GAME NOTES: Both the Boston College Eagles and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will seek their first conference win as they clash in an Atlantic Coast Conference showdown at McCamish Pavilion on Sunday.

Boston College enters the contest sporting a dismal 0-5 record in ACC play, with an 0-3 mark away from home. The Eagles have dropped back-to-back decisions to Virginia (66-51) and Syracuse (69-61) leading up to their showdown with the Jackets.

Georgia Tech hasn't been any better, having dropped six consecutive contests - all against conference competition. Following an unbelievably ugly loss to Virginia (57-28) on Thursday, the Yellow Jackets are 0-6 in ACC play, but do own a 6-3 mark at home.

Georgia Tech owns a 12-8 advantage over Boston College in the all-time series. At home in Atlanta, the Yellow Jackets have beaten the Eagles five out of six times. The teams met three times last season, with Georgia Tech taking all three decisions.

Boston College suffered through an absolutely abysmal first half against Syracuse on Tuesday night. The Eagles shot just 21.7 percent from the floor in the opening frame, and fell behind the Orange at halftime, 35-17. A furious second-half comeback attempt by BC still fell short, as the Eagles dropped their second consecutive game. Aaron Brown scored 21 points to pace the team, adding in six rebounds to his stat line. Dimitri Batten scored 17 points, and Olivier Hanlan tallied 13 with five boards and five assists. Boston College finished the game shooting 31.4 percent from the floor, and allowed Syracuse to hit on 44 percent of its tries in the game.

Hanlan is once again doing all he can to try and lift Boston College up on the offensive end of the floor, but for yet another season his efforts appear to be falling short. Hanlan paces the Eagles with 16.5 ppg this season, adding in 74 assists and 28 steals to his resume. Brown has come alive as of late, and sits in second on the team's scoring list at 13.8 ppg. The Eagles as a unit are netting 64.9 ppg on 44 percent shooting, but only have those two players averaging a double-digit scoring output. Dennis Clifford tops the squad in rebounding at 5.9 boards per outing, and has been a force underneath the basket for a team surrendering 63.5 ppg to opponents.

However, if looking for an example of a poor offensive performance, look no further than Thursday's Georgia Tech loss to second-ranked Virginia. The Cavaliers pounded the Yellow Jackets defensively and limited the visitors to 16 first-half points and 12 in the second frame. Georgia Tech shot just 24.5 percent from the floor in the loss, and missed all 12 of its 3-point attempts. Marcus Georges-Hunt led the team in scoring with seven points, while Charles Mitchell added six. Demarco Cox pulled down five rebounds to lead his team.

After a strong start to the season, the Yellow Jackets have spiraled downward. The team currently averages only 63.6 ppg on 40.9 percent shooting, and is allowing the exact same number of points on average to opponents. Georges-Hunt still leads the team in scoring, averaging 12.6 ppg, followed by Mitchell's 10.3 ppg ,ark. Mitchell leads the squad in rebounding at 7.7 boards per outing, while Robert Sampson (6.2 rpg) and Cox (6.1 rpg) help out a talented frontcourt for Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets have turned the ball over a whopping 232 times this season in just 18 games played.

At least Georgia Tech has the home advantage in this contest against the lowly Eagles. Neither squad appears headed for a conference championship, unless things completely turn around, and fast. But one team will pick up its first ACC victory in this one. BC needs Hanlan to star again, with role players figuring into the scoring. The Yellow Jackets may be able to ride the home momentum over the Eagles, though.