Basketball Game Notes - Wake Forest at Boston College
1/20/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 20, 2012
Wake Forest Game Notes
| Boston College Game Notes | ACC Network Affiliates
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - After losing at Tobacco Road rival Duke on Thursday, Wake Forest will make a quick two-day turnaround to take on Boston College on Saturday in Chestnut Hill.
Tip-off is scheduled for noon at Conte Forum, just 41 hours after tipping off in Durham. Boston College is making a similar turnaround after playing at NC State on Thursday in Raleigh. The Deacons and Eagles both chartered flights out of Raleigh on Thursday and landed in Boston within minutes of each other.
How to Catch the Game
• Today's game will be televised on the ACC Network. Tim Brant (play-by-play) and Cory Alexander (color) will call the action.
• The game can be heard on the Wake Forest IMG College Sports Network and online at WakeForestSports.com. Stan Cotten (play-by-play) and Mark Freidinger (color) have the call.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest (10-8, 1-3 ACC) is coming off a 91-73 loss at No. 4-ranked Duke on Thursday in Durham. The Deacons put four players in double figures, but the Blue Devils took control in the first half behind seven 3-pointers from Andre Dawkins.
• C.J. Harris scored 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting for his eighth such performance of the season. Travis McKie posted his second double-double of the year with 16 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
Today's Opponent
• Boston College (7-11, 2-2 ACC) is coming off a 76-62 loss at NC State on Thursday in Raleigh. The loss snapped the Eagles' two-game win streak.
Series History
• Boston College leads the all-time series with Wake Forest, 9-3. The Eagles snapped a three-game losing streak to the Deacons with a win in Chestnut Hill on March 6 of last season. The win marked BC's first in the series since the 2007-08 season.
• Boston College went on to also defeat Wake Forest in the opening round of the 2011 ACC Tournament in Greensboro. The No. 5-seeded Eagles upended the No. 12-seeded Deacons, 81-67.
• Wake Forest is 1-5 all-time in Chestnut Hill, with the Deacons' lone win coming during the 2008-09 season.
Next Up...
• Wake Forest will return home to host Florida State on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. The Seminoles are 12-6 overall and 3-1 in the ACC entering Saturday's game at No. 4-ranked Duke.
• The Deacons will then hit the road again to play at Clemson on Saturday, Jan. 28, at noon. The Tigers are 9-9 overall and 1-3 in the ACC entering this Saturday's game at Georgia Tech.
