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The Boston College Eagles missed a late lead when they lost to Wolfpack on their way to NC State. The Eagles don’t have much time to lick their wounds as they welcome the Louisville Cardinals to the Conte Forum on day two of 2021. Louisville ranks second in the ACC with a 1-0 conference record and an overall record of 6-1. The Cardinals have achieved a thrilling victory over rival Kentucky.
BC haven’t been as lucky as they have sometimes struggled to win close games. BC gave up a 9 point lead over Villanova in the second half, a 15 point lead over Minnesota and two leads over NC State on Wednesday night. The Eagles also lost a close game against St. . John’s earlier in the season. Wins are already hard to come by in the ACC, but if the Eagles can’t finish the games their prospects in the conference will be much worse. The Eagles did a better job bouncing off the wolf pack. This was a good sign as the Eagles finished last in the ACC on rebounding. Although the Eagles forced 17 sales, they also gave up 17 sales of their own, continuing a trend that has hurt them throughout the season (BC averages the second highest sales in the ACC this season). . I think this team is better than their record and I’ve been a supporter of Jim Christian, but he needs to figure out BC’s late game problems, especially the revenue problem.
The Cardinals got off to a quick start, winning their first four games including a win over Seton Hall before two games were canceled / postponed due to Covid. Louisville’s only loss of the season was against Wisconsin in 12th place. Senior guard Carlik Jones, who helped Louisville hold off Kentucky with two late free throws and 20 points, is the Cardinals’ top scorer averaging 16. 7 points per game and leads the team with 5 assists per game (the second highest in the ACC). Jones forms a dynamic guard tandem with the second David Johnson, who leads the team at steals, but is also second on the team with an average of 13 points. 6 points per game and was also a major factor in the Cardinals’ win over Kentucky. Jae’lyn Withers is the Cardinals’ most powerful great man and their leading rebounder. It will be a battle of strength against strength with Louisville Point Guards versus BC.
The Eagles are a team that lives and dies after the 3 point shot. They lead the ACC in 3-point attempts per game and in total (they also finish 6th. Place in field goal attempts), while they only ranked 10th in terms of 3-point percentages. to take … place. As mentioned above, they are the last on rebound while Louisville ranks sixth in the ACC in terms of rebound per game. What am i trying to say The Eagles can’t afford to miss shots if they want the chance to win this game because they don’t rebound well and if they haven’t resolved their sales problems in the last three days they will leave the door open to the Cardinals. Louisville is not a high-scoring crime (13th in conference). So if BC can take care of the ball, they have a chance to build a head start, as they have done at times this season.
If BC shoots north of 40% from a distance and only makes 10 turnovers or less, the game is theirs as I don’t think Louisville’s offense can keep up with them when the Eagles of three are hot. But that’s a very big IF. When the Eagles are cold, the Cardinals’ rebound advantage takes effect and the game becomes close. I don’t value the Eagles’ chances in a close game given their history this season.
