Clemson Basketball preview vs. Louisville |
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CLEMSON (11-6, 1-4) vs. LOUISVILLE (15-3, 3-2) Date: Thursday, Jan. 19 Tipoff: 9 p.m. ET Arena: KFC Yum! Center (22,000) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ESPN (Jason Benetti-pbp; Dan Dakich-color) • Clemson faces a top-25 team in Louisville, the fourth ranked opponent the Tigers have competed against in the last five games. The Tigers beat a top-20 Louisville team in Greenville last season. • The Tiger program last defeated a ranked ACC team on its home court on March 4, 2007 in Blacksburg, Va., a 75-74 win at Virginia Tech. • Clemson is 28th in the latest KenPom national rating. According to the site, the Tigers have faced the nation's sixth-toughest schedule. The Tigers were No. 42 in the RPI on Wednesday as well. SERIES HISTORY CU Series W-L record: Louisville leads 4-1 Streak: Clemson won the most recent meeting TIGER TRACKS • The Tigers are in search of their biggest win of the season Thursday. The Cardinals are No. 8 in the latest RPI and No. 9 according to KenPom, while holding top-12 rankings in both national polls as well. • Jaron Blossomgame enters Thursday's contest with four straight 20-point games. Last season, he set a personal best by posting 20+ in five straight ACC games, the longest such streak by a Tiger since Horace Grant in 1986-87. • Blossomgame ranks second in the ACC in conference games with a 60 percent shooting mark, making 42 of 70 attempts from the field. • Blossomgame needs just three rebounds to pass Devin Booker (728) for 10th place in Clemson history. • Gabe DeVoe has already set career highs for assists (44) and steals (28) as a junior, leading the Tigers in both statistical categories. He also tied his sophomore high of 31 three-point goals in Clemson's most recent game. • Avry Holmes has made at least one three-point goal in 13 straight games, and needs one to match his career-long streak of 14 set on two occasions.
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