Eagles Host Sacred Heart Sunday Afternoon
December 16, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Tip time set for 1 p.m. in Conte Forum
THE GAME
• Boston College will host Sacred Heart on Sunday at 1 p.m. inside Conte Forum.
• The Eagles are coming off of a thrilling last-second victory over Auburn in the inaugural Under Armour "Reunion" on Monday at Madison Square Garden.
• Freshman Nik Popovic tipped in a missed layup by classmate Ky Bowman with 0.2 seconds left to give BC the 72-71 win.
• Sacred Heart has won four of its last six games, including an 85-61 victory at Lafayette last Sunday.
THE SERIES
• Boston College has won all seven meetings against Sacred Heart dating back to the 2003-04 season.
• All seven games have been inside Conte Forum and four of the wins have come by double digits.
• The largest victory was a 101-68 BC triumph in 2006.
• In the first-ever meeting, the Eagles scraped by with a 72-70 win in 2003.
• The last time the teams met on November 26, 2013, BC won in overtime, 75-67.
NEED TO KNOW
• Sophomore Jerome Robinson ranks third in the ACC in scoring (19.3) and steals (1.80), and eighth in 3-pointers made (2.00).
• He is one of two players in the ACC to rank in the top 10 in both points and steals (NC State's Dennis Smith, Jr.).
• Robinson ranks second in the league with six 20-point games. Pittsburgh's Michael Young has seven.
• Sophomore A.J. Turner is eighth in the conference in assist to turnover ratio (2.50) and 10th in assists (4.00).
• Boston College ranks second in the ACC in defensive rebound percentage (.759). The only team better is Virginia (.762).
• Boston College will host Sacred Heart on Sunday at 1 p.m. inside Conte Forum.
• The Eagles are coming off of a thrilling last-second victory over Auburn in the inaugural Under Armour "Reunion" on Monday at Madison Square Garden.
• Freshman Nik Popovic tipped in a missed layup by classmate Ky Bowman with 0.2 seconds left to give BC the 72-71 win.
• Sacred Heart has won four of its last six games, including an 85-61 victory at Lafayette last Sunday.
THE SERIES
• Boston College has won all seven meetings against Sacred Heart dating back to the 2003-04 season.
• All seven games have been inside Conte Forum and four of the wins have come by double digits.
• The largest victory was a 101-68 BC triumph in 2006.
• In the first-ever meeting, the Eagles scraped by with a 72-70 win in 2003.
• The last time the teams met on November 26, 2013, BC won in overtime, 75-67.
NEED TO KNOW
• Sophomore Jerome Robinson ranks third in the ACC in scoring (19.3) and steals (1.80), and eighth in 3-pointers made (2.00).
• He is one of two players in the ACC to rank in the top 10 in both points and steals (NC State's Dennis Smith, Jr.).
• Robinson ranks second in the league with six 20-point games. Pittsburgh's Michael Young has seven.
• Sophomore A.J. Turner is eighth in the conference in assist to turnover ratio (2.50) and 10th in assists (4.00).
• Boston College ranks second in the ACC in defensive rebound percentage (.759). The only team better is Virginia (.762).
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