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NC State Looks To Bounce Back In Raleigh As They Host Boston College

On Wednesday night NC State will return to North Carolina’s state capital where they will host Boston College and look to bounce back from their loss over the weekend at Duke.

NC State comes into the game with a record of 18-8 while they’re 6-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference while Boston College comes into the game with a record of 13-11 while they’re 4-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

As for NC State’s previous game,

As stated above they lost on the road to Duke over the weekend.

The NC State men's basketball team fell to second-ranked Duke, 94-78, Saturday night inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/2/16/mens-basketball-nc-state-falls-at-no-2-duke.aspx

Torin Dorn led the Pack in scoring for the seventh time this season with 17 points. Markell Johnson posted the fifth double-double of his career and his first of the season with 16 points and a season-best 10 assists, and CJ Bryce followed with 13 points. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/2/16/mens-basketball-nc-state-falls-at-no-2-duke.aspx
 
The Pack shot 50 percent (33-of-66) from the field, matching its best shooting percentage in ACC action this season, but the Blue Devils scored 17 second chance points and capitalized on 22 points off of 12 Wolfpack turnovers to secure the victory. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/2/16/mens-basketball-nc-state-falls-at-no-2-duke.aspx
 
After trailing by eight at halftime, NC State came within seven points (59-52) once in the second half, but Duke pulled away and held a double-digit lead for the final 6:43 of the game. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/2/16/mens-basketball-nc-state-falls-at-no-2-duke.aspx
 
The Blue Devils led by as much as 14 (42-28) in the first half, but the Wolfpack knocked down its final four field goal attempts of the opening half to put the score at 48-40 in favor of Duke at the break. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/2/16/mens-basketball-nc-state-falls-at-no-2-duke.aspx
 
Early fouls by the Pack sent the Blue Devils to the line three times in the first three minutes of action. Despite converting on just one of its first six attempts from the field, Duke went a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe in that span to maintain its early lead. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/2/16/mens-basketball-nc-state-falls-at-no-2-duke.aspx
 
Duke then went on an 11-2 run from 15:15 to 12:55 in the first half, hitting five attempts from the field in a row to take its first double-digit lead of the night (21-10). NC State did not lead once during the outing. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/2/16/mens-basketball-nc-state-falls-at-no-2-duke.aspx
 
Freshman Zion Williamson led the Blue Devils in scoring with a game-best 32 points, while RJ Barrett posted a triple-double with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/2/16/mens-basketball-nc-state-falls-at-no-2-duke.aspx

Unlike NC State, Boston College won their previous game as they topped Miami.

On a night where Boston College retired the jersey of one of the school's all-time greats in Bill Curley, the Eagles used a gritty defensive effort as the Eagles defeated Miami 64-57 Sunday night at Conte Forum. “according to https://bceagles.com/news/2019/2/17/mbb_miami_021719_recap.aspx

The Eagles held Miami to 36.7 percent shooting on the night and just 4-of-26 shooting from three-point range. “according to https://bceagles.com/news/2019/2/17/mbb_miami_021719_recap.aspx

It marked the first time in ACC history for Boston College the Eagles have held opponents in consecutive games to less than 58 points. BC defeated Pitt 66-57 in its last game prior to tonight's 64-57 win over the Hurricanes. “according to https://bceagles.com/news/2019/2/17/mbb_miami_021719_recap.aspx

Boston College moved to 13-11 overall and 4-8 in the ACC while Miami dropped to 11-14 and 3-10 in conference play. “according to https://bceagles.com/news/2019/2/17/mbb_miami_021719_recap.aspx

Jordan Chatman led all scorers with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field. Nik Popovic added 15 points and equaled a career-high with 14 rebounds for the Eagles. “according to https://bceagles.com/news/2019/2/17/mbb_miami_021719_recap.aspx

BC controlled the action throughout and led for over 35 minutes of game action and led by as many as 14 in the second half. The Eagles held a 40-31 advantage on the glass for the game, including a 19-10 advantage with second-chance points. “according to https://bceagles.com/news/2019/2/17/mbb_miami_021719_recap.aspx

Boston College led 25-21 at halftime behind a strong first-half defensive performance. BC held Miami to 30 percent shooting from the field, including just 3-of-13 from behind the arc. “according to https://bceagles.com/news/2019/2/17/mbb_miami_021719_recap.aspx

Jordan Chatman paced BC with nine points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field in the opening 20 minutes. BC shot 50 percent from the field in the first half and held a 19-13 advantage on the glass. “according to https://bceagles.com/news/2019/2/17/mbb_miami_021719_recap.aspx

Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from PNC Arena. The game will be televised on the Regional Sports Network.