NEWTON, Mass. (Interstat) — The Central Connecticut Blue Devils and Boston College Eagles, both sitting at 1-1, will look to establish an early-season winning record when they meet in a non-conference men’s basketball game Tuesday at Silvio O. Conte Forum.

Central Connecticut is coming off a 71-49 road loss to Quinnipiac on Thursday. James Jones led the Blue Devils in that contest with 12 rebounds and eight points. The team’s season opened with a dominant 117-55 home victory over VTSU-Johnson.

Boston College also split its first two games, falling 83-78 in overtime at Florida Atlantic before rebounding with a 76-47 home win over The Citadel on Thursday. Donald Hand Jr. paced the Eagles with 18 points and eight rebounds in the victory, while Chase Forte added 12 points and six assists.

The game marks the start of a challenging road stretch for the Blue Devils, who will visit Massachusetts, Rutgers and Seton Hall in the coming weeks. Boston College will hit the road for a game at Temple on Saturday before returning home to host Hampton next Tuesday.