King and SMU host Boston College

Boston College Eagles (4-24, 0-15 ACC) at SMU Mustangs (9-17, 2-12 ACC)

Dallas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: SMU faces Boston College after Zahra King scored 23 points in SMU's 79-78 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers.

The Mustangs have gone 6-8 in home games. SMU has a 1-3 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Eagles are 0-15 against ACC opponents. Boston College is 3-19 against opponents with a winning record.

SMU averages 63.1 points per game, 13.8 fewer points than the 76.9 Boston College allows. Boston College's 36.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 6.6 percentage points lower than SMU has allowed to its opponents (43.3%).

The Mustangs and Eagles square off Thursday for the first time in ACC play this season.

Lily Carmody is averaging 12.3 points for the Eagles. Jocelyne Grier is averaging 11.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mustangs: 2-8, averaging 57.2 points, 25.6 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 10.1 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 34.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.4 points per game.

Eagles: 0-10, averaging 63.0 points, 23.7 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 6.5 steals and 0.5 blocks per game while shooting 36.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.2 points.

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