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Notre Dame Basketball
Date: March 1st
Where: Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, Ind.
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: ACC Network or Watch ESPN
ACC Network Affiliates http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-basketball-on-the-acc-network-boston-college-at-notre-dame-03-01-2017
- Notre Dame has won all seven meetings since the teams joined the ACC in 2013-14.
- Steve Vasturia is only the second Notre Dame player to score 1,300 points with 300 assists and shoot over .850 from the free threw line.
- VJ Beachem enters the game 13th 3FG% (.404), 14th games played (125), 15th in blocked shots (74), 45th in scoring (1,132).
- Junior Bonzie Colson has posted seven 20-point, 10-rebound games this season.
Matt Farrell: 14.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg and 5.4 apg
Steve Vasturia: 13.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 3.4 apg
Rex Pflueger: 4.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 1.8 apg
VJ Beachem: 15.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 0.8 apg
Bonzie Colson: 16.8 ppg, 10.6 rpg and 1.7 apg
Boston College
Ky Bowman: 14.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 2.9 apg
Jerome Robinson: 19.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 3.2 apg
Garland Owens: 1.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 0.8 apg
Mo Jeffers: 5.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 0.5 apg
Connar Tava: 6.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2.2 apg
Scoring Offense: Boston College: 72.7 ppg (193) – Notre Dame: 78.9 ppg (57)
Scoring Defense: Boston College: 77.7 ppg (296) – Notre Dame: 69.3 (99)
Rebound Margin: Boston College: 0.7 (165) – Notre Dame: -1.2 (243)
Field-Goal Percentage: Boston College: 45.0% (141) – Notre Dame: 46.2% (84)
Three-Point Percentage: Boston College: 37.4% (70) – Notre Dame: 39.5% (22)
Three-Pointers Made: Boston College: 8.0 (117) – Notre Dame: 9.7 (19)
Free-Throw Percentage: Boston College: 67.8% (253) – Notre Dame: 75.9% (38)
Senior Night is always emotional regardless of how teams prepare for it. The good news for Notre Dame is they play the last place team in the ACC. The bad news is that Boston College gave them all they could handle a few weeks ago on the road.
Purcell Pavilion is a far cry fro Chestnut Hills so the Irish should be more than fine on Wednesday night. The Irish will need to keep tabs on freshman point guard Ky Bowman, who went for 29 points, nine boards and three assists in the first meeting. Bowman is a tough matchup for Notre Dame, but it’s not likely he will hit five three-pointers again this time around.
Notre Dame should look to push the ball and be efficient on the offensive end of the floor with Boston College one of the worst defensive teams in the country. The saying goes “Defense wins championships and offense wins games.” Well, this is a game, and Notre Dame should do whatever it takes to get the win.
Speaking of championships, if the Irish win, Saturday will be a very entertaining day. Notre Dame is currently tied with Louisville for second-place in the ACC. The Cardinals play at Wake Forest on Wednesday, then the Irish travel to Louisville on Saturday. North Carolina leads the ACC by a game, but they will face Duke on Saturday evening. The winner of Notre Dame-Louisville would gain a share of the ACC title if North Carolina falls to Duke.
Back to Wednesday, Notre Dame gets an easy win on Senior Night with Beachem and Vasturia getting the standing ovation from the home crowd well before the final buzzer sounds.
Hoops Preview: Boston College at No. 19 Notre Dame
March 1, 2017
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Boston College (9-20, 2-14) vs No. 19 Notre Dame (22-7, 11-5)
Date: March 1st
Where: Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, Ind.
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: ACC Network or Watch ESPN
ACC Network Affiliates http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-basketball-on-the-acc-network-boston-college-at-notre-dame-03-01-2017
Quick Facts
- Wednesday will be the 29th meeting between the two programs.- Notre Dame has won all seven meetings since the teams joined the ACC in 2013-14.
- Steve Vasturia is only the second Notre Dame player to score 1,300 points with 300 assists and shoot over .850 from the free threw line.
- VJ Beachem enters the game 13th 3FG% (.404), 14th games played (125), 15th in blocked shots (74), 45th in scoring (1,132).
- Junior Bonzie Colson has posted seven 20-point, 10-rebound games this season.
The Starters
Notre DameMatt Farrell: 14.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg and 5.4 apg
Steve Vasturia: 13.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 3.4 apg
Rex Pflueger: 4.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 1.8 apg
VJ Beachem: 15.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 0.8 apg
Bonzie Colson: 16.8 ppg, 10.6 rpg and 1.7 apg
Boston College
Ky Bowman: 14.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 2.9 apg
Jerome Robinson: 19.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 3.2 apg
Garland Owens: 1.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 0.8 apg
Mo Jeffers: 5.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 0.5 apg
Connar Tava: 6.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2.2 apg
How They Matchup
(National Rank)Scoring Offense: Boston College: 72.7 ppg (193) – Notre Dame: 78.9 ppg (57)
Scoring Defense: Boston College: 77.7 ppg (296) – Notre Dame: 69.3 (99)
Rebound Margin: Boston College: 0.7 (165) – Notre Dame: -1.2 (243)
Field-Goal Percentage: Boston College: 45.0% (141) – Notre Dame: 46.2% (84)
Three-Point Percentage: Boston College: 37.4% (70) – Notre Dame: 39.5% (22)
Three-Pointers Made: Boston College: 8.0 (117) – Notre Dame: 9.7 (19)
Free-Throw Percentage: Boston College: 67.8% (253) – Notre Dame: 75.9% (38)
Senior Night is always emotional regardless of how teams prepare for it. The good news for Notre Dame is they play the last place team in the ACC. The bad news is that Boston College gave them all they could handle a few weeks ago on the road.
Purcell Pavilion is a far cry fro Chestnut Hills so the Irish should be more than fine on Wednesday night. The Irish will need to keep tabs on freshman point guard Ky Bowman, who went for 29 points, nine boards and three assists in the first meeting. Bowman is a tough matchup for Notre Dame, but it’s not likely he will hit five three-pointers again this time around.
Notre Dame should look to push the ball and be efficient on the offensive end of the floor with Boston College one of the worst defensive teams in the country. The saying goes “Defense wins championships and offense wins games.” Well, this is a game, and Notre Dame should do whatever it takes to get the win.
Speaking of championships, if the Irish win, Saturday will be a very entertaining day. Notre Dame is currently tied with Louisville for second-place in the ACC. The Cardinals play at Wake Forest on Wednesday, then the Irish travel to Louisville on Saturday. North Carolina leads the ACC by a game, but they will face Duke on Saturday evening. The winner of Notre Dame-Louisville would gain a share of the ACC title if North Carolina falls to Duke.
Back to Wednesday, Notre Dame gets an easy win on Senior Night with Beachem and Vasturia getting the standing ovation from the home crowd well before the final buzzer sounds.
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