Boston College Men’s Basketball vs No. 3 Duke: Starting Lineups, Injuries, TV Info
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The Boston College Eagles (9-8, 1-5 ACC) men’s basketball team is gearing up for its toughest game of the season as it hosts the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils (15-2, 7-0 ACC) on Saturday night.
The Blue Devils have been one of the best teams in college basketball this season. Led by freshman guard/forward Cooper Flagg, who is averaging 18.7 points per game, Duke has bolstered an 88.2 win percentage which is the fifth highest in the nation.
The Blue Devils only losses this season were at the hands of No. 8 Kentucky and No. 9 Kansas by a combined eight points.
As for the Eagles, they are looking for any momentum they can find to turn their season around.
Through the first seven games of the season, Boston College went 6-1 with its only loss coming to VCU in the second game of the season. The team also won the Cayman Islands Classic during that time frame.
Since then, it has gone 3-7 with victories over Stonehill and Fairleigh Dickinson in 2024 as well as Miami, its sole conference win and sole win of 2025.
The Eagles are riding a three-game losing streak into the matchup.
This will be the 33rd meeting between the two programs. Duke leads the all-series 29-3.
Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Broadcast Info
TV: ESPN
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Starting Lineups
Boston College’s Starting 5: | Duke’s Starting 5: |
|---|---|
G Roger McFarlane | G Tyrese Proctor |
G Donald Hand Jr. | G Kon Knueppel |
G Dion Brown | G Sion James |
G Josh Beadle | F Cooper Flagg |
F/C Chad Venning | C Khaman Maluach |
Injury Updates
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1st Half
- Hand Jr., re-enters the game.
- Eagles guard Donald Hand Jr., exits the game after taking a hard fall on the court. He was down for a few moments and then walked off on his own accord.
Pregame
- Boston College forward Elijah Strong will miss the game with an illness and forward Kany Tchanda will miss the game as he’s in concussion protocol.
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Kim Rankin is the lead writer for Boston College On SI. The 2020 graduate of the University of Alabama. She joined Alabama Crimson Tide On SI in February 2024 covering baseball, softball, football, men’s basketball, and more for BamaCentral, but has also contributed to Missouri Tigers On SI. She previously worked as the brand manager at Tide 100.9 FM in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She has covered a wide variety of events including SEC Championships, NCAA Regionals, and bowl games.
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