Last year, the Tigers recorded just 3.5 fewer points per game (73.8) than the Fightin' Hawks allowed (77.3).
Clemson went 8-1 last season when scoring more than 77.3 points.
When North Dakota allowed fewer than 73.8 points last season, it went 9-1.
The Fightin' Hawks' 76.6 points per game last year were 9.9 more points than the 66.7 the Tigers gave up to opponents.
North Dakota went 16-7 last season when it scored more than 66.7 points.
Clemson's record was 21-5 when it gave up fewer than 76.6 points last season.
The Tigers outscored their opponents by a total of 246 points last season (7.1 points per game on average), and opponents of the Fightin' Hawks outscored them by 25 more points on the year (0.7 per game).

Last season, the Tigers had a 45.2% shooting percentage from the field, which was 2.6% lower than the 47.8% of shots the Fightin' Hawks' opponents knocked down.
Clemson went 9-0 when it shot higher than 47.8% from the field.
The Fightin' Hawks' 43.6% shooting percentage from the field last season was 1.8 percentage points higher than the Tigers gave up to their opponents (41.8%).
North Dakota put together a 13-7 straight up record in games it shot better than 41.8% from the field.

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The Tigers and the Fightin' Hawks rebounded at around the same clip, averaging 31.3 and 30.1 boards per game last season, respectively.
Clemson was 14-6 overall when they won the rebounding battle. North Dakota was 8-14 when they lost control of the glass.
The Tigers were the 218th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball. The Fightin' Hawks ranked 280th.
The Tigers averaged 8 offensive boards per game, 1.3 rebounds fewer than the Fightin' Hawks.
The Fightin' Hawks were 11-6 overall when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Tigers were 12-3 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Fightin' Hawks were the 280th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, while the Tigers finished 285th.
Clemson found regular success on the glass with an average rebounding margin of +1.5 rebounds per game, and North Dakota struggled in comparison averaging a margin of -3.0.

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