Clemson Tiger Basketball

The Clemson University men’s basketball team (17-15, 8-12 ACC) won its fifth straight game as the tenth-seeded Tigers downed 15-seed NC State, 70-64, in the first round of the ACC Tournament at the Barclays Center on Tuesday afternoon. PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) recorded his fourth double-double of the season, scoring 18 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in his second game back from injury. Clemson advances to play seventh-seeded Virginia Tech (19-12, 11-9 ACC) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and on Clemson Athletic Network. Clemson and Virginia Tech met just three days ago on March 5, a 63-59 Clemson victory.