Wake Forest Demon Deacons (18-12, 10-9 ACC) vs. Clemson Tigers (21-9, 11-8 ACC)
North Carolina’s Winston-Salem; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Following PJ Hall’s 25 points in Clemson’s 90-75 victory over the Syracuse Orange, Clemson will be visiting Wake Forest.
In home games, the Demon Deacons have a 15-1 record. In terms of team defense, Wake Forest is sixth in the ACC, giving up 70.3 points while limiting opponents to 43.3% shooting.
The Tigers’ record versus ACC teams is 11-8. Ian Schieffelin leads Clemson with an average of 9.8 rebounds per game, helping the team rank fourth in the ACC.
This season, Wake Forest has made 47.5% of its field goals, 6.2 percentage points more than Clemson has let its opponents do (41.3%). This season, Clemson has made 8.5 3-pointers on average per game, which is 2.0 higher than Wake Forest’s 6.5 average.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Miller leads the Demon Deacons with an average of 15.6 points and 3.8 assists.
For the Tigers, Hall averages 18.8 points per game, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists.
LAST TEN GAMES: Demon Deacons: 5-5, shooting 48.3% from the field and averaging 76.2 points, 33.6 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 5.7 steals, and 3.2 blocks per contest. The average point total for their opponents is 69.0 per game.
Tigers: 7-3, shooting 46.5% from the field and averaging 75.2 points, 36.2 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 3.6 steals, and 3.2 blocks per game. The average point total of their opponents is 67.4.
