2nd Ranked Duke, Clemson Who Are First, Second In The Atlantic Coast Conference Standings Are Opposing Each Other Saturday Night In Clemson South Carolina
Duke has a record of 20-2 overall is 12-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is leading the way in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they’ve yet to sustain, suffer an Atlantic Coast Conference loss this season!
Clemson is behind Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they have a record of 18-5 overall are 10-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
2nd ranked Duke, Clemson who are first second in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings are opposing each other Saturday in Clemson South Carolina.
Where?
On the hardwood!
Duke comes into the game with record of 20-2 overall 12-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference because they’ve won every Atlantic Coast Conference game they’ve played. Their most recent win? An 83-54 win on the road at Syracuse Wednesday As a freshman for Duke for Head Coach Jon Scheyer during 2024-2025 season Cooper Flagg who is likely going to be the top pick in 2025 NBA Draft is averaging 19.5 points, 7.8 rebounds , 4.1 assists while shooting 48.6 %.
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On Wednesday when 2nd ranked Duke was playing on the road at Syracuse Cooper Flagg was stifled offensively when Duke extended their winning streak to 16 games with 83-53 win on the road at Syracuse because Cooper Flagg was 4-7 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists , 11 points
Though, Cooper Flagg was stifled offensively 2nd ranked extended their winning streak to 16 games with 83-54 win Wednesday on the road at Syracuse.
Where?
On the hardwood!
As 2nd ranked Duke extended their winning streak to 16 games as a team Duke shot 56.6 % on field goals , 39.1 % on 3 pointers five players scored in double figures. Kon Knueppel was 3-6 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers , 5-5 on free throws to go along 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 12 points. Tyrese Proctor was 5-12 on field goals , 4-10 on 3 pointers , 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 1 steal , 16 points. Sion James was 4-5 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers, 1-1 on free throws to go along 4 assists , 10 points. Isaiah Evans was 3-6 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers , 5-5 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds , 4 assists , 1 block, 10 points.
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Following Duke’s 83-54 win on the road at Syracuse Tyrese Proctor who was was 5-12 on field goals , 4-10 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 2 assists , 16 points in Duke’s 83-54 win Wednesday on the road at Syracuse had this to say!
I think the biggest thing for me is just being ready to shoot,”
“Coach always wants me to be aggressive. I always must be ready to shoot. I mean, it’s just confidence. I’ve been confident the whole time. Obviously, I went through a little slump for two games. But trust your work. Keep working and just just stay confident.”
Following Duke’s 83-54 win on the road at Syracuse Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about Tyrese Proctor who was 5-12 on field goals , 4-10 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 2 assists , 16 points in Duke’s 83-54 win Wednesday on the road at Syracuse.
Tyrese, eventually, it’s going to happen if he’s aggressive,” Scheyer said Wednesday night after Proctor scored a team-best 16 points as No. 2 Duke obliterated Syracuse, 83-54, at JMA Wireless Dome. “I think that’s the biggest thing. I love when he’s shot ready. I love when he is assertive.”
t’s why Scheyer spent time with him in the days leading up to last Saturday’s game with UNC, reviewing game tape from throughout the junior’s career.
Whether it’s pick and roll,driving off ball screens like he’s done the last two games, we need him in that mind space. So it doesn’t matter if he’s making or missing shots. I believe ultimately, for Tyrese, it’s going to drop.”
According Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article299639004.html
Clemson comes into the game with Duke with record of 18-5 overall 10-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is second in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because unlike Duke Clemson lost their previous Atlantic Coast Conference game 89-86 to Georgia Tech Wednesday night in Clemson South Carolina where as a team Clemson shot 36.4 % on field goals , 32.4 % on 3 pointers. three players scored in double figures. Chauncy Wiggins was 5-16 on field goals , 3-8 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along 6 rebounds , 1 assists , 2 steals, 1 block , 15 points Ian Schieffelin was 6-10 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 9-10 on free throws to go along with 8 rebounds , 1 assists , 3 blocks, 23 points . Chase Hunter was 9-24 on field goals , 4-12 on 3 pointers , 6-6 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 4 assists , 5 steals , 2 blocks, 28 points.
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Following Clemson’s 89-86 three overtime loss to Georgia Tech on Tuesday night in Clemson South Carolina Clemson Head Coach Brad Brownell had this to say!
Obviously, tough night for the Tigers. Congrats to Georgia Tech. I thought they played very well. Naithan George was terrific in the game. Offensively, I thought we were OK, just OK, in the first half. Defensively, probably just OK. I thought we tried to be a little better in the second but it's almost like we got a little bit of trying too hard. It's really the first time all year you could kind of sense our guys tightening up a little bit.
"We just didn't execute and finish some things offensively. Certainly it's a major factor in the game. It's two or three times now Viktor fouls out playing 15 minutes in a 55-minute game. We're just not built to withstand that. Ian is playing at the end of the game with a cramp. We were too small and so 24 offensive rebounds is a problem and probably cost us the game.
"Obviously very disappointed because we had chances to win and needed to do a better job late. Maybe it's crazy, but I feel like we had like three open shots in the last end of game -- obviously not the last part of the game. Not the triple-overtime one but the other ones, and we just didn't make them. We needed a stop in, I don't know, the first overtime or regulation.
"They finished one at the buzzer, so it just felt like we couldn't finish the game. Ultimately when you don't do that and you let a team hang around, they're going to make some plays and they beat us."
According to Steve Holley Clemson Wire article https://sports.yahoo.com/clemson-coach-brad-brownell-had-120603056.html
Tip off for Duke, Clemson game from Littlejohn Coliseum was originally set for 6:00pm! Though was moved to 6:30pm because conflict of NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers game.that is also going to be televised ESPN
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander , Dick Vitale are commentating the Duke, Clemson game on ESPN!
Cory Alexander was a shooting guard who played collegiality for Virginia before being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs as the 29th overall pick in 1995 NBA Draft where he played 7 seasons played 307 games averaged 5.5 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists while 38.7 % on field goals 35.4% on 3 pointers.
According to https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/alexaco01.html
Dick Vitale originally was supposed to commentate the Duke, Wake Forest game on Saturday January 25, 2025 in Winston -Salem following announcing becoming cancer free though, that didn’t happen because he had an accident at his home Vitale has battled four different types of cancer in the past 3½ years. Most recently, he underwent surgery in summer 2024 after a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer.
In 2021, Dick Vitale was diagnosed with lymphoma, months after he had multiple surgeries to remove melanoma. In 2022, he announced he was cancer-free. Then in 2023, he was diagnosed with vocal cord cancer and underwent radiation.
According to ESPN article https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/43702756/dick-vitale-returning-broadcasting-duke-clemson-game