now, what the president has proposed actually has some very good things. in the first place, this ridiculous idea from the previous administration that we were going to shut down the international space station in 2015 when, in fact, it hasn't even been completed -- as a matter of fact, the mission that took off -- i guess it was last night -- that's got the last major component to go up to complete the international space station, and then the remaining four flights of the space shuttle will take up additional experiments and equipment. and then the station will be fully ready for business. so the idea that from the previous administration that we

were only going to have it until 2015, of course that was ridiculous, and the obama administration have come out and said we're going to extend it on until 2020. that's a good thing. that's the right thing. the administration also has said that nasa is one of the few civilian agencies that it's recommending to the congress that it get additional funding, and it is no small amount. it's an additional $6 billion that the president is recommending over the next five years. that is substantial, given the fact that the nasa budget is a very small budget compared to the rest of the federal agencies. however, that amount is only half what was recommended by the

obama-appointed blue ribbon panel called the norman augustine commission looking on the future of human space flight, only half. but it is substantial, and so we should note that, that that is a step in the right direction. the obama administration has also recommended substantial increase in research and development and particularly with regard to a heavy lift vehicle that will change nasa's mission from just going to and from low earth orbit where we have done all our work in the last three decades with the space shuttle to and from low earth orbit, either to the space station or certain projects such as the hubble space telescope which has been miraculous and the refurbishing missions that have kept that space telescope

alive and has just opened up our understanding and knowledge of the heavens and is peering back into the beginning of time. that has been extraordinary, but the president has said let's get out of low earth orbit and let's go out and explore the heavens. now, that's all a good thing, but here's where the president in his rollout of his recommended budget, this is where he made the mistake and has given the perception that he has killed the manned space program. he just said we're going to cancel constellation. but they didn't explain, but we have got to do an aggressive effort toward building the new heavy lift vehicle to take us out into the heavens. and they put all their eggs in

the basket to say we're going to let these commercial companies develop rockets that are going to take us to and from the space station, first with cargo and then we're going to human rate them for human crews. but the first commercial rocket, space x, is supposed to have flown six times by now. they haven't flown that falcon nine rocket yet, and they're saying they are going to fly it this spring. let's hope they do, and let's hope it's successful. but what if it isn't? there's another one, a much smaller rocket called orbital sciences.

they want to take cargo. ultimately, they would like to take humans, but they haven't gotten off the ground with the first test rocket. and for us where safety ought to be primacy, which was one of the key fundamentals for the constellation program was to create a rocket in a follow-on heavy lift rocket that was going to increase by a factor of ten the safety for astronauts because the space shuttle has 1,500 parts, any one of which malfunctions, that's it. it's tube city, it's a catastrophic loss. and so the idea is to have a rocket that builds in a lot more safety for the humans going to and from the space station and ultimately a heavy lift rocket

that gets us out of low earth orbit. madam president, what i think that the president needs to do, he's got to repair the image because the perception is he's killed the manned space program. he doesn't want to do that. i know the president. the presiding officer knows the president. he is a great space aficionado, but the perception is there and it's got to be corrected. the first thing that he should do is set a goal. presidents are the only ones that can lead america's space program. a senate committee can't do it. the administrator of nasa can't do it. only presidents can set the vision and the goal, and that goal ought to be what we all know is where we want to go, and that's to the planet mars.

now, madam president, if you think i'm reaching too far, no less than one of the most critical editorial pages of nasa in america this morning endorsed the goal of going to mars, and that's "the new york times" editorial page. this is what a bunch of us have been saying for years. the goal is mars. we have got to develop the technology, the vehicles, the safety systems, the life support systems to get us there, but the president needs to set the goal and strike the vision that this is where we're going. if the president would do this and then if he would turn the truer -- the architecture over

to his science advisor and to his administrator of nasa and that great team, if they would continue with the testing of the rocket that has already flown successfully that will be a precursor to building the heavy lift vehicle, if they will continue that testing, then the president will be well on the way of doing what he wants to do, which is for america to be the leader in space exploration. and combine with other countries where it is appropriate in international exploration, as we have on the international space station. and so, madam president, i urge the white house to start listening to some of their most

