Clemson set to face Minnesota tonight in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

CLEMSON/MINNESOTA SERIES HISTORY:
OVERALL: Clemson trails series, 2-5
HOME: Clemson leads series, 1-0
ROAD: Clemson trails series, 1-2
NEUTRAL: Clemson trails series, 0-3
LAST MEETING: Nov. 30, 2015 (L, 83-89)
STREAK: Lost 1

SETTING THE SCENE BETWEEN THE TIGERS AND GOLDEN GOPHERS

• The Clemson Tigers (5-2, 0-1) will take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-4, 0-0) on Monday, Dec. 2 in the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Tipoff from Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. is slated for 9:00 p.m. ET.
• The contest will be televised on ESPN2 with Mike Couzens and Fran Fraschilla calling the action courtside, while
• Don Munson and Tim Bourret will call the action on the radio waves. The radio call will be available on the Clemson Tigers Network and Tunein.com.

CLEMSON BASKETBALL HEADLINES

• Clemson trails the all-time series with Minnesota, 5-2. The Tigers’ last win against the Golden Gophers was on the road in 2006, a 90-68 victory.
• Clemson is making its 20th appearance in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Tigers are fourth overall between both leagues with 11 wins (Duke 18, Virginia 13, Wake Forest 12).
• Clemson owns more wins than any program in the Big Ten during the challenge.
• Clemson is 11-8 overall, including 6-3 on the road. It’s six road wins are tied for the best among all programs in both leagues (Virginia, 6).
• The Tigers will be going for win No. 69 all-time against the Big Ten tonight against Minnesota.
• Under head coach Brad Brownell, Clemson is 5-5 against members of the Big Ten, including victories in two-of- the-last-three contests.
• Tevin Mack notched his seventh double-digit scoring game of the season against Colorado for the Tigers (seven games played). His previous best was six games in a row. He previously scored in double figures in six-straight games from Nov. 29-Dec. 21, 2016 while at Texas. It marked Mack’s 39th career double-digit scoring game.
• In the Tigers’ first game of the MGM Resorts Main Event against TCU, Simms posted 13 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to notch his second career double-double and nearly manage his first career triple-double.
• The Tigers are outscoring opponents off turnovers this season by a decisive margin of 159-88.
• According to Ken Pomeroy, the Tigers’ boast an experience ranking of 1.42 which stands 263rd in the country (out of 351 programs).