Clemson Travels to Tallahassee to Face FSU |
GAME SETUP
CLEMSON (13-6, 4-3 ACC) vs. FLORIDA STATE (13-7, 4-4 ACC) Tipoff: 3:05 p.m. Arena: Tucker Center (12,100) Radio: CTSN (Pete Yanity-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ESPN2 (Mark Jones-pbp; Sean Farnham-color) • Clemson has dropped its last two games after getting off to a 4-1 start in the ACC; the Tigers lost to Florida State in an earlier meeting this season, 56-41. • Florida State is also coming off two straight losses; the ‘Noles lost at Duke, 78-56, and at NC State, 74-70. • In the first meeting between the two teams, the Tigers shot just 30 percent and committed a season-high 18 turnovers. SERIES HISTORY CU Series W-L record: Florida State leads 35-28 Streak: Florida State has won the last five meetings QUICK HITS • Florida State’s five-game winning streak matches the longest by either team in the series; the Seminoles also won five in a row from 1994-96. • Clemson’s last win over Florida State came at Littlejohn Coliseum, a 79-59 victory to open the 2011-12 ACC regular season. • The last Tiger win in Tallahassee came in 2009-10, when Oliver Purnell’s final team won 53-50 behind a 19-point, 11-rebound outing by
Trevor BookerTrevor Booker • Last season in Tallahassee, Clemson saw a double-digit lead slip away and Michael Snaer banked in a three at the buzzer to break a 57-57 tie and give FSU one of several last-second victories. • Saturday’s matchup pits the ACC’s top two teams in terms of blocked shots per game: Clemson (6.26) is first, followed closely by Florida State (6.20). • Junior forward
K.J. McDanielsK.J. McDaniels • McDaniels is the only player in the ACC that ranks in the conference's top 10 in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, free throw percentage and blocks.
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is believed to be the ONLY player in the nation leading his team in scoring, rebounding, blocks, steals and three-pointers.
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