2012.02.10
BC-VT preview capsule
Men’s basketball
Sunday
Boston College at Virginia Tech
6 p.m. at Cassell Coliseum
Records: BC 8-16, 3-7 ACC; Va. Tech 13-11, 2-7
TV: ESPNU
Last meeting: BC won 61-59 at home on Jan. 14
Va. Tech probable starters: F Dorian Finney-Smith (5.6 ppg), F Jarell Eddie (9.8 ppg), C Victor Davila (7.4 ppg), G Marquis Rankin (2.8 ppg), G Erick Green (15.7 ppg).
BC probable starters: F Ryan Anderson (9.6 ppg), 7-foot C Dennis Clifford (9.2 ppg), G Jordan Daniels (6.4 ppg), G Matt Humphrey (10.3 ppg), G Lonnie Jackson (7.9 ppg).
Notes: BC, which has won four straight in this series, is coming off a 64-60 home upset win over Florida State. … Green missed last month’s meeting because of a sprained knee. Clifford had 15 points in that game, which BC led for the entire second half. … The Hokies made only four of their first 19 shots from the field in Thursday’s 65-49 loss at Miami. … This is the first time since 2001-02 that Tech, which beat UVa 47-45 last month, has been held under 50 points in multiple games in a season. …. Tech cut Miami’s lead to 10-8 on two Cadarian Raines free throws with 12:27 to go in the first half but went scoreless for the next 6:22 before Finney-Smith made a jumper to cut the lead to 20-10 with 6:05 left in the half. Tech missed six shots and committed seven turnovers in that span. … Raines finished 0-of-5 from the field in the loss. Green was 7-of-17 from the field, attempting twice as many shots as anyone else on the team.
