Eagles @ NC State 8PM ACC Network (TV38)

[bcmurph]

Tougher go tonight...But, for the sake of karma and sports superstition, I'll say 3 in a row...

Eagles 67
RCC 66

[claver2010]

This young team showed me a lot at UNC, to be down 9 to one of the top teams in the country in essentially all of their first road games in the ACC was pretty good.

3 in a row for this team would be excellent

[eepstein0]

Asking BC to go into there and beat a reasonable NCST team is a bit much. We historically play awful there and NCST is a pretty experienced team.

67
58

[eagle9903]

2010: won at home 75-66 (doesn't count)
2009: lost 66-54 at NC State;
2008: won at home 79-68, lost at NC State 74-69;
2007: won at home 82-65;
2006: won at NC State 74-58;
2005: won at NC State 74-72, Lost at home 78-60;
2004 and earlier: Bigeast


So we are 3-1 at home against NC State and 2-2 away.

[eepstein0]

2010: won at home 75-66 (doesn't count)
2009: lost 66-54 at NC State;
2008: won at home 79-68, lost at NC State 74-69;
2007: won at home 82-65;
2006: won at NC State 74-58;
2005: won at NC State 74-72, Lost at home 78-60;
2004 and earlier: Bigeast


So we are 3-1 at home against NC State and 2-2 away.

Looked awful in '09. Rakim hit 4 threes in a row at one point and we still lost by double digits.

[eagle9903]

2010: won at home 75-66 (doesn't count)
2009: lost 66-54 at NC State;
2008: won at home 79-68, lost at NC State 74-69;
2007: won at home 82-65;
2006: won at NC State 74-58;
2005: won at NC State 74-72, Lost at home 78-60;
2004 and earlier: Bigeast


So we are 3-1 at home against NC State and 2-2 away.

Looked awful in '09. Rakim hit 4 threes in a row at one point and we still lost by double digits.

Got it. I think they're going to be a tough matchup this year.

[BCEagles25]

NC State 68, Boston College 58

This game is very winnable... although NC State is pretty damn good, especially compared to years prior.

[b0mberMan]

I think NC St. wins this, but it's not going to be a blowout. Maybe the team struggles on the road. Key will be getting NC St. to play at our tempo. They are a much better offensive team than Clemson and VT.

[pick6pedro]

Next step in building confidence for these guys is a road win. Unfortunately they'll have to wait on this one. NCSU has played some good teams and played most of them relatively tough: Vandy, Texas, Indiana, Stanford, and Syracuse.

[hinghameagle]

someone told me ncst is a 16 point favorite. Is that possible?

[EagleManiac66]

someone told me ncst is a 16 point favorite. Is that possible?

Yep.

[twballgame9]

NCSU is the essence of turning 5 star prospects into 2 star players, year in and year out, coach after coach.

BC won't win this only because it is on the road. NCSU pulling away late to win by high single digits. BC will play well most of the game and I will be happy.

One note, NCSU can't cover three point shooters. If LoJack goes off, BC wins.

[eepstein0]

NCSU is the essence of turning 5 star prospects into 2 star players, year in and year out, coach after coach.

BC won't win this only because it is on the road. NCSU pulling away late to win by high single digits. BC will play well most of the game and I will be happy.

One note, NCSU can't cover three point shooters. If LoJack goes off, BC wins.

Might be different under Sendek?

[twballgame9]

NCSU is the essence of turning 5 star prospects into 2 star players, year in and year out, coach after coach.

BC won't win this only because it is on the road. NCSU pulling away late to win by high single digits. BC will play well most of the game and I will be happy.

One note, NCSU can't cover three point shooters. If LoJack goes off, BC wins.

Might be different under Sendek?

Yes, he turned 2 star recruits into 2 star players. He was TOB.

[h2o]

Isn't Mike Gminski a little old to be wearing an earring?

[eepstein0]

Slow down. Why on Earth are we playing so fast?

[Shaddix]

You can really tell that NC State is a more mature team here. They have a lot of power.

[claver2010]

This team is running the offense so much better.

So much more in tune w cuts, screens, etc.

[claver2010]

We've said this a hundred times already, but this team needs to hit the weight room all day everyday in the summer

Rubin? Yeesh

[MilitantEagle]

I'm not sure why Donahue feels the need to play pretty much the entire second team at the same time, but I'll defer to him on substitution patterns.

[eepstein0]

Gonna lose by 30 if this is an up and down game. Slow down.

[Shaddix]

I actually like seeing Rubin in this game. He's a bit of a liability on D, but we haven't really seen him play this year. He needs to get a bit more confident in his shot instead of just looking to pass immediately, which is what he did all year last year.

[claver2010]

I like this team, they're so much better than some of the garbage I saw vs UMass

[Shaddix]

Has Ryan Anderson hit a 3 all year?

[NJM89]

Gabe gets a lot of heat saying that he's not a great shooter, but I think the announcer said hes at 41% from 3. Got to give him credit working on that shot.

[apbc12]

Has Ryan Anderson hit a 3 all year?

Yes. He has hit 15.

[eepstein0]

We're losing because NCST frankly is bigger and stronger. The tempo sucks also.

[Shaddix]

Man, NC State's bigs can really move.

[eepstein0]

Stupid stupid basketball

[eagle9903]

so many turnovers