#3 Duke vs BC
Posted: January 27th, 2011, 2:07 pm
#3 Duke vs Boston College
Duke vs Boston College
8:00 PM (Raycom)
Cameron Indoor
Boston College comes to Cameron tonight looking to get back on the winning track after dropping their game @FSU last weekend. The Eagles are currently 14-6 overall and 4-2 in the ACC, with their losses coming @FSU by 4 and @Miami by 1. This is the first matchup between Coach K and Steve Donahue.
Boston College doesn't turn the ball over often, giving it up just 11 times per game - tops in the ACC this year. This has helped to make up for them being a relatively poor rebounding team on both ends of the floor, as they are averaging 1.2 rebounds less then their opponents on the year. They are able to put points on the board consistently - they are 48% from the floor overall, 39% from behind the arc and 72% from the line so far this year. However, BC has had trouble on the defensive end of the court allowing opponents to put up points with ease at times and forcing just 11 turnovers per game vs 16 for Duke.
In the scoring column, BC is led by Junior guard Reggie Jackson's 19PPG and 5APG. Jackson also adds almost 5 rebounds per game, second on the team to Josh Southern. Impressive considering Jackson is just 6'3". Joe Trapini is the team's second leading scorer at 14PPG. Trapini, now in his 10th year on the team, has given Duke issues in past matchups. The primary post player is Josh Southern. While his stats are not that impressive (8ppg, 4rpg), Southern is big at 6'10" 265. But on a good note, BC does not have someone as large to back Southern up so when he is out of the game they are forced to play smaller - which is a contributing factor to their rebounding woes.
Duke has never lost to Boston College in Cameron and holds a 12-2 advantage in the all-time series.
JH's predicition: Duke wins 82-61
Kenpom predicts an 88-69 win
GoDuke.com game notes
GO DUKE!!!
Duke vs Boston College
8:00 PM (Raycom)
Cameron Indoor
Boston College comes to Cameron tonight looking to get back on the winning track after dropping their game @FSU last weekend. The Eagles are currently 14-6 overall and 4-2 in the ACC, with their losses coming @FSU by 4 and @Miami by 1. This is the first matchup between Coach K and Steve Donahue.
Boston College doesn't turn the ball over often, giving it up just 11 times per game - tops in the ACC this year. This has helped to make up for them being a relatively poor rebounding team on both ends of the floor, as they are averaging 1.2 rebounds less then their opponents on the year. They are able to put points on the board consistently - they are 48% from the floor overall, 39% from behind the arc and 72% from the line so far this year. However, BC has had trouble on the defensive end of the court allowing opponents to put up points with ease at times and forcing just 11 turnovers per game vs 16 for Duke.
In the scoring column, BC is led by Junior guard Reggie Jackson's 19PPG and 5APG. Jackson also adds almost 5 rebounds per game, second on the team to Josh Southern. Impressive considering Jackson is just 6'3". Joe Trapini is the team's second leading scorer at 14PPG. Trapini, now in his 10th year on the team, has given Duke issues in past matchups. The primary post player is Josh Southern. While his stats are not that impressive (8ppg, 4rpg), Southern is big at 6'10" 265. But on a good note, BC does not have someone as large to back Southern up so when he is out of the game they are forced to play smaller - which is a contributing factor to their rebounding woes.
Duke has never lost to Boston College in Cameron and holds a 12-2 advantage in the all-time series.
JH's predicition: Duke wins 82-61
Kenpom predicts an 88-69 win
GoDuke.com game notes
GO DUKE!!!
