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Preview and Where to Watch/Stream/Listen: No. 9 Clemson vs. No. 3 Duke

Here’s where Clemson fans can watch, stream, and listen to this weekend’s series against No. 3 Duke.

No. 9 Clemson travels to Durham this weekend to take on No. 3 Duke at Jack Coombs Field in the Tigers’ opening series in ACC play.

Clemson (15-1 overall) won its 11th straight game earlier this week when the Tigers swept Manhattan in midweek play by a combined score of 18-2.

The Tigers have averaged over eight runs per game this season and their only loss was a weekend series opener to Kennesaw State three weeks ago. As a unit, Clemson is batting .318 with a slugging percentage of .538. They have a collective on-base percentage of .429.

Alden Mathes leads the team with a .388 average (19-for-49) in 15 games. Sophomore Cam Cannarella has been the pulse at the top of the Tigers’ lineup and is batting .385 with a team-best six doubles and 17 RBIS. Second baseman Blake Wright has driven in 14 runs and is tied for the team lead in home runs with Will Taylor with five.

Tristan Bissetta has played his way into the lineup of late, totaling six hits in his last 12 at-bats entering Friday’s series.

On the mound for Clemson, sophomore southpaw Tristan Smith has been the Tigers’ best starter this season. He’s held opponents to a .180 average in four starts and is 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA in 18 2/3 innings.

Right-handers Rob Hughes and Drew Titsworth have each thrown six-plus innings in relief without a run being charged to them.

Duke (14-3 overall, 2-1 ACC) is ranked No. 7 in the latest USA TODAY Sports coaches poll, but they’re No. 3 in Baseball America’s Top 25 rankings and ranked No. 6 by D1Baseball.com. The Blue Devils took two of three from previously No. 1-ranked Wake Forest last weekend.

The team is averaging 10 runs per game and batting .338 with a staff ERA of 3.30 ERA. Third baseman Ben Miller leads Duke with a .449 average in 17 games. Miller had a 4-for-5 performance against Wake Forest on March 8 that included two doubles. He finished with six hits in that weekend’s series.

Miller and second baseman Zac Morris lead Duke with seven home runs apiece. Miller’s 22 RBIs is tied for the team lead with outfielder A.J. Garcia.

The Blue Devils split a pair of midweek contests with Rider earlier this week, including an 18-4 victory on Wednesday.

Duke is is scheduled to start left-hander Jonathan Santucci (3-0, 2.29 ERA) Friday, followed by left-hander Andrew Healy (1-1, 5.63) Saturday. The Blue Devils’ Sunday’s starter has yet to be announced.

Austin Gordon (0-0, 6.75 ERA) will start Friday’s opener for Clemson, followed by Smith on Saturday and freshman right-hander Aiden Knaak (1-0, 4.05 ERA) on Sunday.

Series History

Clemson leads the all-time head to head series with Duke, 131-77-2. The series dates back to 1904. Duke took two of three in last season’s series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

Where to Watch/Stream/Listen

Here’s a look at where Clemson fans can watch, stream, and listen to this weekend’s series.

Dates: March 15-17

Start Times (ET):

Friday, 6 p.m.

Saturday: 3 p.m.

Sunday: 1 p.m.

Where: Jack Coombs Field

Broadcast Info

Video: ACC Network Extra (ACCNX), ESPN+

Radio: Clemson Athletic Network | ClemsonTigers.com

What Brad Brownell said after Clemson’s loss to Duke

What Clemson coach Brad Brownell said after the Tigers’ loss to Duke Saturday.

Clemson coach Brad Brownell had never sounded more irate than he did after the Tigers’ 72-71 loss to Duke on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The loss came after an evening of close and often controversial calls went against Clemson (13-6 overall, 3-5 ACC).

Here’s what Brownell had to say after Saturday’s game.

On the officiating:

“I’m angry. Trying to watch what I say here a little bit, but yeah, the game felt like it was taken from us a little bit at the end. We had (missed) chances. There were a couple of opportunities for us to finish the game (including) several on offense, but we had a couple of turnovers. I thought the last one was probably a really good play by their post player. I thought Mark Mitchell made a really tough steal. The play before was really the one that was a killer.

