Countdown to tip off: No. 25 Tigers travel to BC
By: will-vandervort January 3, 2018

The Clemson men’s basketball team put its eight-game winning streak on the line as the 25th-ranked Tigers travel to Boston College tonight to play the Eagles in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

This will mark the first game Clemson will play as a ranked team in the Associated Press Poll since Jan. 23, 2010 (No. 17) against Duke.

GAMEDAY SETUP

No. 25 CLEMSON (12-1, 1-0 ACC) vs. BOSTON COLLEGE (10-4, 1-1 ACC)

Date: Today

Tipoff: 7:04 p.m. ET

Arena: Conte Forum (8,606)

Radio: CTN (Don Munson-pbp; Terrence Oglesby-color)

TV: RSN (Tom Werme-pbp; Jason Capel-color)

  • Clemson is 15-7 all-time against Boston College; 3-6 on the road.
  • The Tigers have won five-straight in the series dating back to 2013-14.
  • Tigers improved to 71-29 overall in Nov./Dec. under Brad Brownell.
  • Clemson is one of only three teams in the country to have a perfect record over the last two Decembers (13-0), joining Purdue and West Virginia (per Chris Forman, Purdue).

SERIES HISTORY
CU Series W-L record: Clemson is 15-7 all-time against Boston College.
Streak: The Tigers have won five games in a row in the series.

BOSTON COLLEGE SCOUTING REPORT

  • The Eagles enter the contest with four players currently averaging double-figure scoring – led by Jerome Robinson (17.2 ppg).
  • Deontae Hawks leads the Eagles with 9.2 rebounds per game. Boston College has four who average at least 6.0 rebounds per game.
  • As a team, the Eagles outrebound their opponent by an average of 7.1 rebounds per game.
  • While shooting 45.6 percent from the floor, the Eagles have also posted a 36.2 percentage from three.
  • While the Eagles lost their last time out to Virginia (58-59), BC had won five in a row previous to that, including a win over then No. 1 ranked Duke.

TIGER TRACKS

  • The Tigers entered the AP Top 25 poll (No. 25) for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Clemson is receiving 45 votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Clemson’s RPI checks in at 14th nationally.
  • With the win over NC State, head coach Brad Brownell moved into sole possession of the most wins over ACC teams in Clemson history (regular season and tournament) with 60.
  • Head coach Brad Brownell (136 victories at Clemson) is two wins shy of tying and three shy of passing Oliver Purnell for the third most wins at Clemson.
  • Brownell is Clemson’s career winning percentage leader against ACC competition, and has led the Tigers to 10 regular-season wins in two of the past three seasons.
  • Brownell owns 60 career wins over ACC teams, passing Cliff Ellis to become Clemson’s all-time wins leader against ACC competition.
  • With four rebounds, Donte Grantham would become just the sixth player in Clemson history to amass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists in a career.
  • Elijah Thomas is one of only three players in the country currently averaging at least 11.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, while shooting at least 60.0 percent. (Sports-Reference CBB).

–Staff Reports