Clemson Basketball vs. Wake Forest game notes |
GAME SETUP
Site: Lawrence-Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,665) Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012 City: Winston-Salem, NC Time: 4:00 PM Radio: Clemson Tiger Sports Properties (Pete Yanity - play-by-play, Tim Bourret - color) TV: RSN (Rich Waltz - play-by-play, Dan Bonner - color) Web: ESPN3 SERIES NOTES Overall: Wake Forest leads 98-54 at Clemson: Clemson leads 37-35 at Littlejohn: Clemson leads 23-19 at Wake Forest: Wake Forest leads 53-12 at Neutral: Wake Forest leads 10-5 First Meeting: Wake Forest, 40-34, in 1925-26 Last Meeting: Clemson, 71-60, in 2011-12 Streak: Clemson has won two straight QUICK FACTS • Clemson and Wake Forest meet for the 153rd time on the hardwood Saturday, with the Demon Deacons holding a 98-54 edge in the series. The Tigers have won the last two meetings against Wake Forest. • The Tigers won at Littlejohn Coliseum two weeks ago over the Demon Deacons, 71-60. Senior guard
Andre YoungAndre Young Sr. Guard #11 5-9, 175 Albany, GA View Full Profile
had a team-high 19 points, while graduate forward
Bryan NarcisseBryan Narcisse Sr. Forward #21 6-6, 220 North Augusta, SC View Full Profile
had a career-high 11. • Saturday’s meeting will be between two teams trying to stop losing streaks. The Tigers have lost three straight, while the Deacons have dropped five in a row entering Saturday. • Clemson is fourth in the ACC in assists per game (12.7), despite being ninth out of 12 teams in scoring offense (64.8). • The Tigers are atop the ACC in turnover margin with a +2.3 figure overall, +4.6 in conference play. Clemson averages only 12.1 turnovers per game, second-best in the conference. • The Tiger program is in search of its first win in Lawrence-Joel Coliseum since the Tigers won 89-75 in 1989-90, the facility’s inaugural season. • Andre Young leads the ACC with 1.9 steals per game and is second in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.0), third in free throw accuracy (.861), fourth in three-point goals per game (2.3), and seventh in assists per game (3.4). •
Milton JenningsMilton Jennings Jr. Forward #24 6-9, 225 Summerville, SC View Full Profile
returned from a two-game suspension to provide 14 points off the bench, 11 in the second half alone of Clemson’s most recent game against Maryland. Jennings matched his career-high by going 3-of-4 from three. •
Devin BookerDevin Booker Jr. Forward #31 6-8, 245 Whitmire, SC View Full Profile
has recorded two consecutive double-doubles and has averaged 12.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game over the Tigers’ last seven contests. • Booker leads the Tigers this season with 23 blocked shots, four more than he had total during his first two seasons combined at Clemson. • Reserve center
Catalin BaciuCatalin Baciu Sr. Center #10 7-2, 255 Cluj-Napoca, View Full Profile
has scored six or more points in five of Clemson’s last six games, with a high of 10 at Miami. •
Tanner SmithTanner Smith Sr. Guard #5 6-5, 210 Alpharetta, GA View Full Profile
is the ACC’s only player averaging at least 10 points, five rebounds and four assists per game. He has led or tied for the team lead in assists in 14 of the 23 games this season. Smith is coming off a five-assist performance against Maryland with zero turnovers in 35 minutes.
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