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2018-01-19 14:54:41
GAMEDAY SETUP No. 20/18 CLEMSON (15-3, 4-2 ACC) vs. NOTRE DAME (13-6, 3-3 ACC) Date: Saturday, Jan. 20 Tipoff: 4:05 p.m. ET Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Radio: CTN (Don Munson-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ESPN (Bob Wischusen-pbp; Dick Vitale-color)
• Clemson is 0-5 all-time against Notre Dame. • The Fighting Irish have only made one trip to Clemson out of the five contests. A 60-58 Tiger loss in 2015. • The only other Clemson home game was played in Greenville during Littlejohn’s renovation during the 2015-16 season. • Elijah Thomas scored his 400th career point at North Carolina. • A former ACC Player of the Week, Marcquise Reed, is one of 20 players in the entire country to average at least 16.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. SERIES HISTORY CU Series W-L record: Clemson is 0-5 all-time against Notre Dame. Streak: Notre Dame has won five in a row in the series.
TIGER TRACKS • With a 72-63 win over Miami on Jan. 13, the Tigers have now won 199 ACC games • Clemson’s record against ACC opponents in Littlejohn now stands at 199-157 (.559). • Clemson is 3-0 against ACC opponents this season on its home floor. • Overall, the Tigers are 10-0 at home this season. • Clemson fell back one spot in the AP Top 25 poll this week (No. 20). Clemson is also ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll at No. 18. Clemson’s RPI checks in at sixth nationally. • In a Jan. 16 loss at No. 15 North Carolina, the Tigers made 15 consecutive field goals. • Pending further research, we will refer to the 15-straight made baskets in Chapel Hill as a program record. • The Tigers’ adjusted defensive efficiency of 93.1 ranks 13th in the nation, according to KenPom.
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2018-01-20 15:04:07
Shaq Smith, Cornell Powell and Isaiah Simmons just before the game!  |
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2018-01-20 15:06:55
2018 OL Signee Jordan McFadden in the house!   |
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2018-01-20 15:22:46
Tigers off to a great start. DeVoe just made a pair of free throws to put the Tigers up 21-10 with 12 mins left in the half! |
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2018-01-20 15:32:35
Nice interior bounce pass from Donnal to Skara for a layup! Tigers lead 23-12. |
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2018-01-20 15:35:17
Irish on an 8-0 run with a couple 3's. Tigers lead 23-20 with under 5 mins left in the half. |
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2018-01-20 15:37:13
Grantham makes just one of two at the line, and Irish score again. Tigers lead by just 2 now. 10-1 run for Irish. |
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2018-01-20 15:38:04
DeVoe makes 2 free throws to push the lead to 4 with 4 mins left in the half. |
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2018-01-20 15:42:18
DeVoe with a layup on a nice bounce pass from Grantham! Tigers still lead by 4 with less than 3 mins left in half. |
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2018-01-20 15:45:10
DeVoe for 3!!! Tigers lead by 5 with 1:30 left in half. |
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2018-01-20 15:50:13
Mitchell makes two free throws just before the half. Huge half for DeVoe with 14 points to lead the Tigers. TIGERS LEAD 33-30 AT HALF. DABO AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT HALFTIME: I'll have Dabo's pep talk posted in a minute! |
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2018-01-20 16:07:49
GRANTHAM FOR 3!!! Tigers lead by 6 with 17:30 left. |
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2018-01-20 16:14:22
Simms hits a jumper to put the Tigers up 8! |
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2018-01-20 16:14:37
Irish score, and Eli answers. Tigers still up 8. |
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2018-01-20 16:21:51
Reed banks in a 3! Tigers lead by 6 with 12 mins left. |
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2018-01-20 16:27:33
Ugh Ferrell hits a 3 again on a second chance opportunity. One Irish player between three Tigers rebounded the miss. Tigers lead by 3. |
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2018-01-20 16:28:08
UGH Grantham was just helped off the court. Looks to be an ankle. Doubtful he will return. Huge loss with 11 mins left! |
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2018-01-20 16:29:09
MITCHELL FOR 3!!! Tigers lead by 4 with under 10 to play. |
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2018-01-20 16:37:34
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2018-01-20 16:40:01
Mitchell high off the glass! Tigesr lead 56-50 with under 5 mins left! |
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2018-01-20 16:40:34
Pfluger misses the 3! Tigers' ball up 6 with under 4 to play! |
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2018-01-20 16:41:08
Headed down to the court. Tigers need to make free throws down the stretch! I'll have post-game interviews posted shortly after the game. |
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2018-01-20 16:48:57
DeVoe hit a 3 to put Tigers up 9, but Irish answer with 2 threes! Reply |
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2018-01-20 16:48:59
DeVoe hit a 3 to put Tigers up 9, but Irish answer with 2 threes! Reply |
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2018-01-20 16:52:45
ENORMOUS 3 BY SIMMS!!! Clemson leads Notre Dame by 6 with a minute left! Crowd chanting "We want Zion." |
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2018-01-20 16:53:14
Ugh Mitchell and DeVoe leave 3 points at the free throw line.
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