Orange, Eagles Meet Saturday

Game Details: Saturday, Feb. 13, Syracuse, N.Y. | 2 p.m.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- After defeating NC State in Raleigh on Tuesday night, Syracuse (11-6, 5-5 ACC) returns to the Carrier Dome to take on Boston College (3-12, 1-8 ACC). Game time on Saturday, Feb. 13 is set for 2 p.m.

The game will be televised on ACC Network and ACC Network Extra. Matt Park and Jim Satalin will call all the action on the Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield IMG College, including TK99/105 locally.

ORANGE UPDATE
With under five minutes to play against NC State, Syracuse supplemented a slim three-point advantage with eight unanswered points to push the margin to 11. The Orange (11-6, 5-5) held on for a 77-68 victory to sweep the season series against the Wolfpack.

Alan Griffin led all scorers with 22 points while Buddy Boeheim (16 points) and Quincy Guerrier (14 points) both scored in double figures. Guerrier also led the Orange on the boards with seven rebounds.

TAKE IT AWAY
Syracuse forced 20 Wolfpack turnovers on Tuesday, building on a successful stretch of forcing takeaways. The Orange have forced 17 or more turnovers in six of their past seven games while forcing the third-most turnovers per contest in the ACC (15.4).

Kadary Richmond has contributed to this trend by snagging nine steals in the past two games and averaging the third-most steals (2.1) in the conference. Additionally, four other Syracuse players (Girard III 1.5, Dolezaj 1.5, Boeheim 1.4, Griffin 1.4) average at least one steal per game.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Boston College suffered a 69-65 defeat at home against Wake Forest on Wednesday, dropping its record to 3-12 overall and 1-8 in ACC play. BC's lone win in conference play came against Miami on January 12.

Jay Heath leads the Eagles in scoring average with 14.5 points per game while Steffon Mitchell grabs a team-best 7.0 boards per contest. Along with Heath, Wynston Tabbs (13.3), Rich Kelly, and CJ Felder (10.3) each average double-digit point totals.

Jim Christian is in his seventh year at the helm at Boston College. He has recorded a 78-131 record during his time at Chestnut Hill.

THE SERIES
Syracuse holds a 52-26 advantage in the all-time series versus Boston College. The Orange have also won the past five meetings between the two schools. Earlier this season on December 12, the 'Cuse made a program-record 16 3-pointers and defeated the Eagles, 101-63. The 38-point margin of victory was the largest in an ACC contest since Syracuse joined the conference for the 2013-14 season.

UP NEXT
Syracuse swings down to Kentucky to take on Louisville on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. on ACC Network.

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Buddy Boeheim

Alan Griffin

Quincy Guerrier

Kadary Richmond

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