“Having said that, I’m so proud of our team and our players for the way they competed. It was a tough day all day. We couldn’t score for a long time and had a hard time manufacturing baskets. Certainly Duke had something to do with it. I thought their defense was good. It was a battle. I really thought we were going to win this game. We made some big plays and some big shots. I’m just really proud of our players. Obviously we had a couple of whistles down the stretch that is just real perplexing is all I can say. It’s really frustrating.”

On the technical foul assessed to Jack Clark in the first half:

“They said he shoved the ball into him. I watched it on (replay) myself because obviously we don’t condone that kind of behavior here. When I saw it, it didn’t look like much. To be given a technical on that is ridiculous. That’s (allowing) the emotion of the building affect the officials and creating stuff that’s not even there. I thought that happened to us several (times) today.”

On getting a good performance from the bench for a second straight game:

“The guys were terrific. We have some athletes there. Josh (Beadle), Jack, RJ (Godfrey) and Dillon (Hunter), I thought those guys brought a little juice. They bring some athleticism defensively. They bring some speed, and it really helps our team get a little bit of a different look. I’m proud of those guys. I think they’ve done a lot of good things here recently. Our bench is getting better. I said this a while back, maybe seven to 10 days ago, that I think they are a real key to us finishing the season the way we all want to. We need them and their good play to continue.”

On PJ Hall’s effort:

“He was good. I thought he was getting hit some. It was hard. I was a little frustrated. I think there were times that PJ played maybe not as protected as some of the other players in our league. It frustrates me, but I give him credit. There were some times where we started poorly. He could have gotten frustrated, but he just hung in there. He made some big-time plays down the stretch.”

On having four of the next six games at home:

“Yeah, our team is fine. We’re going to bounce back. This (loss) will hurt tonight. Certainly our guys are emotionally drained and really upset in the locker room as you would imagine. So we’ve got to dust ourselves off. We’ve got a quick turnaround here (Tuesday) with a 9 o’clock game against Louisville, another group of athletes that are going to come after us so we’ve got to be able to compete.”

Missed opportunities, controversial calls cost Clemson in loss to Duke

A recap of Clemson’s heartbreaking 72-71 loss to No. 12 Duke Saturday.

Clemson couldn’t overcome three consecutive turnovers late in the second half, nor a sequence of controversial calls in the closing seconds, en route to a 72-71 loss to No. 12 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday

The Tigers (13-6 overall, 3-5 ACC) fought hard and had a chance to put the game away late, but Ian Schieffelin’s three turnovers on three straight possessions kept hope alive for Duke, who went ahead for good with one second left on the clock after a controversial foul call on Josh Beadle sent Tyrese Proctor to the foul line.

Proctor sank both shots to give the Blue Devils (15-4 overall, 6-2 ACC) their 21st consecutive victory over Clemson at Cameron dating back to 1995.

Proctor’s game-clinching free throws came after referees missed what appeared to be an obvious traveling violation by the star Duke guard just a split second before they blew the whistle on Beadle.

It was a sequence of events that caused Clemson coach Brad Brownell to toss his jacket to the floor in frustration. Brownell remained heated well after the game.

“I’m angry, I’m not going to lie to you. I have to watch what I say here, but yeah, the game felt like it was taken from us a little at the end,” Brownell said afterwards.

Duke went to the foul line 25 times in the second half and shot free throws on seven of its last 12 possessions.

Then there was the bizarre technical foul assessed to Clemson’s Jack Clark in the first half after referees ruled that the senior forward had shoved the ball at an opposing player.

“Obviously we don’t condone that kind of behavior here, but when I saw (the replay), it didn’t look like much,” Brownell said. “To be given a technical on that is ridiculous. That’s letting the emotion of the building affect the officials and creating stuff that’s not even there. I thought that happened to us several times today.”

Duke used a 14-2 run to get out to a 29-20 lead early. But Clemson closed the opening period on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to 32-26 at intermission.

Then the Tigers turned things on in the second half. PJ Hall drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give Clemson its first lead of the half at 57-56 with 7:31 to play. Clemson would up the lead to four after Hall sank a pair of free throws with 2:15 to play, making it 69-65.

