The No. 23 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (17-5, 8-4 ACC), one of the nation’s top shooting teams, travel to face the No. 20 Clemson Tigers (18-5, 10-2 ACC) on Saturday.
Miami (FL) defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 92-83 at Watsco Center on Tuesday. Norchad Omier led the way with 21 points and eight rebounds.
The Hurricanes are fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Clemson came up short on Tuesday at Silvio O. Conte Forum, falling to the Boston College Eagles 62-54. Hunter Tyson had 22 points and eight rebounds in defeat to lead the team. The Tigers remain first in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The teams are meeting for the only time this season. Miami (FL) got the win in the only game between the teams last season 80-75 at Watsco Center in December 2021. Sam Waardenburg led the Hurricanes with 18 points.
PJ Hall had 18 points in defeat. Isaiah Wong (16.3 ppg), Jordan Miller (15.0), and Omier (13.9) have led the Hurricanes in scoring this season. Omier also has grabbed 10.3 rebounds per game, while Wong has dished 3.5 assists per game.
Tyson has powered the Tigers on offense, averaging 16.3 points per game. Tyson also has posted 9.7 rebounds per game. Chase Hunter has tallied 3.5 assists per game. The Hurricanes rank as one of the most accurate field goal shooting teams in the nation, 20th-best at 48.3%.
Miami (FL) is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +5.2 (77.5-72.3). Clemson has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 71.2 points per game on average while holding opponents to 66.8 (+4.4 margin).
HURRICANES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Harlond Beverly: 8.8 | 5.7 | +3.1
Points per game:
Nijel Pack: 14.8 | 11.6 | +3.2
Assists per game:
Jordan Miller: 4.2 | 2.5 | +1.7
Isaiah Wong: 1.8 | 3.5 | -1.7
TIGERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
PJ Hall: 26.4 | 19.6 | +6.8
Chase Hunter: 9.8 | 18.5 | -8.7
Points per game:
PJ Hall: 17.0 | 13.4 | +3.6
Alex Hemenway: 0.0 | 5.1 | -5.1
Rebounds per game:
PJ Hall: 8.6 | 5.2 | +3.4
Assists per game:
Chase Hunter: 0.6 | 3.5 | -2.9
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Clemson -1.5 (-115)
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