Tiger hoops to face Yale this afternoon

SETTING THE SCENE BETWEEN THE TIGERS AND BULLDOGS

• The Clemson Tigers snapped a four-game losing skid with a 29-point win over Jacksonville and will now look to close out non-league play with a win over Yale. Tipoff from Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C. is slated for 4:01 p.m. ET.
• The contest will be televised on ACCN with Jon Meterparel and David Padgett 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.
• Live stats will be provided on ClemsonTigers.com and Twitter updates will be available on Clemson’s official

CLEMSON BASKETBALL HEADLINES

• This will mark Clemson’s third game against Yale all-time. The Tigers are 1-1 against the Bulldogs in their history.
• In Brad Brownell’s tenure as head coach at Clemson, the Tigers are a combined 45-2 when they allow 50 or less points to its opponent. The Tigers have won their last 24 contests in which they have allowed 50 or less points (24-0).
• Most recently, the Tigers held Jacksonville to just 39 total points (only 11 in the second half) en route to a 68-39 victory.
• Taking it one step further, Clemson has allowed 40 points or less on nine occasions during Brownell’s tenure as head coach. The Tigers have accomplished this feat twice during ACC play, while the other seven contests have been out-of-conference games.
• Clemson allowed just 11 second half points against the Dolphins - the least amount allowed under Brownell at Clemson in a second half.
• Clyde Trapp made his much anticipated return from a torn ACL on Dec. 20 against Jacksonville. Trapp, who tore his ACL on June 28, scored four points and dished two assists in the 29-point win over the Dolphins.
• Tevin Mack tallied his second double-digit scoring game of his career against the Dolphins, hauling in 11 rebounds.
• Aamir Simms notched his eighth double-digit scoring game of the season with 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting.
• Simms made three 3-pointers and has now made his last seven consecutive 3-point attempts.
• Curran Scott netted a season-best 15 points against the Dolphins.