BC concentrates on Holy Cross.

From: The Boston Herald | Date: December 20, 1997| Author: Shalin, Mike | Copyright information

Boston College basketball coach Al Skinner and his staff have spent the week making sure their team doesn't look past Holy Cross today at Conte Forum.

"We have to make sure we don't have a mental letdown, thinking we can walk out onto the floor and, because we're Boston College, we can expect to win," Skinner said yesterday. "We proved against Fordham (we can't do that)."

Skinner was talking about the narrow escape the Eagles (6-4) had against the Rams on Dec...

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