Massachusetts Minutemen vs. Boston College Eagles

BOSTON (Interstat)—Massachusetts will visit Boston College in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Friday at Boston in the Hall of Fame Series. Both teams enter 1-0. Massachusetts is the visiting team, and Boston College is the home team. The Minutemen and Eagles will meet in the Hall of Fame Series matchup.

Massachusetts opened its season with a 71-60 win at Troy. Junjie Wang, a forward, was the Minutemen’s most productive player with 18 points, 13 rebounds and one block in 30 minutes. Jordan Clayton added 16 points, six rebounds and four assists in 34 minutes, and Dwayne Wimbley had 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes. Wang is the player to watch for Massachusetts after posting a double-double in the opener. His rebounding and interior scoring helped the Minutemen secure the road victory. Massachusetts will look to build on that performance as it steps into a road game against Boston College.

Boston College opened with a 76-50 home win over Wagner. Money Williams, a guard, led the Eagles with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes. Brandon Benjamin added eight points and 10 rebounds in 21 minutes, and Armoni Zeigler scored 14 points with four rebounds in 29 minutes. Williams is the player to watch for Boston College after his 22-point, five-rebound, four-assist effort. The Eagles will rely on his scoring and playmaking as they prepare for the Minutemen.

The game will be played at Boston in the Hall of Fame Series. Massachusetts is 1-0, and Boston College is 1-0. The Minutemen will try to carry their opener’s momentum into the matchup. The Eagles will seek to protect home court and remain unbeaten. Massachusetts’ frontcourt production from Wang and Wimbley will be a focal point against a Boston College team that got a double-digit rebounding effort from Benjamin in its opener. Boston College’s backcourt, led by Williams and Zeigler, will try to control pace and create scoring chances.

Massachusetts next hosts UMass-Lowell, then has home games against Bryant, Maine, Loyola Chicago, Western Michigan, Stonehill and UMass Boston, along with road games at Eastern Michigan, Wake Forest and Kent State. Boston College next hosts Maryland-Eastern Shore and New Hampshire, then visits Harvard, hosts NJIT, plays UCF and Cincinnati in Kissimmee, Fla., visits Georgia, hosts UMass-Lowell and Northeastern, and hosts George Washington.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Massachusetts 77, Boston College 65.