Eagles Host #16/14 Duke on Saturday Afternoon

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. DUKE - ALL-TIME SERIES

This is the 31st meeting between the Eagles and Blue Devils. Duke holds a commanding 27-3 lead in the all-time series.
In ACC regular season play, Duke is 20-2 vs. the Eagles. Duke has won the last eight and 18 of the last 19 meetings.
On Dec. 3, Duke took a 75-59 victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
BC's last win over Duke: an 89-84 home win on Dec. 9, 2017.
Two of the Eagles' three wins over Duke have come at Conte Forum.

BOSTON COLLEGE AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS

Boston College is 68-256 overall against ranked opponents and 1-1 this season.
On Dec. 21, BC downed #20/21 Virginia Tech, 70-65, in overtime. BC lost, 75-59, at #17/17 Duke to start ACC play on Dec. 3.
BC was 0-1 vs. teams ranked in the top 25 in 2021-22 - dropping the lone matchup with #7/7 Duke, 71-62, on Feb. 12, 2022.

ALLOW ME TO RE-INTRODUCE MYSELF

Jaeden Zackery scored a season-high and game-high 18 points in the win over Notre Dame on Jan. 3.
The sophomore guard tallied 14 of his 18 points over the final 10 minutes of play in the second half against the Irish.
He made a career-high seven field goals in the game, while adding four boards and three assists in 37 minutes.
BC is 4-0 when Zackery scores at least 16 points in a game this season (Notre Dame, Stonehill, Rhode Island, Wyoming).
Prior to his 16-point game vs. Wyoming, he had tallied 11 points in his previous two games - including a season-low four points against Tarleton State, going without a field goal for the first time in his career to that point (39 games).
Against Wyoming (8-8) and Rhody (7-8), he went to the free throw line 16 times, connecting on 15.
When Zackery goes to the free throw line at least five times, Boston College is 3-1 in 2022-23 and 6-2 all-time.
Zackery has been BC's high scorer on five occasions and ranks second in scoring (10.9) through 15 games.
Zackery has committed two turnovers in his last 160 minutes of play - he's dished out 11 assists over that span.

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

DeMarr Langford Jr. become the first BC player in more than five years with eight assists and one or fewer turnovers in a game.
On Nov. 22, 2017, Ky Bowman had eight assists and one turnover in a win over Colgate.
Since 1996-97, 11 BC players (17 occasions) have dished out eight dimes and logged one or less turns in a game.

ON THIS DATE: JANUARY 7

Boston College is 13-10 all-time and 1-3 in the ACC in games played on the January 7 calendar date.
On Jan. 7, 2020, BC downed #18/18 Virginia, 60-53, at home. On Jan. 7, 2017, BC lost, 93-82, at #8/8 Duke.
January 7 marks the dual celebration of National Bobblehead and National Tempura Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on January 7 - 1610: Galileo discovers three moons of Jupiter; 1890: William Purvis receives patent for the fountain pen; 1899: Walter Camp publishes his first All-American football team; 1904: Marconi establishes "CQD" as first international distress signal; 1955: Marian Anderson becomes the first African-American to perform with the NY Metropolitan Opera.
Notable January 7 birthdays: actor Jeremy Renner; race car driver Lewis Hamilton; singer Kenny Loggins; U.S. President Millard Fillmore; St. Bernadette of Lourdes; former Red Sox outfielder Tony Conigliaro; former Today show host Katie Couric.

QUINTEN POST RETURNS TO LINEUP

Quinten Post has made an immediate impact since making his 2022-23 debut at Syracuse on Dec. 31.
Post missed the first 13 games of the 2022-23 season due to a foot injury and has played in the last two games.
The 7-footer made his first five field goal attempts last time out vs. Notre Dame, finishing with 10 points and nine boards.
In his season debut at Syracuse, he came off the bench and tallied eight points, three boards, and two assists in 17 minutes.
A 2022 ACC All-Tournament pick, Post finished last season as one of the league's top big men, averaging 11.2 points, 5.5 boards, 1.0 blocks while shooting nearly 58% from the floor and 56% from the perimeter over the final 10 games.

SWIPERS

BC has three players - Makai Ashton-Langford (9th, 1.5), Jaeden Zackery (t12th, 1.3) and T.J. Bickerstaff (t12th, 1.3) - rank among the top 12 in the ACC in steals.
BC is the only team with at least three players among the ACC top 12 in steals.

