North Carolina State University Athletics
MBB Travels To Clemson
2/24/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 24, 2012
NC STATE (18-10, 7-6 ACC) vs. CLEMSON (14-13, 6-7 ACC)
2:30 PM
LITTLEJOHN COLISEUM
CLEMSON, S.C.
TELEVISION: ACC NETWORK
Steve Martin, Play-by-Play, Eddie Fogler, Color Analyst
RADIO: NC STATE RADIO NETWORK (113 SIRIUS/191 XM)
Gary Hahn, Play-by-Play, Tony Haynes, Color Analyst
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RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State returns to the court on Saturday at Clemson in the first of its final three-regular season games. Tipoff is set for 2:30 p.m., at Littlejohn Coliseum.
The two squads split last season's two meetings with each winning at home. The Tigers captured the first meeting 60-50, while the Pack won at the RBC Center, 69-61. In addition to trying to end its current three-game skid, the Pack will also looking to end a three-game winless streak at Littlejohn. The last time the Wolfpack was victorious in Clemson was a 94-85 double overtime win in 2006.
Saturday's game will be carried on the ACC Network with Steve Martin and Eddie Fogler on the call. The game can be heard on the NC State Radio Network and carried on Sirius/XM satellite radio, channels 113 and 191.
TRANSITION POINTS
• NC State owns a 97-47 series record versus Clemson.
• The Wolfpack dropped a 60-50 decision at Littlejohn last year.
• Mark Gottfried could be only the fourth NC State coach to win his first game at Clemson since the inception of the ACC. He would join Everett Case, Press Maravich and Les Robinson to win their first game at Clemson.
• Mark Gottfried has the second-best record (18-10) among first year head coach at BCS schools. Missouri's Frank Haith has the best overall record at 25-3.
• Mark Gottfried 0-2 versus Clemson with both meetings occurring during his time at Alabama.
• State's last win at Clemson was a 80-70 victory on Jan. 29, 2005.
• The Pack is seeking its fifth conference road win of the season. A victory would equal its road total from 2003-04 season.
• NC State is averaging 73.8 points per game (3rd - ACC), while Clemson is scoring 64.3 points per game (9th - ACC).
• State ranks second in the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (.363) and fourth in field goal percentage (.460).
• On the road this season, State is holding its opponents to a .193 shooting percentage from three-point range and limiting them to an average of 3.8 made three pointers per contest.
• The Pack is only ACC program with five players listed among league's scoring leaders. Each player is averaging 11.0 points or better per game.
• C.J. Leslie has averaged 16.7 points over the last seven games, including a career high 24 points against North Carolina (2/21/12).
• Scott Wood leads the ACC in free throw percentage, connecting at a .919 clip.
• Lorenzo Brown and Alex Johnson are the only teammates listed in the ACC's assist-to-turnover ratio category. Both Brown and Johnson sport a 2.0 ratio.
• Richard Howell is the ACC's fourth leading rebounder with an average of 9.3 per game.
• The Pack's strength of schedule is 30th according to Collegerpi.com (as of 2/24/12) and its NCAA RPI is 60th.
