Eagles Set for Wednesday Night Battle at Louisville

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. LOUISVILLE - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 14th meeting between the two schools. Boston College is 4-9 all-time vs. Louisville.
It is the lone regular season meeting against the Cards in 2021-22.
Last year, UofL earned an 76-64 win at BC on Jan. 2, 2021.
Tonight marks the first visit by BC to the 'Ville since Jan. 16, 2019.
Boston College is 1-7 vs. the Cardinals in ACC play.
The lone victory came on Feb. 27, 2019 - 66-54 - at Conte Forum.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC REGULAR SEASON PLAY

Boston College is 93-183 in 16+ seasons in the ACC.
BC won its ACC opener, 73-57, at home vs. Notre Dame.
In 2019-20, BC was 7-13 in ACC play, finishing 10th.
It marked the most ACC wins since the 2017-18 season and was the seventh time since 2005-06 that BC had at least seven ACC wins.
BC's 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 tied for third in 2006-07 (10-6) and was fourth in 2010-11 (9-7).

COMEBACK FOR THE AGES - DOWN 23, WIN BY TWO

Boston College erased a 23-point deficit to win, 70-68, at Clemson.
The Eagles trailed, 34-11, with 7:11 remaining in the first half.
BC outscored Clemson by 25 - 59-34 - over the next 32:49 of game play, taking its first lead with 26 seconds remaining.
Brevin Galloway drained the go-ahead 3-pointer - his fifth of the night - with 26 seconds left, giving BC a 69-68 advantage.
Makai Ashton-Langford tacked on a free throw with 15 seconds left, making it 70-68.
At the time of Clemson's 34-11 lead, the Tigers held a 99.5% win probability rate.
It tied as the largest comeback in an ACC game in conference history.
Duke erased a 23-point deficit at Louisville (2/13/19), while UVA overcame a 23-point hole vs. Duke in 2OT on Jan. 14, 1995.
It is the largest comeback in a game in Boston College program history.
Previously, the biggest comeback was 18 points, coming on Dec. 29, 2004 at home against Kent State.
BC trailed, 41-23, in the first half, before rallying for the 67-65 win, capped by a Craig Smith 12-footer at the buzzer for the win.
It tied for the largest comeback in an ACC game for Boston College since Jan. 27, 2009.
The Eagles erased a 16-point first half deficit in College Park, holding the Terps to only 27 second half points.
It is the largest comeback in regulation in 2021-22. JMU erased a 23-point deficit to beat W&M in OT this past Saturday.
The largest deficit overcome in Division I was 34. Drexel overcame a 53-19 deficit to beat Delaware, 85-83 on Feb. 22, 2018.

MORE ABOUT THE WIN AT CLEMSON

The win snapped Boston College's 13-game road losing streak, dating back to Feb. 12, 2020.
The win snapped Boston College's nine-game losing streak vs. the Tigers - the longest such streak vs. an opponent.
The win saw Boston College's NET improve 39 points (198 to 159) and KenPom ranking 15 points (147 to 132).

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DeMarr Langford Jr. and T.J. Bickerstaff blocked three shots apiece at Clemson.
The last time BC had at least two players with three blocks in a game: Jan. 16, 2021 at Notre Dame.
Syracuse (six games) holds the longest win streak by an opponent over Boston College now.
Boston College shot 49.1% from the floor in the win. In the three previous road games, BC was shooting 35.5% from the floor.

ON THIS DATE: JANUARY 19

Boston College is 9-6 all-time - and 2-3 in ACC play - in games played on the January 19 calendar date.
January 19 also marks the celebration of National Popcorn Day.
Several notable events in history occurred on January 19 - 1810 - Portsmouth, N.H. sees a 66-degree drop in temperature, from 54 degrees to -12 in one day; 1883 - The first electric lighting system using overhead wires begins service in Roselle, N.J.; 1903 - new bicycle race "Le Tour de France" announced; 1929 - Acadia National Park in Maine established; 1974 - Notre Dame beats UCLA, 71-70, ending the Bruins' 88-game win streak; 1977 - It snowed in Miami. For the first and only time.
Notable January 19 birthdays: late rapper Mac Miller; country music icon Dolly Parton; Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson; poet Edgar Allan Poe; actor Shawn Wayans; musician Robert Palmer.

GALLOWAY HEATING UP

Brevin Galloway tied his season-high with 18 points - including the go-ahead 3-pointer - at Clemson on Jan. 15.
Galloway made a season-best five 3-pointers (5-10 3FG) in 24 minutes of play against the Tigers.
The grad transfer from College of Charleston also had 18 against Georgia Tech on Jan. 12, knocking down 7-14 FG (4 3FG).
Galloway has scored in double figures in three straight games. He tallied 11 points at Pittsburgh on Jan. 8.
Over his last three games, he is averaging a team-best 15.7 points per game, making 12-of-30 3FG attempts (40.0%).

GAINS BEYOND THE ARC - WITH AND WITHOUT BREVIN GALLOWAY

Boston College's 258 3FG attempts are the lowest (15th) in the ACC and its 17.2 3FG attempts per game rank 13th.
Through 15 games, the Eagles rank 13th in 3FG made per game (5.9 3FGM) and 10th in 3FG percentage (.341).
BC has seen significant gains in its long-distance shooting with graduate transfer guard Brevin Galloway in the lineup.
In the seven games with Galloway, here are BC's 3-point stats: 159 3FGA (19.9 per game), 6.9 3FGM/g, .346 3FG%
In the seven games which Galloway missed: 99 3FGA (14.1 per game), 4.7 3FGM/g, .333 3FG%.