LATE AND CLOSE

In five of Boston College's eight wins, the Eagles have trailed or been tied at some point during the final 4:00 of regulation.
In those games. Boston College has hit five baskets with under 2:00 remaining in regulation to either tie (VT) or go ahead for good (Cornell, Detroit Mercy, Rhode Island, Notre Dame).

   Notre Dame: Mason Madsen, go-ahead baseline jumper, 1:43 to play
   Virginia Tech: Makai Ashton-Langford, game-tying floater, :32 to play (FG forced overtime)
   Rhode Island: Devin McGlockton, go-ahead layup, 1:07 to play
   Detroit Mercy: Madsen, go-ahead 3-pointer, :15 to play
   Cornell: Prince Aligbe, go-ahead putback, :0.9 to play.

McGLOCKTON EARLY LEADER FOR ACC SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR

Among all ACC players without a start, Devin McGlockton leads the league in scoring (7.7) and rebounds (5.0).
On Dec. 21, McGlockton scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half to help lead BC over #20/21 Virginia Tech.
Six of those 13 second half points came during a key 8-0 run, helping BC build a nine-point lead with under 5:00 to play.
McGlockton is the only BC reserve - and one of only eight bench players in the ACC - to log a double-double this season.
The 6-7 redshirt freshman is playing his first season of college ball and has scored in double figures on six occasions.
BC is 5-3 when he grabs at least six rebounds and is 6-2 when he blocks at least one shot.
He is connecting on nearly 60.0% of his shots from the floor - which would rank third in the ACC - if he met the FG/g minimum.McGlockton had career-highs in points (20) and rebounds (11) en route to his first career double-double at Nebraska.
Against Rhode Island, McGlockton scored the evental go-ahead basket with 1:07 remaining in the game.
He also sealed the victory with two free throws with eight seconds remaining; scoring six of his 11 points in the final 1:40.
Against Wyoming, McGlockton had 12 points (5-8 FG; 2-3 3FG), four rebounds, an assist, a steal, and three blocks.
The last player to post a similarly complete stat line - Steffon Mitchell against Duke (12p/5r/1a/1s/3b).
McGlockton is the first Boston College player in at least 26 years to post that stat line coming off the bench.
McGlockton leads Boston College in FG% (43-72, 59.7%), effective FG% (62.5%), and true shooting percentage (65.2%).

THE ARTIST FORMALLY KNOWN AS PRINCE

Prince Aligbe is averaging 13.5 points and 6.0 rebounds over his last two games for Boston College.
Last time out versus Notre Dame, Aligbe had 15 points (5-8 FG) and seven boards in 24 minutes.
He saw a season-high 25 minutes of action at Syracuse, tallying 12 points and five boards, to go along with a steal.
Aligbe announced his presence with authority, connecting on the gamewinner in the opener vs. Cornell on Nov. 7
Aligbe led Boston College in scoring with 16 points, while also grabbing nine rebounds - narrowly missing a double-double.
The 6-7 four-star forward from Minneapolis scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half, including eight in the final 4:00 of play.
Aligbe became the first Boston College freshman in 11 years to lead the Eagles in scoring in his first career game.
On Nov. 14, 2011, newcomer Patrick Heckmann led BC in scoring (19 points) in the season lidlifter vs. New Hampshire.
After an injury early against Detroit Mercy, he missed the next six games before playing four minutes at Duke on Dec. 3.

LANGFORD JR. DEVELOPING AS PLAYMAKER

Over his last two games. DeMarr Langford Jr. has dished out 11 assists to five turnovers.
Last time out against Notre Dame, Langford Jr. registered a career-high eight assists to only one turnover in 36 minutes.
It is the highest single-game assist mark by a BC player since Makai Ashton-Langford had nine on Feb. 21, 2022 vs. FSU.
He ranks third on the Eagles in total assists (25) and is tied with his brother and Jaeden Zackery, averaging 2.1 dimes per game.

Eagles Host #16/14 Duke on Saturday Afternoon

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Players Mentioned

Prince Aligbe

Makai Ashton-Langford

T.J. Bickerstaff

DeMarr Langford Jr.

Mason Madsen

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

Eagles Host #16/14 Duke on Saturday Afternoon

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Prince Aligbe

Makai Ashton-Langford

T.J. Bickerstaff

DeMarr Langford Jr.

Mason Madsen

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

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