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Clemson visits Philon and No. 12 Alabama
Clemson Tigers (7-1) at Alabama Crimson Tide (5-2)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Alabama hosts Clemson after Labaron Philon scored 20 points in Alabama’s 105-72 victory over the Maryland Terrapins.
The Crimson Tide have gone 1-1 at home. Alabama is fifth in the SEC with 18.4 assists per game led by Philon averaging 5.7.
The Tigers are 0-1 on the road. Clemson is 2-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Alabama makes 49.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.6 percentage points higher than Clemson has allowed to its opponents (38.1%). Clemson has shot at a 47.0% rate from the field this season, 3.5 percentage points above the 43.5% shooting opponents of Alabama have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aden Holloway is shooting 42.9% from beyond the arc with 3.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Crimson Tide, while averaging 18.2 points and 4.3 assists. Philon is shooting 56.4% and averaging 20.6 points.
Carter Welling is averaging 11.6 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Tigers. RJ Godfrey is averaging 11.3 points.
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