NC State visits Clemson after Hall's 25-point outing

Published Dec. 30, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

NC State Wolf Pack (11-3, 1-2 ACC) at Clemson Tigers (10-3, 2-0 ACC)

Clemson, South Carolina; Friday, 4 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Clemson -2; over/under is 148

BOTTOM LINE: Clemson hosts the NC State Wolf Pack after PJ Hall scored 25 points in Clemson's 79-66 win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

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The Tigers have gone 7-0 in home games. Clemson ranks fourth in the ACC in team defense, allowing 66.5 points while holding opponents to 40.9% shooting.

The Wolf Pack have gone 1-2 against ACC opponents. NC State is fourth in the ACC with 35.1 rebounds per game led by Jack Clark averaging 6.8.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chase Hunter is shooting 44.5% and averaging 14.8 points for the Tigers. Alex Hemenway is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Clemson.

Terquavion Smith is scoring 17.9 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists for the Wolf Pack. Jarkel Joiner is averaging 16.4 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 46.7% over the last 10 games for NC State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, averaging 76.6 points, 31.2 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 5.1 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.5 points per game.

Wolf Pack: 7-3, averaging 77.6 points, 34.8 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 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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