Clemson will look to avoid the upset bug when it heads to South Bend for a Saturday night showdown in ACC play with Notre Dame.
With wins in six of their last seven games, the Tigers (20-8 overall, 10-7 ACC) are getting hot at the right time. In the latest bracketology projections from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and CBS’ Jerry Palm, Clemson is a projected No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament, which begins in less than three weeks.
The Tigers earned a hard-fought, 69-62 win against a physical Pitt team earlier in the week and have seemingly turned their season around following a 3-6 mark in conference play after the new year.
Clemson’s win over ACC leader and then-No. 3 North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Feb. 6. which coincided with the return of Jack Clark into the starting lineup over Chauncey Wiggins, was the start of this turnaround. The Tigers’ only loss since then (vs. NC State) has started to feel more like a blip on the radar of an otherwise solid season that coach Brad Brownell hopes will be a special one.
Against Pitt, Clark and the Clemson defense held one of the ACC’s top scorers in Blake Hinson to just six points in 37 minutes. The Tigers overcame a 10-point first-half deficit and got 15 points apiece from Chase Hunter, Joe Girard, and Ian Schieffelin.
Notre Dame (11-17, 6-11) has been near the bottom of the standings this season, but the Fighting Irish are coming off a 70-65 upset victory over Wake Forest on Tuesday. The result of that game, coupled with Clemson’s win over Pitt, allowed the Tigers to shoot past the Demon Deacons for fourth in conference standings.
Markus Burton had a career-high 31 points for Notre Dame against Wake Forest.
Series Notes and Recent History
Notre Dame leads the all-time head to head series, 8-3. The last time the schools met was on March 4, 2023 at Littlejohn Coliseum — an 87-64 Tigers victory. Clemson fell 72-56 in their most recent trip to South Bend on Jan. 12, 2022.
Where to Watch/Stream/Listen
Here’s a look at how and where Clemson fans can watch, listen, and stream Saturday’s game against Notre Dame.
Date: Saturday, March 2
Time: 7:45 p.m. EST
Where: Joyce Center
TV Channel: CW
Radio: Clemson Athletic Network | TuneIn App | SiriusXM (Channel 383)
Broadcast Teams
CW: Tom Werme, Jordan Cornette
Clemson Radio: Don Munson, Tim Bourret
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