KAI, KARNIK KEY TO COMPLETING CLEMSON COMEBACK

Makai Ashton-Langford played all 20 minutes of the second half at Clemson, helping to complete the BC comeback.
Ashton-Langford had 17 points, a career-high seven rebounds, three assists, and a steal over the final 20 minutes of play.
His second half efficiency rating was a team-best 25 (Pts+Reb+Ast+Stl+Blk-Misses-Turnovers) and he was +9.
One of those three assists went to James Karnik, who had 10 points and five boards in 18 minutes in the second half.
Karnik made 5-of-7 shots from the floor, registering an EFF mark of 13.

THE JAMES KARNIK 1,000 POINT WATCH IS UNDERWAY

James Karnik needs 17 more points to reach the 1,000 point mark for his career.
The Surrey, B.C. native scored 768 points in three seasons and 83 career games for Lehigh before transferring to BC.
He has scored 215 points in 29 games for Boston College.

CAREER NIGHT FOR QP VERSUS GEORGIA TECH

Quinten Post scored a career-high 24 points - against Georgia Tech. Post scored 18 of his 24 in the second half.
The 7-footer from Amsterdam connected on 10-of-14 shots from the floor. The 10 FG are the most by a BC player in 2021-22.
Post also corralled a season-best nine rebounds in the Georgia Tech game, while dishing out two assists.
Between 2020-21 and this season, Post is averaging nearly +6.0 points and +3.0 rebounds per game.
Percentage-wise, Post and is shooting +8.0% better from the floor and +15.0% better from the free throw line.
Post ranks fifth on BC in scoring (98.7 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (4.9 rpg) this season.

COBRA KAI - EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE AT PITTSBURGH

At Pitt, Makai Ashton-Langford put forth one of the most efficient performances by a point guard in the nation in 2021-22.
Ashton-Langford finished the game with 23 points (4 3FGM), 3 rebounds, 4 assists (1 turnover), 1 block, and 3 steals.
His EFF rating (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO) was a team-best 24, while his offensive rating was 133.8.
The 23 points - and four 3-pointers made - were new career-highs for the 6-3 point guard.
He is one of only two players to post that statistical line on the box score this season (A.J. Walker of Air Force).
Dating back to 1996-97, Troy Bell was the only Boston College player to post at least those totals in a single game.
Bell did it twice - Jan. 11, 2003 against Syracuse and Jan 29, 2003 versus Virginia Tech.
Among all ACC players since 1996, eight players have registered those totals in a single game.
They are (in chronological order): Coby White (UNC) vs. Virginia Tech; Dennis Smith Jr. (NCST) vs. McNeese; Angel Rodriguez (Miami) vs. Duke; Lamar Patterson (Pitt) vs. Texas Tech; Tim Pickett (FSU) vs. UNC; Mike Dunleavy Jr. (Duke) vs. NC State; Shane Battier (Duke) vs. N.C. A&T. Four of those eight performances came in an ACC game.

BOO FROM THE WOO - LANGFORD JR. SHINING IN SECOND SEASON

Through 15 games, DeMarr Langford Jr. is showing no signs of a sophomore slump.
He helps lead a balanced BC attack, averaging 11.0 points - second on BC - with 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
He averaged 17.3 points per game while shooting nearly 63.3% (19-30) from the floor in the Eagles' first three wins.
Langford Jr. scored a career-high 20 points (6-9 FG; 8-8 FT) in 31 minutes vs. Holy Cross.
The sophomore connected 13 of his first 15 field goal attempts on the season, making his first five shots vs. Holy Cross.
He opened the season with a 16-point performance vs. Dartmouth, making 8-of-10 shots on the night.
Since 1996-97, only 22 Boston College players have shot at least 80% while attempting at least 10 field goals in a game.
Last season as a freshman, he averaged 6.7 points and 4.2 boards while adding 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.
Langford Jr. - nicknamed Boo by his grandmother - is the younger brother of starting point guard Makai Ashton-Langford.
On Nov. 26, 2020 vs. Rhode Island, they became the first brothers from Massachusetts to start in the same game for BC.

ZACKERY MAKING AN IMPACT

Jaeden Zackery ranks third on BC in scoring (10.4), second in assists (2.5), and first in steals (1.5) so far this season.
Among all ACC first-year players, Zackery is one of six players to average double figures in scoring. He ranks sixth in scoring, second in assists, and second in steals among ACC newcomers.
He has reached double-digits nine times and has led the Eagles in scoring on four occasions.
The Salem, Wisc. product has registered an effective FG% of 56.1% and a true shooting percentage of 58.6% in 15 games.
Zackery is connecting on 51.3% of his 3-point attempts on the season, knocking down 20-of-39.
He is one of 10 players nationally to shoot better than 51% from 3FG (20 3FGM min).
He was named to the Sunshine Slam All-Tourney team, after scoring a season-high 19 points against Rhode Island.
The 6-2 guard added 15 points (3-4 3FG) vs. Utah the night before in the semifinal round of the Sunshine Slam tourney.
In three Sunshine Slam games: 15.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.7 steals, 64% (16-25) FG, 63.6% (7-11) 3FG.
Earlier this season, he became the first BC freshman to dish out at least six assists in consecutive games in nearly a decade.
In 2012-13, Boston College's Joe Rahon had six dimes against Providence (12/21/12) and Holy Cross (12/29/12).
Zackery was a 2020-21 NJCAA Third Team All-American out of Chipola College in Florida.

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