vigorous supporters in the congress. i can tell you that other members on both sides of the aisle are not pleased in the way that the president's message about the future space flight have been received, and if we can work together, we can get the perception of our space exploration back on track. madam president, i just want to say in conclusion on a completely different subject that i am hopeful that as we've seen over the last couple of days that we have been in this blizzard and we have had time to reflect and read and sometimes hear the commentary on the radio and tv, that all of this shrillness that we've seen on

display over the last several months, that it's going to subside and in a bipartisan way that the country can start healing, but for the country to heal, we must change the discourse in the public square. civility, not savagery, is the only way that a democracy can proceed and succeed. politics can't be the blood sport that takes people down on a personal basis where the attitude is i am all right and you're all wrong because that leaves little room for consensus building and consensus building is so essential to the functioning of a democracy.

and so as we get into more of the discussion with regard to health care, the health insurance reform, it is my prayer that we have much more conciliation and mediation and moderation in our views so that we can build consensus. consensus building is the finest hour of a democracy in representing all of the people. madam president, i yield the floor and i would suggest the absence of aall the roll. quorum call:

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we know they can run but it looks like they can skate. i'm lisa hillary at the capitols ice plex. you never know what you're going to find out here. but coming up we're talking caps hockey. >> with another snowstorm on the way the the turfs have extra time on their hands. time to fine tune the fundamentals. >> dribble, step, and then go off your left foot and hopefully goes in. . >> we've been buried in snow. the wizards have been living it up down south. >> get ready washington because the super bowl is coming your way. >> and will bill put his money where his mouth is and join mike shanahan and the red

skins? 16 year nfl vet an and four time super bowl champion bill tells com cast sports net bay area he's had talking with the red skins becoming the strength and conditioning coach. he's in d.c. right now. played with shanahan has admitted to using steroids. and a supporter of dietary supplyments. roe know said no formal arguments have taken place just talking. welcome to into the com cast sports net. this is geico sportsnite. they don't have a game to coach

tomorrow. they god in with instructions. we begin with the last of the cast we're going if see here in town until march. lisa hillary has the inside access. >> reporter: the league's most cash capitals will take their 88 points across the border into canada. first top montreal where they will take on the canadians. three games in a matter of four days. which one had the potential to create havoc. the answer was simple. >> all three of them. look at it montreal has given us tips all year. they make a management change. they are going to want to impress the new gm and they lost the last game at home. and it doesn't matter who we play they want to break this thing. >> we're worried about montreal all it takes is one bad period one ten minute span of lapse.

they score three goals. >> it's important, but i think if you concentrate about it you're going to lose. it can be history but we just want to win and play. >> one glaring statistic over this 14 game win streak has come in the third period where the capitals have outscored teams by a 30-6 margin. >> they're doing things i knew they thought they were going to have a good year but they didn't know the success was going to come the way it is right now. >> we have a team right now top three of the league. so in the playoffs. you look at last years team. they can be active. same thing with us. it's just about building on and getting stronger. >> reporter: is inching close tore a return. on sunday in a game for the bears made 26 saves and allowed four goals in a bears win.

he admitted after wards feeling a little rusty having not played since december the 7th. real november michael angoras city will make this upcoming trip. as for who plays when? >> making the trip. so i don't know the rotation. or i do but i'm not saying. >> covering the capitals lisa hillary. com cast sports net. >> thanks. three game road begins tomorrow night in montreal. you'll see the caps and canadians in high definition. half hour edition of capitals pregame live. with al and allen getting you set for faceoff. coming up later in the show. lisa goes one on one with goalie thy core. miller to butler. started by barnes.

with five tenths of second to play. butler who has been hot all night long drops in a long jumper. those winning moments. they've come far too anal frequently. to step take a step back and realize ever since mike and randy have been inserted the wisconsin they are 4-3. team in charlottes nights take on the bob cats. we're joined by steve and phil. any chance for orlando carry over tonight? >> let's hope so, us. i was wondering if there was a capitol building. >> i don't know about the rest of the d.c. or maryland but that building is out of snow. let's guarantee. >> we hope there is carry over. in the game they finally got a little bit of luck and execution at the end of some quarters. something they had not been doing. against the magic at the end