But Jared McCain made a steal after a bad pass from Schieffelin to race the length of the floor to cut the lead to 69-67 with 1:25 left.

After Mark Mitchell made a steal on Schieffelin’s third straight turnover, Kyle Filipowski went straight to the basket, sank a shot, and drew a foul to put Duke ahead 70-69 with 15.2 to play.

Hall drew a foul from Filipowski with 7.4 left on the ensuing possession, marking the first time the 7-foot center had fouled out all season. Hall hit two free throws to put Clemson back ahead, 71-70.

After Proctor sank both baskets following the foul call on Beadle, Clemson still had enough time to get off a full-court heave.

When Hall and Mitchell collided near the basket following the inbound pass, Brownell pleaded for a review after the buzzer sounded but to no avail. Afterwards, Brownell and an assistant coach could be seen by ESPN cameras trying to restrain senior Joe Girard from confronting the officials as they walked off the court.

Chalk it up to the type of Cameron craziness that opposing teams and fans have come to both expect and fear over the years.

“I’m really proud of our players. Obviously we had a couple of whistles down the stretch that’s just perplexing is all I can say. It’s really frustrating,” Brownell said.

McCain led Duke with 21 points and Proctor finished with 18. Mitchell added 13.

Clemson got 19 points from Hall and 13 from Girard. Chase Hunter added 11, and the Tigers’ reserves — Clark, Beadle, RJ Godfrey and Dillon Hunter — had a second straight impressive showing with a combined 20 points off the bench.

Clemson will host Louisville (6-14 overall, 1-8 ACC) Tuesday night at Littlejohn Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network.

Clemson Tigers vs. Duke Blue Devils: How to Watch/Stream/Listen

Here’s how Clemson fans can watch, stream, and listen to Saturday’s game against ACC rival Duke.

Clemson is facing its toughest road test to date this season when the Tigers travel to Durham to face ACC rival No. 12 Duke Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The Tigers’ 1-4 start in their first five games of the new year against ACC competition didn’t do much to inspire confidence, but the team is hoping to build off its double-digit road win at Florida State last week.

Clemson’s bench had 28 points to help lead the Tigers (13-5 overall, 3-4 ACC) to a much-needed victory after an embarrassing loss to Georgia Tech three nights earlier. Josh Beadle played 27 minutes — one shy of a career best — off the bench and posted his first game in double digits this year with 12 points.

Jack Clark, the senior transfer from NC State, played a season-high 21 minutes and scored seven points to go with seven rebounds.

The starting trio of PJ Hall, Joe Girard, and Chase Hunter gives Clemson the most spark on offense, with Hall averaging 19.7 points per game this season. The senior scored 26 and 31 points in back to back games before last weekend’s bout in Tallahassee. Ian Schieffelin has remained a solid post presence, averaging 9.6 rebounds per game.

For Duke (14-4 overall, 5-2 ACC), 7-foot center Kyle Filipowski has started all 18 games this season and leads the team with an average of 18.2 points per game and nine rebounds.

Senior guard Jeremy Roach averages 14.4 per game, but his status for Saturday is in doubt. He’s listed as questionable after suffering a foot injury in the first half of Duke’s 83-69 win at Louisville on Tuesday.

Sophomore Tyrese Proctor is healthy and back to playing over 30 minutes a game after a knee injury in early December sidelined him for almost a month. Proctor posted a career-high 24 points against Louisville.

Series Notes and Recent History

Duke leads the all-time series, 102-31. The Tigers defeated Duke in the schools’ last meeting at Littlejohn Coliseum in 2023. Clemson hasn’t won at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1995 when the program was guided by then-head coach Rick Barnes.

How To Watch

Here’s a look at how and where Clemson fans can watch, listen, and stream Saturday’s game at Duke.

Date: Saturday, Jan. 27

Time: 4 p.m. EST

Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium

TV Channel: ESPN

Live Stream: ESPN+

Radio: Clemson Athletic Network | TuneIn App | SiriusXM (Channel 385)

Broadcast Teams

ESPN: Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander

Clemson Radio: Don Munson, Tim Bourret

Clemson hoping for rare win at Cameron Indoor Stadium

Clemson’s basketball team will be looking to do something it’s accomplished only twice since 1980 when the Tigers visit Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday.

