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02/27 03:42 CST No. 24 Louisville takes on Clemson following Brown's 24-point
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No. 24 Louisville takes on Clemson following Brown's 24-point game
By The Associated Press
Louisville Cardinals (20-8, 9-6 ACC) at Clemson Tigers (20-8, 10-5 ACC)
Clemson, South Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Louisville takes on Clemson after Mikel Brown Jr. scored 24
points in Louisville's 77-74 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The Tigers are 11-3 on their home court. Clemson has a 5-1 record in games
decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Cardinals are 9-6 against ACC opponents. Louisville has a 0-1 record in
games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Clemson makes 45.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.2
percentage points higher than Louisville has allowed to its opponents (41.6%).
Louisville averages 11.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.7 more made
shots on average than the 7.2 per game Clemson gives up.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jestin Porter is shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc with 1.8
made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 9.7 points. Ace
Buckner is averaging 10.8 points over the past 10 games.
Brown is scoring 18.9 points per game with 3.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the
Cardinals. Ryan Conwell is averaging 16.3 points and 4.2 rebounds while
shooting 39.8% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 69.0 points, 28.0 rebounds, 11.5 assists,
5.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 67.1 points per game.
Cardinals: 7-3, averaging 83.5 points, 34.3 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 7.1 steals
and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 76.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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