you have periods. they got some luck and executed. >> it's important to close those quarters out. you talk about the last possession. they're down 17 in the second quarter. brings it down to 15 at halftime. and went on a shooting exhibition and ends with this one right to end the third quarter. puts them up by seven. the game winner down by one. butler sets his man up. a great come from behind. >> you know the wizards could not get back into d.c. against saturday's game. that was postponed until march 11th. they stayed in orlando until yesterday. we came to charlotte yesterday got here and now there's some question as to whether the team will get back into washington tonight. but this bobaccounts squad came out of the gates fast. they won their first nine of

ten games in the new year. they got one of the best records so far. >> that point had the best record in the league. slowed down a little bit. down to 12 wins they had. best of all time. they finished 12-7 since the beginning of january. you see where that ranked among all players. they're one of the hot teams to be playing with. >> they won the first game with a lot of energy back in d.c.. we'll see what happens top. russ any truth you hired to shovel your walk? >> i tried to hire his kids. i feel bad for you you've bun stuck on the road. thanks for calling in to check on us. i appreciate it. imagine you got out and swung the clubs a little bit? >> we managed to break out the clubs. there wasn't much else to do. we had a good time. the weather was nice.

we feel for you guys. believe me there's nothing the team would like better to get home and get back to their families and see what their homes look like. we have no real concept what's going on back there. we have missed now both snowstorms the wizards were in phoenix that saturday when it snowed the 22 inches and missed this last one too. >> don't say again the wizards are good for nothing this season. >> i never said that. >> me neither. >> buck and phil. thanks a lot. best of luck getting back to tonight. coming up after geico sportsnite wizards live. for some thoughts on tonight's game. college basketball supposed to play virginia tomorrow. the cavaliers were already in town. the game was postponed until mondays. they were sent back to charlotte vile because of the snow. tracked down the head coach who

had time on his hands. >> the gary williams report. right # brought to you by sub way. >> in your career have you had a game postponed? >> the wake forest game i think it was '96 it was pushed back and played. but there's never been a situation like we're in right now either with the snow. just to get back to back storms like this. school did a great job. just getting it ready where we can play carolina. and then it would almost be impossible to do the same thing. the snow is still here from the first storm. if we get another 15 inches where you put the storm. >> this game is pushed back to the 15th. you get ready for duke. four games in eight days. that is a tough stretch. >> yeah it seems like everything was going pretty well. this happens.

you have to deal wit and it's one of those things that nobody could foresee. nobody could do anything about it. it's a hardship on virginia too. they would much rather play a game like we did in the normal rotation of the games not to play the game really hurts but we'll see how tough we are. >> you've been pretty tough this season. what do you do schedule wise? are you able to come in here? the guys are on campus. >> we are all here so we can practice today. we'll probably take tomorrow off now. we've been gone every day for awhile now it seems like. they need some rest. and then we have two days to get ready for duke and hopefully friday we can get down there. it's a 1:00 game at duke which is good. we can get back here saturday night and start working on the virginia game. >> acc player of the week. six time in his career. he's your motor. after a slow start the beginning of the season he seems to found a groove.

>> i don't think anyone is playing better. i don't just mean the acc either. sometimes when he's local sort to speak we don't aappreciate the impact he's been having on us. some of the guys we stepped up and allowed him to do that. we have other threats and that always makes it easier on the player that's suppose to be the number one player and things like that. our guys have done a great job in playing with georgia vis so far. >> coming up on geico sportsnite have a game to prepare for. give some pointers to kids. >> further advance in your basketball career. you guys would agree with that? your father still can't make a layup. coming into the season they thought goal tending wathe

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welcome back to geico sportsnite. the new or lean saints are marching through the streets. even though fat tuesday isn't until a week from today. mardi gras has began a little week early this year. i'm joined by former redskins charlie cast. who is fresh off the plane.

back in miami when he was in the super bowl. i have to talk about drew brees. the mvp of the game. does this elevate him into the upper of quarterbacks now he can be talked with along peyton manning and tom brady. >> just because of the length of their rare and how long they have done it they have it before brees manning won it. but brees for most of the year played at that level. >> 70% passer for the regular season. manning has come under a lot of fire. people saying he's the reason why they lost. is he the reason why they lost? >> he's the reason why they're there. he's the reason it's a football game. did a good job during the course of the game. and you know the the end he throws the interception. could have been the finished better by reggie wayne who was a great play.

