Fresh off a pair of clutch road wins at No. 3 North Carolina and Syracuse, Clemson will look to build on its recent momentum when it returns to Littlejohn Coliseum Wednesday against Miami.
Wednesday’s contest will mark the second meeting between the two schools this season, and Clemson (16-7 overall, 6-6 ACC) is hoping the second time around will go better than the first. When the Tigers and Hurricanes (15-9 overall, 6-7 ACC) met just over a month ago on January 3, Miami scored 60 points in the second half to storm past Clemson, 95-82.
Things haven’t gone exactly as either team had hoped since then.
Clemson entered that night ranked No. 16 nationally but proceeded to drop its first three games in conference play to start the new year. Miami, like much of the ACC, has underperformed this season. Despite returning three starters from a team that made an unexpected run to the Final Four last year, the ‘Canes have yet to show much consistency.
Miami has dropped three of its last four contests and is coming off a 75-72 loss to North Carolina last Saturday in Chapel Hill. With his team trailing by four with two seconds remaining, Miami’s Wooga Poplar intentionally missed a free-throw attempt in an effort to give the Hurricanes a chance at a rebound and a four-point play. Officials ruled that Miami had committed a lane violation.
The loss came five days after coach Jim Larrañaga’s team tallied a season-low 38 points in a Monday night loss at Virginia.
Norchad Omier leads Miami in scoring with an average of 17.7 points per game. He’s also averaging 10 rebounds a night. Nigel Pack is second with 14 points per game and averages a team-best 34 minutes.
For Clemson, Joe Girard had a big performance in his return to Syracuse — where he spent four years in Jim Boeheim’s program — over the past weekend. Girard scored a game-high 18 points in the Tigers’ 77-68 victory and is averaging 15 points per game this season.
PJ Hall has led Clemson in scoring this season and averages 20 points a game.
Series Notes and Recent History
The all-time series is tied, 17-17. Miami has won the last four meetings against Clemson dating back to the 2021 ACC Tournament.
How To Watch
Here’s a look at how and where Clemson fans can watch, listen, and stream Wednesday’s game against Miami.
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 14
Time: 7 p.m. EST
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum
TV Channel: ESPN2
Live Stream: ESPN+
Radio: Clemson Athletic Network | TuneIn App | SiriusXM (Channel 371)
Broadcast Teams
ESPN2: Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
Clemson Radio: Don Munson, Tim Bourret