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Co-captain Jeremy Lin's 30-point performance was not enough for a victory over No.

Miami Hurricanes coach Frank Haith has one thought when it comes to naming a starting lineup.

On Sunday afternoon against Miami, BC guard Reggie Jackson had the flush dunk that might end up being the slam of the season, even if it was waved off as a debatable charge.

Sometimes you have to taste victory to understand how much it means. The team that coach Al Skinner had at Boston College two years ago won just 14 regular-season games, and was particularly preyed upon in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Early in the second half of Wednesday night's game between Boston College and Michigan, Wolverines guard Laval Lucas-Perry tried desperately to cut into his team's 15-point deficit.

Matt Gatens got a history lesson Monday. "We've never won it?'' Iowa's sophomore guard said of his conference's performance the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, which starts Tuesday.

This is the third volume of the "Players to Watch" segment, featuring players from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Arguably the best player on the Eaglesa roster has been completely non-existent for Boston College to start the season.

Senior Tyler Roche scored a career-high 30 points to lead Boston College to an 89-58 season-opening victory over Dartmouth before 4,277 fans in Conte Forum.

Boston College is expected to be without three players - including two starters - for its first two games of the season.

Boston College returns an experienced core of four starters and plenty of versatility from last season's team that won 22 games and made the school's seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament in nine years.

After one half of play, Boston College had received zero points from their top four scorers from last year.

Prior to the game, head coach Al Skinner enforced some discipline among his team.

Boston College coach Al Skinner doesn't need to remind his players that they were a little inconsistent last year.

Confidence is high for the Boston College mena s basketball team on the heels of last seasona s success.

The Eagles were highly successful in many areas in their exhibition match-up on Sunday afternoon.

Over a span of four seasons, there were not many teams that could slow down point guard Tyrese Rice.

Coach: Al Skinner . Last year: 22-12 . Key loss: G Tyrese Rice. Key returnees: F Joe Trapani, G Rakin Sanders.

Is it really early November? No, it can't be. Boston College's practice gym has no windows, so you can't tell the weather outside, whether there's snow on the ground or the first fall leaves are still blustering on campus.

Junior Rakim Sanders is poised for a breakout year as the focal point of BC's flex offense.