Duke Basketball It is a chance to do something for the first time in 25 years.
Second row Blue Devils (20-2, 12-0 ACC) Travel to Clemson (18-5, 10-2) Saturday (6.30 p.m., ESPN) for an ACC match at Big Time in Littlejohn Coliseum.
Duke is 7-0 on the road for the first time since the 2018-19 season. If the Blue Devils beat the Tigers, it would be 8-0 in the road matches for the first time since the 1999-2000 season.
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Littlejohn Coliseum saw Duke producing a 26-20 file against Clemson, but the Tigers have won two of their last three games against the South Carolina.
Here are other things to know and a score prediction for Duke in Clemson.
Tyrese Proctor Statistics for Duke Basketball vs Clemson
Duke Junior Guard Tyrese Proctor was among the best scorers of Blue Devils in the last two seasons against Clemson, with an average of 17.5 points out of 41.5% shooting in two games. Proctor collected 17 points in the first year during the defeat of Duke 72-64 in Clemson, but followed with 18 points – including four 3 points – in a 72-71 victory last season in Cameron. Proctor was the victim of a fault in the last seconds and made the free throws. Clemson coach Brad Brownell said he was “incredibly disappointed with the end“In this game, referring to the call. After having an average of 16.5 points with six 3 points in the last two games, Proctor could bring this success to Clemson. He draws a 38.9% career record on a 3 -point range.
The way of Clemson to upset Win vs Duke is the experience of Tigers
Tigers have the ninth list experienced in the country, according to Kenpom. The two defeats of Duke occurred against Kansas and Kentucky, two teams among the first four of the experience of division I. The starting program of Clemson presents four seniors and a junior. In the victory of the 70-66 Tigers against Kentucky earlier this season, four of their five starters – Jaeden Zackery, Ian Schieffelin, Chauncey Wiggins and Chase Hunter – ended two figures. Clemson will need a similar effort to have a chance to upset the Blue Devils.
Cooper Flagg, Chauncey Wiggins is a match to watch in Duke vs Clemson
Duke’s Cooper FlaggA 9 -inch 6 -inch attacker will probably be twinned with Chauncey Wiggins de Clemson, a 6 -inch attacker. Wiggins has an average of 14 points in the last three games, but he has finished with a figure in four of the five losses of the tigers. This cannot happen against Flagg, which has scored 21 or over of the last five games. It is unfair to ask Wiggins to match Flagg, the n ° 1 choice planned in the draft of the NBA 2025, but the versatile front of Clemson needs a solid game to give the tigers a chance. Wiggins is factor X.
Duke vs Clemson score prediction
Duke 73, Clemson 67: Tigers have the experience of pushing Duke like Kansas and Kentucky in November, but Blue Devils are a very different group in February. Based on his experiences at this point, Duke will leave Littlejohn Coliseum with his 17th consecutive victory.
Rodd Baxley covers Duke, North Carolina and NC State for Le Fayetteville observing as part of the USA Today network. Follow its ACC coverage on X / Twitter or Bluesky: @roddbaxley. Do you have any questions about these teams? Send them to [email protected].
This article originally appeared on the Fayetteville Observer: Duke Basketball vs Clemson: score prediction, screening report
