Orange Visit Tigers Saturday

Game Details: Saturday, Feb. 6, Clemson, S.C. | 2 p.m.
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CLEMSON, S.C. – Syracuse plays three of its next four games on the road starting Saturday, Feb. 6 with a contest at Clemson. The squads tip off at 2 p.m.

The game will be televised on ACC Network and ACC Network Extra. Matt Park and Jim Satalin will call all the action on the Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield IMG College, including TK99/105 locally.

ORANGE UPDATE
Syracuse unexpectedly had Wednesday off after its game against Louisville was postponed following a positive test, subsequent quarantining and contact tracing with the Cardinals' program.

The Orange were last on the court on Sunday, Jan 31 against NC State. Syracuse (10-5, 4-4) battled back from a nine-point halftime deficit to defeat the Wolfpack, 76-73. Alan Griffin led the way with 19 points while Buddy Boeheim (17), Kadary Richmond (14), Marek Dolezaj (11) and Quincy Guerrier (10) each finished with 10+ points. Guerrier also pulled down 10 boards to secure his seventh double-double of the 2020-21 campaign.

DOING FINE AT THE LINE
Syracuse sank all four of its free throw attempts in the final 20 seconds of Sunday's contest against NC State to secure the victory and continue this season's pattern of excellence from the charity stripe. The team's current free throw percentage (.798) ranks seventh in the nation and is on pace to be the best in program history, 4.8 percent greater than the previous high mark set in 1983-84 (.751). Additionally, four-of-five Syracuse starters (Boeheim .882, Dolezaj .850, Griffin .842, Girard III .840) have free throw percentages greater than .800.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Clemson is coming off a 63-50 win against North Carolina at Littlejohn Coliseum on Tuesday night. The victory improved the Tigers' record to 11-5 overall, 5-5 in ACC play.

Aamir Simms leads a balanced offensive attack for Clemson. The senior forward is averaging 12.3 points and a team-best 5.9 rebounds per game. Simms also dished out 44 assists to go along with 16 steals and 10 blocked shots.

Brad Brownell is in his 11th season at the helm of the Tigers' program. He has guided Clemson to 196 wins, which is a program record.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's game marks the 11th meeting between Syracuse and Clemson. The Tigers have won two in a row against the Orange to take a 6-4 lead in the all-time series.

The teams met just once last season in Littlejohn Coliseum. Clyde Trapp made a layup with 2.4 seconds remaining in regulation to give Clemson a 71-70 victory. Elijah Hughes and Buddy Boeheim led Syracuse with 22 points each.

UP NEXT
Syracuse takes on NC State for the second time in 10 days when it travels to Raleigh to face the Wolfpack on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. on ACC Network.

Syracuse University Athletics remains committed to doing everything it can to support and protect the health, safety and well-being of our student-athletes, our staff and the campus and Syracuse communities. All decisions will be science-based and informed by public health and guidance as provided by county, state and public health officials.

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Players Mentioned

Buddy Boeheim

Marek Dolezaj

Alan Griffin

Quincy Guerrier

Elijah Hughes

Kadary Richmond

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