Last year, the Tigers scored only 3.5 fewer points per game (73.8) than the Fightin' Hawks allowed (77.3).
Clemson had an 8-1 record last season when putting up more than 77.3 points.
North Dakota had a 9-1 record last season when giving up fewer than 73.8 points.
The Fightin' Hawks scored an average of 76.6 points per game last year, 9.9 more points than the 66.7 the Tigers allowed.
North Dakota went 16-7 last season when it scored more than 66.7 points.
Clemson had a 21-5 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 76.6 points.
The Tigers put up a total of 246 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 7.1 per game), while the Fightin' Hawks were outscored by opponents on average last year (by 25 total points, -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 hit.
Clemson had a 9-0 straight-up record in games 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 went 13-7 when it shot better than 41.8% from the field.

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The Tigers and the Fightin' Hawks grabbed rebounds at nearly the same clip last season (31.3 and 30.1 boards per game, respectively).
When Clemson earned the rebounding advantage they were 9-5 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, North Dakota was 8-14.
The Fightin' Hawks ranked 280th in rebounding in college basketball. The Tigers finished 218th.
The Tigers averaged 8 offensive rebounds per game, 1.3 rebounds less 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 faired well on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +1.5 rebounds per game. It's a different perspective for North Dakota who averaged a margin of -3.0.

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