Previewing NC State’s Opponent: Boston College

NC State (16-10/8-7) is hosting Boston College (15-11/6-9) this afternoon (2pm) in PNC Arena, and the Wolfpack are 4.5-point favorites. Before the two teams tipoff, let’s take a look at the Golden Eagles.

Boston College is 1-6 against Quad 1 opponents. Their 1 victory was an 86-80 win over St. John’s on a neutral court. The Golden Eagles are 1-3 in Quad 2 games. Their lone Quad 2 win was against Richmond at home, defeating the Spiders 68-61. BC also has two Quad 3 losses on their record. One of those was against NC State at home (78-84 in OT) and the other was against FSU at home (62-63).

Don’t sleep on Boston College though. Offensively, they are formidable. They rank 4th in the ACC in Field Goal Percentage (46.7%) and 5th in Three-Point Percentage (36.6%).

Senior Forward Quinten Post leads the Golden Eagles in scoring (16.3), rebounds (7.7) and blocks (1.9). He ranks 9th in the ACC in scoring and rebounding, and ranks 2nd in blocks. Post is also dangerous from three, making 44.3% from beyond the arc.

Junior Guard Jaeden Zackery leads BC in assists (4.3), which ranks 4th in the ACC. He also is averaging 11.8 points per game, which ranks 3rd on the team. Zackery also leads the team in steals (1.8), which ranks 5th in the ACC.

Junior Guard Claudell Harris Jr. is the Golden Eagles’ second leading scorer, averaging 14.0 points per game.

Sophomore Devin McGlocton is another significant contributor, averaging 11.0 points and 6.3 boards.

All 4 of Boston College’s leading scorers are shooting better than 35% from three.