but think about it this way. dwight was a nonfactor in the second half. they're playing the two corners on the field. brees having a field day against the back up corners. manning is still an excellent quartzerback. maybe his legacy is only going to be one super bowl. he gets into the playoffs every year. >> what was going through your mind the split second the saints tried an on side kick? >> oh my gosh. [ laughter ] here's the thing, shawn peyton had told people i want to be aggressive in the game. when you try to beat the colts you have to to be aggressive. the saints had the formula to beat the colts. a good offensive football team that can match points with with them and they were aggressive on a number of situations that obviously helped them two of them the two point conversion. >> certainly the saints went out and took it. charlie castle thank you very

much. >> who's hot and who's cold? nobody right now is hotter than the washington capitols. currently on that 14 game winning streak. tied for the third longest. much of that thanks toothy core. he won ten stra

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really hard for the last 23 games and then -- >> ten straight wins. tied for the franchise record. set 26 years ago. he stole games. 40 saves against the bruins and red wings you might remember. hillary sat down one on one with alex. see what he has to say about rushes chances. see the interview at csnwashington.com keyword caps. still to come why did cocaptain jamesson get by the bobcats. here. it't cth pper knowold mus. you!of te! exc... what grndwithan

top of the hour. here on com cast sports net. jimson was fined from being missing from action. trying to get back to the super bowl in miami. he will be fine and play tonight. chandler is expected to play along with felton. all right ron this might with the last time we butler in a uniform. if that's the case, boy, gave us something to think about in his last game. >> he played a tremendous game. i thought his energy level was up. coming off at 31 points. had mid range going. was getting to the basket. the long ball was falling.

thought the wizards did an excellent job. i thought you saw in his eyes whenever he plays against a big time forward paul pierce or swing carter is is against the last game they went to against he came up short. he was eager to get that one back. >> again this might be cbs last game in the wizards. the last time they got back together was last in november. november the 28th. its been a long season work with me. wizards lost 92-76 during that game gilbert didn't play well but wallace was phenomenal. >> their forwards come at you at full blast. like the field lane. they run. play in hobbing tape game. defensively has been larry brown's calling card.

stephen jackson is a mashup. you don't have to run plays for him. he can create his own shot. but gives him a push defensively. january the 1st the bobcats have the fifth best record. what impresses you the most? >> the thing that jumps at me the most as we played the last two months the increase they had. the plus three and the turnovers down four. so increase the their sharing the ball. they're moving they're manipulating of the offense. dropped their turnovers and defensively this is a team that puts you in also vice. top three teams defensively. >> key victories tonight. >> wizards play small ball. larry brown doesn't mind putting the small team on the floor. do they go small or take advantage. the wings have have to play. averaging 19 points and 10

rebounds. stephen jackson is a great player as well. averaging 20. finally you have to be prepared to do all you. if they win this game tonight if they're able to grab it they go into all star break. >> not bad thinking about it. going wins over orlando and charlotte two of the better teams. starting 10-1 the bobcats have lost three straight. >> that's good news. coming up on geico sportsnite we're used seeing gary like this. when we come back. [ fennou traese out ou g not ou g likerici dget at eat. o styour.. d yogspa od wu'rey...

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up next bobcats fallowed by sports night live. come cast sports net plus we have college hoops for you. if you missed it earlier tomorrow night is virginia maryland game was postponed until february 15th. up next a trip to duke. head coach gary was looking for anybody to coach today. he took a few shots and so did the coach. >> okay. you start here you take a dribble you're going in for the layup you go up if you're right- handed you go off of your left foot. try that. just start right just start right about here so you only have to take one dribble. good job. that was pretty good. let's see yours.

same way. so it's obvious that you guys are further advanced in your basketball career than your father was add the same age. you guys would agree with that? >> yeah. >> your father still can't make a layup. >> they're 11 and 10 years old. why get on me? >> i'm trying to help them. obviously you guys -- >> what do you mean? >> it's amazing. [ laughter ] >> that's it for us on geico sportsnite. for the very latest from around the area and around the sports log on to csnwashington.com. papa onopening tip off next. madion i used a run onne su cup ann i onnet 7the vo: ng'sble.

