds per game (13 games).
The Shakopee, Minn. native has registered 10 or more rebounds in a game on six occasions, including three double-doubles.
He is poised to become the sixth Boston College freshman to lead the team in rebounds/game since 1972-73.

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

Jerome Robinson needs 83 more points to crack the top 20 on BC's all-time scoring list. He ranks 29th right now.
Jordan Chatman has played all 40 minutes of regulation in five of BC's seven ACC contests.
Better than 53% of Ky Bowman's 98 assists have come on made 3-point baskets.
Three Eagles have made at least 50 field goals at the rim: Nik Popovic (56), Ky Bowman (54), Robinson (51).
BC ranks next-to-last in the nation in bench minutes, with reserves seeing 20.4% of the available minutes.
The Eagles bench has played 775 of the total 4025 minutes through 20 games this season.

ON THIS DATE: JANUARY 24

Boston College is 9-8 all-time, 1-0 in ACC play, and 0-1 versus Syracuse in games played on January 24.
The January 24 date marks the dual celebration of National Peanut Butter Day and National Compliment Day.
On this day in history on January 24 - 1840: Charles Wilkes identifies Antarctica as a new continent; 1870: Gustavus Dows patents the soda fountain; 1915: the first trans-continental phone call occurred (N.Y.C. to San Francisco); 1959: the first trans-continental commercial flight occurred (L.A. to N.Y.C); 1964: The Beatles reached #1 for the first time with "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
Notable January 24 birthdays: singer Neil Diamond; actor Ed Helms; Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton; actor Ernest Borgnine; and comedian John Belushi.

POPOVIC SHINES OVER LAST THREE GAMES

Over his last three games, Nik Popovic is averaging 13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.0 blocks per game.
He was a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor vs. Dartmouth, scoring 14 points while grabbing eight rebounds.
The sophomore blocked five shots vs. Florida State to go with 14 points, five boards, and three assists.
Popovic added 12 points, nine boards, and two assists last time out at Louisville.

CHARITY STRIPE IN CRUNCH TIME

Boston College connected on 13-of-14 free throws over the final 5:00 of play in the win over Florida State.
In a bit of irony, the lone miss came from Jordan Chatman - the ACC's third-best FT shooter (90.6% on the season).
BC knocked down 8-of-8 free throw attempts in the final minute vs. the Seminoles.
Earlier in the season, the Eagles were also 8-for-8 from the foul line over the final minute of play in the win over No. 1. Duke.
For the season, the Eagles are shooting 75.3% (64-85) from the foul line over the final five minutes in wins (13).
In the final minute, the Eagles have made 80.0% (42-52) of its free throws in their 13 victories.

EAGLES OFF TO BEST START SINCE 2010-11

Boston College's 13 wins in 20 games is the best start to the season since the 2010-11 season.
That year, the Eagles opened with an 14-6 record through their first 20 games.
BC began the year with a 3-2 mark before starting a seven-game win streak through late November and December.
Included in that seven-game streak were wins over California, Indiana, UMass, Providence, and Maryland.

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