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In the consolation game in the Emerald Coast Classic Clemson faces a California team that is looking for their first win.
Clemson had won three in a row before a close loss to a ranked Iowa team in the semis of the Emerald Coast Classic. They had given up an average of 59 ppg in their three-game win streak before giving up 74 points in the loss to Iowa.
To say Cal has had a tough start to the season would be an understatement. They have lost all six of their games and they lost by double figures in the semis of the Emerald Coast Classic. They are one of the lowest scoring teams in the nation and in their last game only scored 48 points.
In their last game facing Iowa, Clemson played solid defense against the 25th ranked team in the nation but poor shooting did them in. while they held the Hawkeyes to 38.3% shooting and 21.1% 3-pt shooting they only shot 40.6% from the floor and they only had 11 points from the free throw line while Iowa had 24. Chase Hunter led the Tigers going for 21 points on 7/15 shooting and Hunter Tyson went for 16 points on 4/11 shooting and also grabbed eight rebounds.
Clemson did cover the spread as an 8.5-point underdog and they have covered in their last two games while failing to cover in their first four games.
Hunter (16.4 ppg) leads five Tigers that are averaging in double figures and he is shooting a solid 52.3% from the floor on the season. Tyson (12.4 ppg 9.6 rpg) is the second leading scorer and leading rebo under and unlike Hunter he has not shot well with a FG% of 39.6%. Brevin Galloway (11.8 ppg) has only scored six points in each of the last two games.