tart on yvent.... oh, you. wel skin. >> ready to make a run at the regular season title. they are on a roll. it is another night of acc hoops and it starts right now. >> wake forest knows there is a lot to play for. they want that regular season title. standing in their way tonight the boston college eagles.

welcome to winston salem. i don't think anyone beginning the season would have thought the standings look like they do. >> mike, it is interesting you say that. usually the standings have some form. somebody has taken over. even though duke and maryland are at the top they are only one loss ahead of other teams including wake forest. they have done a great job getting themselves in position. now can they follow-through? >> this team is coming off a huge win. these two guys lead the way. >> not only against virginia. ishmael smith, in particular, when he gets in the lane wake forest is really good. and another player that didn't play as well as he did, now is the time for the stretch run. boston college are still looking at a stretch run and if they are going to have anything to say about the acc race their

guy reggie jackson led them in scoring in acc play. he has to perform. >> dan, there is a big story developing with boston college. their leading scorer is not going to play tonight. we will talk about that when we come back here as we get ready for wake forest and boston college.

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>> mike: we are ready to go but before we do let's get dan's keys to the game. >> dan: mike, i think it is very important that boston college value the basketball tonight. they have to be very efficient on offense and have to play each position with a passion and for the wake forest team they want to get the pace up and down but they also want to pound it inside without joe trapani the eagles are shorthanded in there. >> mike: wake's two wins came in the two meetings last year. it will be josh southern. the beacons in their home whites control the opening tip.

tyler roche matched up in the man-to-man defense against al- faroug aminu. >> dan: tye roche's third start of the season and early turnover for wake. >> mike: sanders threw it away as well. >> mike: that's what we are talking about with boston college. particularly without joe not a lot of margin for error. >> mike: pass inside to al- faroug aminu. i think it will be a problem. boston college just doesn't have anybody that can match up against him. >> dan: 6'9" sophomore out of georgia. >> dan: boy, dan, if he can hit shots. particularly from three-point range tyler roche can help the team but he has to do the job on the defensive end against aminu. switching up out of the

two/three zone. >> mike: and the goo who can bust that zone wide open. c.j. harris. if you're going to play zone against boston college you have to find c.j. harris. >> mike: harris with almost 40% on the year from behind the arc. >> mike: and that shot was blocked by aminu. that's what you are talking about, dan. chas mcfarland is fouled. aminu is such a skilled player and i don't think sanders realized he was anywhere in the area. >> mike: head coach dino guadio in his third year. ninth year at wake forest. came as an assistant to the late skip. he has done a good job with these deacons this year. 6-3 now in the league.

not a particularly good three- point shooter team. he looked better there. >> mike: 7-foot senior. the deacons out to an early five-point lead. here is sanders. harris on him. tyler roche. you would expect that most of the offense would come inside the arc. harris hit a three a moment ago. nice pass by aminu to mcfarland. >> dan: he is not known as a guy for passing the ball on inside. only 10 assists of 11 in acc

play. boy, aminu has been a big factor here early. breakout down the other way. so sloppy by wake forest. can't afford to get sloppy with this team. corey raji. solid defensive player. almost got the interception. ther done at boston college. he is bc's all time win

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game for boston college. boy, reggie jackson is giving this team some real, real points off the bench this year. >> dan: mike, without question. the interesting thing about reggie jackson, his numbers across the board are better against acc competition than nonconference competition. that's the thing that boston college sorely needs right now. >> mike: averages over a point game more in league play. and a three-second call on wake forest. turnover will give it to boston college. reggie jackson has had some fantastic games. he actually average more points as a reserve than he does as a starter. tyler roche. >> dan: and that is one of the things, mike, you mentioned, that's what he can do. he comes in the game and brings some fire power particularly from the three-point line. >> mike: tyler roche has three points already above his game average. got their attention now. the deacons need to find him.

