BOSTON- Tonight marks a highly anticipated point guard battle between two Canadian floor generals. QC’s Olivier Hanlan and his Boston College Eagles challenge ON’s Tyler Ennis & his undefeated Syracuse Orangemen.

Not only has Syracuse not dropped a decision in 16 games this season, but it has also made quite an entrance into the ACC with a 3-0 league ledger, after stifling traditional power North Carolina for a 57-45 win on Saturday. This is just the third true road test of the season for the Orange, who return to the comforts of the Carrier Dome next to take on Pittsburgh.

Boston College will be trying to build upon a 62-59 road triumph over Virginia Tech from this past Saturday. The victory ended a four-game losing streak for the Eagles, who are just 5-14 overall.

Tyler Ennis (11.6 ppg, 5.7 apg, 2.6 spg) leads the ACC in steals while ranking third in assists.

Normally, Olivier Hanlan (19.5 ppg) is the player pushing the pace for Boston College, as the sophomore guard ranks second in the ACC in scoring, and after netting 14 points against Virginia Tech, has scored in double figures in all but one game this season

Tonight’s Hanlan – Ennis showdown is a reflection of point guard excellence Canadians continue to produce.

Last summer’s point guard crop for Team Canada was Spurs PG Cory Joseph, Carelton University’s Phill Scrubb & Marquette graduate now playing in Europe Junior Cadougan.

If Canada can claim a Wildcard for the 2014 World Cup hosted by Spain this September many have both Hanlan & Ennis arguably 2nd & 3rd on the depth charts. Not far behind chomping the bid are Baylor’s Kenny Chery (10.9 ppg, 5.6 apg), Gonzaga’s Kevin Pangos (17.2 ppg, 4 apg) & San Diego State bound/ CIA Bounce stand out Kevin Zabo. It’s safe to say that the Canadian PG situation is looking very bright.