Clemson travels to Florida State on Wednesday |
GAME SETUP
Clemson (13-8, 5-4 ACC) vs. Florida State (12-10, 4-5 ACC) Date: Wednesday, Feb. 4 Tipoff: 9 p.m. ET Arena: Tucker Center (12,100) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Philip Sikes-color) TV: RSN (Tim Brando-pbp; Dave Odom-color) • Two of the ACC’s hottest teams compete Wednesday. Clemson has won four of its last five games, while Florida State has won three of its last four. • FSU won the game in Clemson on Jan. 19, so the Tigers need to duplicate last year’s road win in Tallahassee to earn a repeat of the season series from 2013-14. • Clemson shot just 34 percent against FSU in the first meeting. SERIES HISTORY CU Series W-L record: Florida State leads 36-29 Streak: Florida State won the last meeting QUICK HITS • Clemson has won three straight since its Jan. 19 loss to Florida State, the past two by double-digit margins (at NC State, Boston College). • The Tigers out-rebounded Boston College by 10, and are 3-0 against ACC foes when holding a +10 rebound margin or greater on the glass. • Clemson won the turnover battle in its most recent game and is now 6-1 on the season when winning the ever-important statistic. • Jordan Roper led the Tigers in scoring in both wins last week, and as a result was named ACC Co-Player of the Week along with Louisville’s Terry Rozier. • Roper poured in a career-high 24 points against the Eagles, which included a career-best 6-for-8 clip from three-point distance. • Rod Hall needs just one assist to gain sole possession of ninth in the Tiger record books for career assists. He and Marc Campbell both have 364. • In the win at Florida State last season, Jaron Blossomgame nailed a pair of three-pointers in Clemson’s second-half rally. Blossomgame leads the Tigers in scoring this season, and posted 16 second-half points vs. Boston College.
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