>> dan: that's great hustle by mcfarland. williams comes up with it. really good job to go get that one. >> mike: shot clock winding down and ishmael smith driving in the lane. gets it to chas mcfarland. he has got great points. off to a great start. >> dan: they are all layups, mike. wake forest shooting about 90% and it is because everything is right on top of the basket. they made one three and it was wide open. >> mike: cortney dunn into the game. >> dan: they are going to have to guard him. >> mike: tyler roche his career high is 30. that was in the first game in the season against dartmouth. wake forest playing man-to-man. who will be guarding him? chas mcfarland? >> mike: chas mcfarland kind

of directing the offense from up top. you would rather not have it exactly. williams down low to woods who just came into the game and he is fouled. >> dan: cortney dunn will pick up that foul. that's really an unnecessary foul by dunn. on the inside, mike. you can't put your hands on it. >> mike: chas mcfarland. he heads to the beacon bench. cortney dunn. his minutes have doubled over the last five games for boston college. >> dan: dunn is a very active player. they like the way he defends and rebounds. not much of an offensive presence. >> mike: woods. >> dan: woods just went by him right there. dunn cannot allow woods to catch the ball that close to the basket. what you'll do against woods you have to do before they

throw him the ball. >> mike: tyler roche did not have a three in past weekend and boston college lost to deacon at home. he has got two already. what a nice spin move. now with chas mcfarland out of the game aminu. williams misses but just into the game ari stewart, freshman with the offensive rebound and putback. >> dan: boston college will not completely walk the ball up the court. they have got some pretty good finishers like corey raji. >> mike: the offense cranking up at both ends now. boston college has to find some way to force wake forest with a little bit more shot opportunity. court corey opportunity --

corey raji. >> dan: everything is right on top of the basket. c.j. harris hit a basket but otherwise everything has been within a foot. >> mike: two for boston college here in the first 8 minutes of the game. woods wide open. free-throw line. >> dan: will is no reason for tony woods to shoot that shot. just gave the numbers. 20 points in the lane. why shoot one outside the lane? >> mike: here is reggie jackson. inside corey raji. c.j. harris will pick up his first personal foul. 11:54 to go first half. wake forest has broken out to a 23-14 lead. he last timeu we sc?

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>> wake forest has been pounding inside. they have outrebounded boston college 9-2 and their points have come fairly easy. >> dan: mike, they sure have. they are 10-13 shooting the ball and lots of times your shooting percentage is a direct product of your shot selection and all these shots you can see very clearly they are within 1 or 2 feet of the basket. hard to meet those. boston college has to put up more resistance inside and of course wake forest is a team with great size and it will be difficult for boston college even with joe trapani. >> mike: tyler roche has started awfully strong. he has been really the only offense 4 for 7 from the field two of those three pointers. >> dan: the problem isn't necessarily on the offensive end for boston college. they have got to stop wake forest. >> mike: here is jackson. he has been very quiet since coming into the game.

hasn't taken a shot. dallas elmore in the game. here is elmore. shot over harris. and elmore leaves it short. loose ball. here is tyler roche. boy, tyler roche three 3s already. and there is an offensive foul. wake forest trying to push him. is that harris? because if it is that is two fouls on harris. c.j. harris. >> dan: mike, if you're wake forest maybe there is a little bit of concern because you're shooting almost 80% from the field. you're at home and yet you only have a 6 point lead. >> mike: c.j. harris with a three-pointer to his credit. has to go to the bench with those two fouls. see if boston college can get reggie jackson a shot.

thisthat was not an open opportunity. so you have to say that tyler roche is feeling it. >> mike: dan, often you see one guy goes out, somebody else has to step up and tyler roche, the senior, is certainly doing it right now. >> dan: he has got 15 points. >> mike: again, another long shot by wake forest and i don't think that boston college necessarily denied them the inside. keep pounding it in there. don't settle for that outside shot. >> tyler roche has been incredible when you consider that saturday in the game against duke he only had four points. he has got 15 already. jackson misses his first shot and tony woods down with the rebound for wake forest. here is l.d. williams. will be tough to get it all the way to the basket.

