RALEIGH -- NC State finally returns home after a week away to take on Boston College. Over that two-game stretch outside of Raleigh, the Wolfpack moved to two games above .500 after wins over Syracuse and Wake Forest and further improved its NCAA Tournament resume.

In order to continue that ascent up the ACC standings, the Pack will need to take down a Boston College program that has some deadly shooters in a guard-heavy lineup. Prior to tipoff, here's a look at the full game information and preview for NC State against Boston College.

Boston College vs. NC State Game Information

Tipoff: 7 p.m.

TV: RSN [Fox Sports South in Raleigh | Click here for affiliates]

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Radio: Wolfpack Sports Network

Betting Line: NC State -8

Over/Under: 156

Game Preview

When it comes to scoring, only one player in the entire ACC is better than Jerome Robinson this season. The sharpshooting junior is averaging 21 points per game, trailing only Duke's Marvin Bagley for the year. But Robinson has seen a significant uptick in production during ACC play, averaging a conference-high 25.9 ppg.

Much of this increased production comes from vastly improved shooting numbers inside and outside the arc. Robinson has seen his overall shooting percentage rise from a career-high 42.9 as a freshman to 52 percent this season. From three-point range, Robinson went from 33.3 percent last year to 46.5 this season.

The Raleigh native also tends to play with a chip on his shoulder against Triangle teams. Robinson finished with 26 points last year against State and had 24 in the win against Duke back in December. Let's just say he wasn't pleased about being overlooked by the local schools.

But Robinson isn't the only former player from North Carolina that lights it up for the Eagles.

In his second year with BC, Ky Bowman is the team's second-leading scorer (16.4), No. 3 in rebounds (7.0) and leads the team in assists (4.9). The Havelock native has no less than 19 points against Triangle teams in five games against them, including a 30-point outing against Duke earlier this season and 21 against UNC-Chapel Hill in early January.

In order to combat the guard's production, State will need its own outside shooters to thrive. Torin Dorn needs to carry over his recent production, but more so must lockdown one of the two top guards for BC with his solid defense -- which includes staying ahead of either Bowman or Robinson to prevent them from slashing to the bucket.

NC State has shown growth defensively over the last two games, but was still torched by a guard in Bryant Crawford at Wake. If the Pack can limit Bowman and Robinson while shutting down the players around them, it could come away with a third straight conference win on Tuesday night, moving to nine wins in ACC play -- its combined total in the last two years.