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Harvard visits Boston College after Hinton’s 34-point game

Harvard Crimson (4-3) at Boston College Eagles (3-4)

Boston; Wednesday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Harvard faces Boston College after Robert Hinton scored 34 points in Harvard’s 75-74 loss to the Boston University Terriers.

The Eagles have gone 2-1 at home. Boston College is eighth in the ACC in rebounding averaging 38.3 rebounds. Aidan Shaw leads the Eagles with 9.3 boards.

The Crimson are 2-1 on the road. Harvard is sixth in the Ivy League with 22.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Tey Barbour averaging 4.9.

Boston College’s average of 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.1 fewer made shots on average than the 7.0 per game Harvard gives up. Harvard has shot at a 48.5% rate from the field this season, 9.0 percentage points greater than the 39.5% shooting opponents of Boston College have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fred Payne is shooting 31.0% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, while averaging 12.3 points and 3.1 assists. Donald Hand Jr. is shooting 33.6% and averaging 16.3 points.

Barbour averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Crimson, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 45.0% from beyond the arc. Chandler Pigge is averaging 15 points, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals.

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