>> mike: ari stewart. hits the three. he has got five. >> dan: never met a shot he didn't like, mike. particularly the long range shot. >> mike: freshman out of mariette, georgia. man-to-man defense by wake forest. raji inside. williams. now a few words being exchanged. . >> for some reason tony woods

center of the court. sly a big ll right here. you know. the rule is that you throw an elbow like that it can be a

flagrant foul. >> chas mcfarland ready to come in for woods. we have three of the acc's best in the striped shirt. >> i think the only saving grace for tony woods if there is one is he didn't hit him very hard. >> now calling both coaches over. >> it does not appear that dino guadio is overjoyed with the decision they have made. there is woods. sophomore from georgia. i think he is out. >> dan: i think you're right.

i think they threw him out of the game. >> mike: and tony woods is going to walk to the locker room because once you're ejected you can't stay in. yes, he has been ejected from the game. and that really hurts wake forest because woods and chas mcfarland kind of rotate in and out of that number 5 position, if you will. so that's a flagrant foul and there is going to be some free throws coming here. . >> the crowd obviously didn't see the video that we saw. [ cheering ] >> mike: raji on the free- throw line. >> dan: if you go back to

where we started all this, mike, he was fouled by l.d. williams shooting the ball. >> mike: yes. so those are the two free throws and now that play occurred while the ball was dead so that's a dead ball technical foul. any contact technical foul while the ball is dead is a technical foul. it is also a flagrant foul so now tyler roche is going to get two shots. >> mike: you know, dan, bc really doesn't have a great free throw shooter with joe trapani not here. he is over 80%. everybody else down around 72, 73% as tyler roche hits one of two. >> dan: and now this goes back to the way the rules used to be. you get a technical foul so you get two shots and the ball. so boston college miss two of those free throws but they have a chance to get really back in the game here. >> mike: they close it down to

five. left a couple of points out there. reggie jackson still scoreless. >> dan: it is hard, mike, to take the ball that close to the line. really difficult to get the ball up over to the court. you need to stop and take a mid- range throw. >> mike: kick out to stewart. here comes reggie jackson. he is the guy that boston college needs to get going. wake led this game by 9 points now cut down to 5. jackson. he is on the board and that's a

big bucket. makes it now a two-point game. aminu. he is so quick. so tough. >> dan: and that's aminu at his best, mike. not really a great jump shooter yet. i think the size of wake forest is really bothering boston college. >> what a great pass to l.d. williams. boy, the boston college eagles, one that they should have had and then with everyone around the offensive board wake forest gets a breakout. >> mike: tyler roche. has it taken away about aminu. and right back it goes to sanders. foul is going to be on wake forest. l.d. williams will pick up his second personal foul but at the other end l.d. williams' speed is paying off.

look at him run and make a catch for two. beacons are up 30-24.

>> mike: 7:43 to go first half. wake forest is up 6. here is our toyota question. when was the last time that duke or north carolina did not finish in first place in the acc regular season? >> dan: i have been around awhile and that's going to take some thinking. >> mike: dino guadio is a little concerned his team had a great run to start this game and now boston college has gone back with it. this has been a pretty resilient boston college team this year. they have had some tough times

as of late but they played close. jackson. look at dunn. how many of those shots have they missed in the first half, mike? they are not easy shots because wake forest is contesting them but if you're going to win on the road you've got to put those balls in the basket. paris is not known as a jump shooter but nice job by cortney dunn. just not able to finish the play. >> that was his first foul. here is chas mcfarland. open. how about the ball fake? got it to aminu. he did not question it. the question is why would you ever go there. if he wants to shoot from out there, fine. al skinner used just about everybody on the bench in this

first half jackson being guarded by smith. elmore. has got harris up in the air. nice drive by elmore the sophomore from fort collins, colorado. >> he is powerful enough once he gets inside to finish the play. known mainly as a good defender. clark in for wake forest with the basketball. mistake by sanders right there i think. sanders, yes, he gets the foul. when you double team a big guy like that you can't grab at the basketball unless he dribbles it then the referee will let you take it from a big guy when he dribbles the ball. >> dan: he hurt his ankle, i think, mike. he limped out of the game.

>> mike: and raji i think is going to pick up another foul. chas mcfarland out of the way. >> dan: will be the first foul on corey raji. >> mike: and wake will get another possession. up 4. largest lead is 9. bc as we said going really deep on the bench here. raff here. >> that's a tough matchup. the second he turns and faces the basket and starts to drive evan ravenel is overmatched. >> mike: evan ravenel just picked up his second personal foul. you almost have to double team him to make him given up the ball. boston college doesn't have anyone that can guard him. >> he is a matchup problem for

so many people in this league. >> reporter: chas mcfarland. that's three on evan ravenel.

