Women’s Hoops Game vs. NJIT at 1 p.m.

The Clemson women’s basketball team’s Monday contest against NJIT has been rescheduled to start at 1 p.m. The game was originally slated for 7 p.m., but has been moved up due to the football team’s 5:30 p.m. kickoff in the Russell Athletic Bowl.

Audio of the game will air live on TigerCast at ClemsonTigers.com and on the official app. The regular TigerCast video will also be available. 

Game Information:Who: CLEMSON TIGERS (7-5) vs. NJIT HIGHLANDERS (5-9)When: Monday, Dec. 29 at 1 pmWhere: Clemson, S.C. (Littlejohn Coliseum)Watch: TigerCast: ClemsonTigers.comListen: TigerCast: ClemsonTigers.com (Angela Mallen, William Qualkinbush) & Clemson Tigers Official AppNext Game: Clemson vs. Virginia Tech • Fri., Jan. 2 • 7 p.m. • Clemson, S.C.

CLEMSON, S.C. – The women’s basketball team returns from Christmas break with a 1 p.m. game against NJIT on Monday, Dec. 29. The Tigers (7-5) are going for a fifth straight win overall, and an eighth consecutive home win to begin the season.

Clemson holds a 1-0 advantage in the all-time series, as the Tigers won in Newark, N.J. on Jan. 2, 2014, 84-37.

Two current Tigers hail from New Jersey in freshman wing Cha’nelle Perry (Camden) and freshman guard Victoria Cardaci (Holmdel).

Notes (in 140 characters or less):All 5 losses have come to teams ranked in the top-43 of the RPI (avg. 28th)Clemson is in 5th game of its first-ever six-game homestand (4-0 so far)Clemson is 7-0 at home, its best start in LJC since 2001-02 (7-0)Clemson is 3rd in ACC FT% at .746; School-record is .716 in 1994-9533.8% of all shots have been 3pt FGA, the highest rate in school historyThe bench is averaging 32.9 ppg, and has scored 50.5% of all pointsTigers have 29 steals & 41 assists against 35 turnovers in last 3 gamesClemson ranks 4th in the ACC at 5.2 blocks/game, led by Johnson (1.3 bpg)Clemson has drawn 18 charges this year, led by Davenport (6) and Dixon (5)Nine different players have scored in double-figures a total of 32 timesFive players (Dixon, Davenport, Perry, Tagliapietra, Lewis) scored in double-figures against TTU, a program first since Dec. 2, 2012Nikki Dixon is averaging 29.2 points per 40 min, 2nd in ACC, 6th in NCAADixon has career-bests in ppg (15.6), rpg (5.7), FG% (.533) & FT % (.773)Tiffany Lewis averaging 11.0 ppg off the bench; 12-32 (.375) behind arc