Few visiting teams are known for their success at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and Clemson is no exception.

In fact, the Tigers (13-5 overall, 3-4 conference) will be looking to do something they have done only twice since the late 70s when they take the floor Saturday afternoon: earn a win on the Blue Devils’ storied home court.

Duke (14-4 overall, 5-2 conference) is ranked No. 12 in the latest AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. Clemson is unranked after having been as high as No. 16 in the polls at the start of the year.

While Clemson has had some sporadic success against Duke on the Tigers’ home court over the years, including two wins in the Blue Devils’ last three trips to Littlejohn Coliseum, they’ve won only twice at ‘Cameron’ since the dawn of the 80s.

This weekend, the Tigers are seeking their first win in Durham since Jan. 4, 1995. That season is infamous in Duke and ACC basketball lore because of how uncharacteristically woeful the Blue Devils were. They finished just 2-14 in ACC play, and coach Mike Krzyzewski stepped away from the team mid-season due to illness.

Not surprisingly, that was also the last time the Tigers swept both games from Duke in the regular season.

Clemson’s only other win at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1980 was all the way back on Feb. 29, 1984. Before that, you’d have to travel even further back to 1978, two years before Krzyzewski began his 42-year run at Duke as a Hall of Fame coach.

More recently, Clemson defeated Duke in the two schools’ last meeting at Littlejohn in January of last year. PJ Hall scored 26 points to lift the Tigers to a 72-64 win in that contest. The last time Clemson visited Durham, they came up just short of an upset in Krzyzewski’s last season as coach with a 71-69 loss in 2022.

Duke leads the all-time series vs. Clemson, 102-31.

The Blue Devils defeated Louisville, 83-69, earlier this week. Clemson beat Florida State in the Tigers’ last contest on Jan. 20. Saturday’s tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. EST and will be televised nationally by ESPN.

Ruke Orhorhoro wants to thank Clemson fans for sticking with them

Ruke Orhorhoro has a message for Clemson fans.

Clemson fans were disappointed after Week 1 with head coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers suffering their first loss of the season in a 28-7 defeat to the Duke Blue Devils. 

It is a game that Clemson had no business losing, but the Tigers lost by three scores. Following the brutal loss, veteran defensive tackle Ruke Orhorhoro spoke during his media availability Wednesday, touching on the loss and thanking Clemson fans for sticking by the team. 

“We just want to thank you guys for just sticking with us,” he said, “because we’ve had some great wins, we have some tough losses and some ugly losses, and you guys are always finding a way to just build us up.”

It was a bad loss, but something the Tigers can learn from. Now behind them, Orhorhoro looks towards the team’s Week 2 home opener and all of the excitement that comes with a home game. 

“I’m so excited to, you know, see our fans, and I’m excited to walk through the new Tiger Walk,” Orhorhoro said. “Some of my closest friends, like Jalyn Phillips and Tyler Davis, their name is on the Tiger Walk, so it will be cool to see them and see how they feel walking through.”

The last time we saw the Tigers in Death Valley, it too ended in disappointment. Clemson handed South Carolina a win with two crucial turnovers, snapping the Tigers’ 40-game home winning streak.

“The last time we played (at Death Valley), we didn’t finish how we wanted to,” Orhorhoro said, “but I hope we start how we want to and show the fans what we’ve been working on and just pushing and getting our best foot forward and thriving.”

The Tigers face Charleston Southern on Saturday, September 9, at 2:15 p.m.

Dabo Swinney breaks down Garrett Riley’s Clemson debut

Dabo Swinney spoke about Garrett Riley’s debut against Duke.

Heading into the 2023 college football season, tremendous hype was building around Clemson’s new offensive coordinator, Garrett Riley, and the Tigers’ offense.

What was expected to be a dream-like opener for this offense was a nightmare, as Clemson scored 7 points with multiple turnovers, including two within the five-yard line. They had over 400 yards and moved the ball downfield but were sloppy, inconsistent, and underwhelming. 

