North Carolina is aware that the track for her season causes a little alarm, and another matchup is great for taking Heels when they visit Clemson on Monday night.
North Carolina (14-10, 7-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) has endured an uneven distance, but takes Heels from Saturday’s 67-66 home victory against Pitt.
“I think you should play that way every day, every possession, whether it’s firearms, exercise, games,” said North Carolina coach Hubert Davis. “It’s not a feeling of urgent. It’s a sense of emergency.”
Clemson (19-5, 11-2) will only be two days away from conquest no. 2 Duke, with Saturday night’s victory 77-71 which ends the country’s longest winning line in 16 matches.
“Our guys collected the breath and energy,” said the Tigers coach Brad Brownell. “… a big one for us and another coming on Monday.”
Fans stormed the court’s aftermath to celebrate the result against Duke. The tigers hope that the enthusiasm expressed from the audience can be replicated throughout Monday night’s play.
Clemson will go to a kind of trifect on his home ground against College Basketball Blåbloods. The tigers have thrown Kentucky and Duke at Littlejohn Coliseum.
“This place is only special when it is like this,” Brownell said. “Of course it has been like this several times this year now and I am very grateful for it. I know our players are. It really affects the result of the game.”
The tigers request these situations and are determined to rise at the moment.
“Knowing that we are built for it,” said guard Chase Hunter, who had 14 points and seven returns against Duke. “We’ve been in many close games, big games. Make sure we’re safe.”
Two of North Carolina ACC victories are a decision on one point. Other tight games have not gone takes Heels’ way.
“We feel that we have been in that position so many times, and we have been on the wrong side of it,” said North Carolina guard Elliot Cadeau. “So it feels good to be on the good side of it now.”
Taking Heels felt better about his ball handling after committing six turnover Saturday. Now it is a chance for tar heels to generate speed.
“It’s something we can use to get us rolling,” said forward Ven-Allen Lubin. “Especially since we have a quick turn for Clemson on Monday, it gets us on the right track.”
North Carolina Guard RJ Davis, who has led the team in points in 11 matches this season, has 2,505 career points to rank seventh in the ACC history.
Clemson showed versatility in its range by shooting 63.4 percent on 2-point attempts against Duke. Viktor Lakhin had 22 points on 9-AV-12 shooting.
Ian Schieffelin, who will go into the North Carolina game looking for her 10th double double of the season, has 28 double-digit rebounding excursions in his career.
“We have an older group of guys, who have gone through many games,” Hunter said. “It shows out there when we play. We play with a lot of gravel, a lot of toughness.”
Other than defeating San Francisco and Penn State on November 25 and 26, the turnaround on Saturday-to-month will highlight the shortest time between games this season for Clemson.
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