Overview
- Clemson hosts North Alabama in the programs’ first meeting at Littlejohn Coliseum with tipoff set for 9 p.m. ET Monday.
- Coach Brad Brownell criticized the Tigers’ second-half defense after the 79-74 loss at Georgetown.
- Clemson is integrating a largely new rotation with Dillon Hunter the lone returning contributor and early scoring from Nick Davidson and Ace Buckner at 11.8 points per game and Carter Welling at 11.0.
- Carter Welling led Clemson with 14 points against Georgetown, while Davidson added 13 points and five rebounds.
- North Alabama arrives 2-2 after blowing an 18-point lead in a 78-74 home loss to East Tennessee State, a defeat that ended a 16-game home win streak as coach Tony Pujol framed the setback as a learning moment.