Following the game, head coach Dabo Swinney broke down Riley’s Clemson debut.

“He was frustrated like me,” Swinney said. “He’d probably tell you the same thing; never been a part of a game like that. It’s incredibly frustrating. But I liked his poise. He just kept going, and he just stayed positive, and he kept encouraging the guys.”

No matter how well the Tigers move the ball, things will fall apart once they get into the red zone. They had three straight drives, landing inside the Duke ten-yard line in the second half, resulting in no points. There was a blocked field goal and two brutal fumbles. 

“We’d go right back down the field, and we would have a miscue there,” Swinney said. “But again, he gave us an opportunity to win the game, he gave us an opportunity to punch it in multiple times, and we just didn’t get it done.”

It’s not that the Clemson offense was bad; they just weren’t good. They ran for 213 yards and threw for 209, which, in most cases, would put an offense in a good situation. Especially a Clemson offense, with Swinney being 58-1 and 108-1 all-time when surpassing 200 yards both on the ground and through the air.

It wasn’t the start any of us were hoping for, but it is too early to wave the white flag.

“Really strange and disappointing game, but I thought he did a nice job,” Swinney said of Riley. “He’s been really good for us. I loved his demeanor and his presence and his poise all throughout the game. He never lost hope or anything like that, and I like how he responded to the guys.

“He knows we’ve got a chance to be a good group. But not the start we wanted. Got plenty of yards and stats and all that stuff, but we got our butts beat, and the name of the game is finishing when we have opportunities. But we’ll all get back to work and see if we can find a way this week.”

Clemson’s next opportunity vs. Charleston Southern at Death Valley (2:15 p.m., ACC Network).

Report Card: Grades for Clemson after disappointing loss to Duke

A bad performance equals a bad report card for the Clemson Tigers in season opener.

Death Valley woke up in a somber mood Tuesday morning due to the performance of their beloved Tigers against Duke.

Before the game, Dabo Swinney did a pre-game interview with the crew of College Football Live while walking on the field one hour before kickoff. After the interview was over, host Sam Acho made a comment that Swinney looked very tense, and that comment seemed to be more accurate as the game progressed.

Swinney said this is the most accountable team he’s ever had, but it didn’t show on the field. The Tigers looked lost, unprepared, and unmotivated.

The offense struggled to find a rhythm, which resulted in three consecutive turnovers. The defense gave up 28 points, but in their defense, they didn’t get much help from the defense.

Who is to blame for the disappointing loss? Let’s go through the grades and find out.

Five takeaways from Clemson’s deflating loss to Duke

Here are five takeaways from Clemson’s upset loss to Duke.

​​​When Dabo Swinney and the Tigers kicked off their 2023 season against the Duke Blue Devils, there are few, if any, who would have predicted this result. 

Clemson was the heavy favorite heading into this matchup, and they continually dealt self-inflicted wounds in their 28-7 loss to Duke. There’s no doubt that the Blue Devils played a strong game, but it is as clear as day that the Tigers did themselves no favors with their sloppy tackling and turnovers in the red zone. 

It is difficult to find positives from a performance like this as each No.9 Clemson fan likely feels the same deflated feeling. What could have been a great start to another Clemson football season quickly turned into a nightmare. This was the most frustrating game I’ve watched since I started covering Clemson football.

Here are five takeaways from Clemson’s crushing opening week loss to Duke.

Social media reacts: Duke upsets Clemson in a stunning 28-7 finish

Social media went crazy over Duke upsetting Clemson in Week 1.

Clemson’s Labor Day matchup in Week 1 against Duke was a wild one, as the Tigers were upset in a big way, falling 28-7 to the Blue Devils on the road.

Swinney and Clemson had many opportunities in this matchup to walk away with a win, but the Tigers’ continuous self-inflicted wounds led to a blowout loss in Wallace Wade Stadium. 

All in all, things went about as poorly as they could have for the Clemson football program in their first action of the 2023 season. People will talk about a loss like this one, and social media was lit ablaze with this upset.

Here is a look at how Twitter/X reacted to Clemson’s shocking loss to Duke.