Men's Basketball Plays at N.C. State on Tuesday Night

Game Day Central - at N.C. State - 7 p.m. ET
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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. N.C. STATE - ALL-TIME SERIES

BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC PLAY

Boston College is 76-140 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.
BC's six ACC wins are the most since 2012-13 (seven).
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).
Last season, the Eagles finished with a 2-16 mark in league play.

ROBINSON AND BOWMAN - THE BEST BACKCOURT IN THE ACC

Jerome Robinson and Ky Bowman have emerged as one of the top backcourts in the ACC and in the nation.
Robinson and/or Bowman have led Boston College in scoring in the last 14 games and 23 of 27 games this season.
They are the top scoring duo in the ACC, combining for 37.4 points per game overall.
Robinson (21.0) ranks second and Bowman sixth (16.4) in the ACC in points per game.
In ACC games-only, Robinson is the league's leading scorer (25.9 ppg) while Bowman is 10th (16.9 ppg).
Over the last six games, Robinson and Bowman have combined to average 46.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 8.0 assists.
Robinson ranks among the ACC leaders in FG% and 3FG% overall and in conference-games only.
Robinson is connecting on 52.0% of his field goal attempts this year; including 58.7% from the floor in ACC play (14 games).
Bowman is one of the top rebounding guards nationally (7.0 rpg) and ranks among the ACC leaders in assists (4.9 apg).
Bowman is poised to become the first guard 6-1 and under in five years to average at least 7.0 rebounds in a season.

THE ACC'S BEST BACKCOURT IS CAROLINA BORN, CAROLINA BRED

Boston College's starting backcourt of Ky Bowman (Havelock) and Jerome Robinson (Garner) are North Carolina natives.
In 11 games versus the N.C. schools in the ACC, Robinson is averaging 19.2 points per game.
Bowman is averaging 19.2 points per game in nine matchups against UNC/Duke/Wake Forest/ N.C. State.
In the games played in the Tar Heel state, Robinson is averaging 17.3 ppg (four games) and Bowman 18.0 (three games).
Last year, Jerome Robinson poured in 26 points and Ky Bowman added 19 in the home win over N.C. State.

Ky Bowman: UNCHARTED TERRITORY WITH STATISTICAL AVERAGES

Ky Bowman is the only player in the country to average at least 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game.
He is the only player at the NCAA Division I level to have posted such a stat line since the 1996-97 season.
Bowman's 7.0 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 7.0 rpg for a season was Jeff Early of Southern Illinois (7.2) in 2012-13.
Only three players 6-1 or shorter have averaged 7.0 rpg for a season since the 1996-97 campaign.
Bowman is the only player in the ACC to rank among the top 10 in scoring and assists and top 15 in rebounding.
He ranks eighth in the ACC in scoring, 11th in rebounding, and is sixth in assists.
In ACC-only stats, Bowman ranks 10th in scoring (16.9), ninth in rebounding (7.7), and fifth in assists (4.7).

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

Jerome Robinson (1,433 points) ranks 17th on the Boston College career scoring list.
The Eagles' 239 3-pointers made so far this season currently ranks as the fourth-best single-season mark in BC history.
Steffon Mitchell ranks 14th overall - and third among all freshman - in minutes played in the ACC.
Sixty-two of Jordan Chatman's 65 made 3-pointers this season have been assisted.
Twenty-six of Nik Popovic's 94 made 2-point field goals have come on offensive rebound/putbacks.
BC is averaging 1.08 points per possession over its last 10 games.

ON THIS DATE: FEBRUARY 20

Boston College is 9-8 all-time and 1-1 in ACC play in games played on February 20.
The February 20 date marks the dual celebration of National Cherry Pie Day and National Love your Pet Day.
On this day in history on February 20 - 1792: President George Washington establishes the United States Postal Service; 1952: "The African Queen," starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn, is released; 1962: John Glenn becomes the first U.S. Astronaut to orbit the Earth in the Friendship Mercury 7 capsule.
Notable February 20 birthdays: photographer Ansel Adams, singer Rhianna, Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, actor Sidney Poitier, and former Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.

HERE'S TO YOU, MR. ROBINSON

Jerome Robinson is the top offensive guard in the ACC, ranking second in scoring (21.0 ppg) and first in 3FG% (46.5%).
In ACC games only, Robinson ranks first in scoring (25.9 ppg) and second in 3FG% (49.4%) in 14 ACC games.
The last Boston College player to lead the ACC in scoring in conference play was Olivier Hanlan (21.9 ppg) in 2014-15.
Robinson has scored in double figures in 24 consecutive games, dating back to Nov. 18, 2017.
It is the longest streak by a BC player since Olivier Hanlan (43) between the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.
The Raleigh, N.C. native has scored 20 or more points in 10 ACC games, including a career-high 46 points at Notre Dame.
Robinson has scored 20+ on 14 occasions this season and 32 times in his career - first among active ACC players.

SOMEWHERE IN THIS ANCIENT, MYSTIC TRINITY...

Through 27 games, the Eagles have made 10 or more 3-pointers in 11 games this season - including four of the last seven.
Last year, Boston College made 10 or more 3-pointers in nine of the 32 total games.
BC ranks third in the ACC - and 74th nationally - in 3-pointers made per game (8.89 3FG/g).
The Eagles are the top ACC team in 3FG made/game in conference play, connecting on 9.57 trifectas per outing.
As a team, the Eagles are connecting on 36.9% from beyond the arc - eighth-best in the ACC and 88th in the country.
BC's average of 8.89 3-pointers per game would be the second-best mark in school history (the record - 9.0 - 2010-11)

...THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER

Three Boston College players have made at least 63 3-pointers so far this season.
Jerome Robinson leads the Eagles with 67 3-pointers while Jordan Chatman has connected on 65 treys and Ky Bowman 62.
Robinson leads the ACC overall - and ranks second in conference games only - in 3FG%, at 46.5.6% and 49.4%, respectively.
All three Eagles rank among the top 10 in the league in 3FG/game - BC is the only school with three players in the top 10.
Boston College is one of three teams nationally with three players with at least 63 3FG. (Marquette and Mount Saint Mary's).

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