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>> 37-31 is our score. wake forest. 30 of their 37 points have been down in the paint. and a big part of that has been al-faroug aminu. >> aminu has been a handful for boston college today. has been able to score effectively inside. nice pass to chas mcfarland. he is in the right place at the right time. boston college has nobody to defend him while he is driving

to the basket. makes him an extremely different match up. >> aminu preseason all-american. leads the league in rebounding. 22 double doubles over his two years. and a double-double in that win saturday against virginia. 13 points and 10 rebounds. and weaver is going to pick up a foul. interesting match up there. >> one of the things the coaches teach their big guys to do on that high screen on the ball is to step out an force the dribbler wide. lots of times there is contact. that's a call the officials have to make each time. if there is contact there they have to call that spot. >> the offense did a tremendous

disadvantage. >> sanders. stewart down with it for wake forest. here comes smith in the deep. weaver. my goodness. david weaver not on the scouting report as on outside threat. a baseline jumper. >> he has been known to make a couple of them. you can't give him that much time. tyler roche hasn't been able to find any openings since he came back in the game. said they had to guard that guy. >> finds david weaver. there is not even a boston college player in the picture. >> that is only his third three

pointer during the entire season. >> a lot of people would kill for 30%. >> l.d. williams has picked up his third foul meanwhile and he is on the bench beside david weaver. >> critical last 2 minutes. they have done a pretty good job of hanging in the game after falling behind but wake forest is very capable of spurting out here to a big, big load. >> tyler roche scored 17 points. that's more than the rest of the team combined. >> and aminu. what can he not do? step it out. hitting the three. >> aminu is not really a very good three-point shooter. only 28% on the year. but again, if you're going to leave him all alone like that he almost has to take that shot. >> 11 points now for al-faroug aminu in the first half.

tyler roche. raji has it blocked. aminu got it right back. >> one of the best offensive rebounder in the atlantic coast conference. he just stays after it. >> gary clark has a reputation as a shooter and you saw it there and this is the largest wake forest lead of the game first time it has been in double digits. jackson a step back. dan, you were right, a very critical time for bc and it is not going well right now. >> not a lot of movement for boston college. they are taking quick shots. >> clark able to put it on the floor. and how about clark coming in with five quick points. >> you've got to make that defense move, mike. so when you take a shot against a much taller team like wake forest you get a chance. with those big guys standing inside you'll never get an

offensive move. >> sanders on stewart. and stewart commits the personal foul. that's his first. gary clark hits the three-point shot so that means you've got to get out and guard him and that's just not very good defense by boston college. he went right around corey raji. nobody came to help out. another easy opportunity for wake forest and they convert. >> five points for clark. his season high is nine. a game at miami he got three 3s. >> boston college continues with points at the free-throw line. mike, this is a team. al skinner's squad gives up only 60 points a game on the season. they are way over that pace right now. >> boston college, dan, four for eight from the free-throw line. 50%. that doesn't get it done on the

road. >> smith has it taken away. and raji has it blocked by stewart but paris is staying right with it. he has got four points. >> good hustle by boston college. for only the first time tonight i think, mike, because you saw ishmael smith maybe getting ahead of himself trying to handle the ball. >> we are under a minute to go in the first half. 48 seconds left. and what do you say we revisit our southeast toyota trivia question? when was the last time south carolina did not finish first in the acc to win the title now.

>> josh howard, big part of that. a local product from here in winston, salem. and now wake forest, the deacons have put this lead back up in double digits at 48-37. wake forest chas mcfarland and al-faroug aminu have been the offense. aminu with 11 points and five rebounds. >> wake forest jumped out in front by hitting a couple threes. >> oh, my. smith. how many times have we seen him do that? >> wake forest showing tremendous talent. it will be impossible for boston college to guard them if they do all those things.

>> core raj hits a big shot as this will be the final possession of the first half. >> ishmael smith not known as a shooter. chas mcfarland picking up an over the back foul. wow. with 1.2 seconds left it is the first on chas mcfarland. it is going to give boston college a chance to get some points here before we go to the locker room. >> i think the mistake here is smith trying to take a three- point shot there and chas mcfarland just grabs corey raji and pulls him backwards. nice job by raji. excuse me, that wasn't raji, that was cortney dunn. to get in chas mcfarland's way. unfortunately dunn not a great free throw shooter. >> he is only five for ten on

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