Clemson Men’s Basketball Team to Face Florida State on the Road Sunday

March 2, 2012

Clemson vs. Florida State Game Notes

GAME SETUP Site: Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100) Date: Sunday, March 4, 2012 City: Tallahassee, FL Time: 12:00 PM Radio: Clemson Tiger Sports Properties (Pete Yanity – play-by-play, Tim Bourret – color) TV: ESPN2 (Mike Patrick – play-by-play, Len Elmore – color) Web: ESPN3

SERIES NOTES Overall: Florida State leads 30-28 at Clemson: Clemson leads 18-8 at Littlejohn: Clemson leads 16-7 at Florida State: Florida State leads 17-6 at Neutral: Florida State leads 5-4 First Meeting: Clemson, 62-56, in 1951-52 Last Meeting: Clemson, 79-59, in 2011-12 Streak: Clemson has won the last two

QUICK FACTS • Clemson and Florida State played on Jan. 7 in the conference opener for both teams, and the two will meet Sunday in the conference finale for both as well. The Tigers won the previous meeting this season, 79-59. • The Seminoles hold a slight edge in the series, 30-28. Florida State has been good at home versus Clemson, holding a 17-6 advantage. The Seminoles defeated the Tigers last season in Tallahassee by a 75-69 score. • Clemson enters Sunday’s tilt having won five of its last six games. The Tigers are a game above .500 in league play for the first time since defeating the Seminoles in the opener. • Florida State broke a two-game skid Thursday with a dramatic 63-60 win at Virginia on a three by Ian Miller as time expired. • Sunday’s game will feature two of the top defenses in the ACC. The Seminoles have a .378 field goal percentage defense, sixth-best in the country. The Tigers have held opponents to 59.7 points per game, second-best in the league and No. 21 nationally according to the NCAA. • Clemson leads the ACC in turnover margin, while Florida State is eighth in the category. However, the Seminoles are second-best in the league in rebound margin while the Tigers are just eighth in that measure. • Clemson won its eighth consecutive Senior Night game with a 58-56 victory over Virginia Tech on Thursday. It was the sixth time the Tigers defeated the Hokies on a Senior Night since Tech joined the ACC in 2004-05. • In the 29th game of the regular season, Clemson put together its first three-game winning streak in 2011-12. The Tigers have held opponents to just 57 points per game over their last six outings. • Senior guards Andre Young and Tanner Smith are in quite a race to lead the ACC in steals per game. Young has 52 through 29 games, 1.8 per game. Smith has 50, or 1.7 per game. The two roommates rank 1-2 among ACC players in steals per game. • Devin Booker has scored at least eight points in 11 straight games, while Smith has led the Tigers in assists in seven consecutive games. • Catalin Baciu has 28 more field goals this season than he did his previous three years combined. The 7-foot-2 center leads the Tigers with a .589 field goal percentage.