Who’s Playing
Memphis Tigers @ Clemson Tigers
Current Records: Memphis 7-2, Clemson 9-1
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 11 a.m. ET
- Where: Littlejohn Coliseum — Clemson, South Carolina
- TV: ESPN2
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
The Memphis Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Clemson Tigers at 11:00 a.m. ET on Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum. Memphis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 80.4 points per game this season.
Memphis will head out to face Clemson after giving up their first home loss of the season on Sunday. Memphis fell 85-72 to Arkansas State. The Tigers didn’t live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.
Despite their loss, Memphis saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. PJ Haggerty, who went 8 for 15 en route to 29 points plus four steals, was perhaps the best of all. Haggerty’s afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 22.4 points. Dain Dainja was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Clemson had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They walked away with a 65-55 win over the Hurricanes. The 65-point effort marked the Tigers’ lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn’t matter.
Clemson’s success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ian Schieffelin led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. What’s more, Schieffelin also racked up three threes, the most he’s had since back in February. Jaeden Zackery, on the other hand, was considerably less helpful: he went 0-5 from long range.
Memphis’ defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Clemson, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Memphis hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 80.4 points per game. However, it’s not like Clemson struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 77. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Memphis skirted past Clemson 79-77 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Memphis since the team won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Series History
Memphis won the only game these two teams have played in the last year.
- Dec 16, 2023 – Memphis 79 vs. Clemson 77
