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Hokies return to Cassell to host Boston College
Tech, Eagles tip off at 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU
January 28, 2017
| 1 | 2 | F | |
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 Boston College (9-13, 2-7) | 36 | 43 | 79 |
 Virginia Tech (16-5, 5-4) | 47 | 38 | 85 |
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The Virginia Tech men's basketball team hosts Boston College on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. The game will be shown nationally on ESPNU.
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: January 29, 2017 / 6:30 p.m.
Opponent: Boston College
Site: Blacksburg, Virginia (Cassell Coliseum)
Radio: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Talent: Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
TV/Internet: ESPNU
Talent: Anish Shroff & Cory Alexander
Live Stats: HokieSports.com
Game Notes: Virginia Tech
THE HOKIES (15-5, 4-4)
The Hokies enter the game 15-5 overall and 4-4 in ACC action. Tech lost at No. 9/6 North Carolina on Thursday night in the Smith Center. Seth Allen led the Hokies with 19 points and five assists and Justin Robinson added 17 points and seven assists.
THE EAGLES (9-12, 2-6)
Boston College enters the game 9-12 overall and 2-6 in league play. The Eagles lost at Miami, 78-77, on Wednesday night. Jerome Robinson leads the Eagles in scoring at 20.0 points per game and Ky Bowman is averaging 12.9 points per game. Boston College is coached by Jim Christian, in his third season at BC.
THE SERIES
This is the 28th all-time meeting between the two schools. The Eagles lead the series 18-9. Tech won the last meeting, 71-56, last season in Chestnut Hill. Tech is 6-7 in home games against BC. Virginia Tech is 7-12 against the Eagles since BC joined the ACC in 2005. All but one of the previous 27 meetings between the two schools have been while Tech and BC were members of the Big East and now Atlantic Coast Conferences.
Up Next: The Hokies hit the road again, as they travel to Charlottesville on Wednesday to take on UVa at 8 p.m. The game will be shown on the ACC Network and heard on the Virginia Tech/IMG Sports Network.
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