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Saturday, January 27, 4pm ET, ESPN
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Kenpom: #36 overall, #13 offense, #95 defense
Clemson has two great frontcourt players in PJ Hall and Ian Schieffelin, and somehow Joe Girard is on this team. Hall will put up more counting stats with 30% usage and will likely make 1st team All-ACC, whereas Schieffelin is quietly insane on paper. 136 ORtg, 16% OReb, 27% DReb, 66% TS, 56% 3pt (but only 1 attempt per game). Girard is what you would expect: great high volume 3pt shooter (42% 3pt on 7 attempts per game) and basically doesn’t miss from the line (92% FT).
It wouldn’t be all bad for Duke to intentionally lose this game, like they’ve done several times already this season, thereby boosting the chances of the loss ultimately being a Quad 1 loss. However, at this point in a nightmare scenario for Duke fans, with UNC on track for another national title, it’s probably best for Duke to win games.