Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Super Bowl
The Clemson Tigers will play the North Carolina Tar Heels Saturday at the Dean E. Smith Center. Tip-off from Chapel Hill, NC, is at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Clemson, 18-6 SU and 12-12 ATS, lost to Miami last Saturday. The Tigers are 3-2 in their past five and 10-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference competition.
North Carolina, 15-9 SU and 7-16-1 ATS, lost to Wake Forest on Tuesday. The Tar Heels are 2-3 in their past five and 7-6 in ACC play.
UNC defeated Clemson 79-77 last season. The Tar Heels lead the series 122-22 since the 1949-50 season.
The 24th-ranked Tigers have lost three of their past six. They won seven consecutive games before their recent skid and are still tied for first place in the ACC. With seven regular season games remaining, can Clemson hold off Virginia, Pittsburgh, and any other challengers for the conference title?
The Tigers were narrowly edged by the Hurricanes at home last Saturday. Clemson shot 47.5 percent from the field and 40 percent from three but lost the rebounding battle 38-28 and grabbed only two offensive rebounds. Miami got to the foul line more often, though, and took advantage (17-for-22). Junior center PJ Hall led the Tigers with 19 points and five rebounds.
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Clemson averages 73.8 points per game (143rd) and shoots 46.1 percent from the field (88th), including 36.4 percent from three (61st). It converts 80.3 percent of its free throws (2nd) and averages 32.5 rebounds (146th) with a +1.4 rebounding margin. The Tigers are 99th in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency and 48th in effective field goal percentage (53.3%).
Senior forward Hunter Tyson paces Clemson in scoring. He averages 16.1 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Other Tigers to watch are junior guard Chase Hunter (14.1 PPG and 4.1 APG), senior guard Brevin Galloway (10.8 PPG), and senior guard Alex Hemenway (8.8 PPG).
Clemson surrenders 67.1 points per game (106th), and its opponents shoot 39.7 percent from the floor (20th), including 32.3 percent from deep (111th). It's 50th in adjusted defensive efficiency, 130th in adjusted tempo, and 57th in assist-per-turnover ratio (1.22).
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