Capsule: Clemson visits NC State trying to build NCAA resume
Clemson at N.C. State
When: 3 p.m.
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh
TV/Radio: WRAL, 101.5-WRAL
Projected starting lineups
Clemson (16-10, 9-5 ACC)
G Avry Holmes 10.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg
G Jordan Roper 9.8 ppg, 3.8 apg
F Donte Grantham 10.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg
F Jaron Blossomgame 17.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg
F Landry Nnoko 8.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg
N.C. State (13-13, 3-10 ACC)
G Cat Barber 23.7 ppg, 4.5 apg
G Maverick Rowan 12.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg
G Cody Martin 6.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg
F Lennard Freeman 3.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg
F Abdul-Malik Abu 12.3 ppg, 8.4 rpg
Observations
The Tigers have a better record inside the ACC (9-5) than outside (7-5). At No. 96 in the RPI, Clemson still has a lot of work to do to get into the NCAA field. The problem for Clemson is three of its next four games will be against Tuesday play-in teams in the ACC tournament. Amazingly, the Tigers could go 12-6 in the ACC and not have enough good wins to make the NCAA tournament.
Joe Giglio
This story was originally published February 19, 2016 at 8:42 PM with the headline "Capsule: Clemson visits NC State trying to build NCAA resume."