Boston College takes on Notre Dame following Karnik's 21-point outing

Boston College Eagles (9-14, 4-9 ACC) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (18-7, 11-3 ACC)

South Bend, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Boston College faces the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after James Karnik scored 21 points in Boston College's 72-61 loss to the Duke Blue Devils.

The Fighting Irish have gone 10-1 in home games. Notre Dame averages 70.0 points and has outscored opponents by 5.0 points per game.

The Eagles are 4-9 in ACC play. Boston College is 4-7 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 10.7 turnovers per game.

The teams meet for the 10th time in conference play this season. The Eagles won 73-57 in the last matchup on Dec. 3. Karnik led the Eagles with 17 points, and Prentiss Hubb led the Fighting Irish with 15 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dane Goodwin is scoring 14.8 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Fighting Irish. Paul Atkinson is averaging 9.2 points and 5.3 rebounds over the last 10 games for Notre Dame.

Makai Ashton-Langford is averaging 12.4 points and 3.1 assists for the Eagles. DeMarr Langford Jr. is averaging 6.8 points over the last 10 games for Boston College.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Irish: 8-2, averaging 68.7 points, 31.4 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 5.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.3 points per game.

Eagles: 3-7, averaging 62.1 points, 33.6 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 38.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points.

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