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Florida State At No. 18 Clemson Basketball (Feb. 28, 2018): Game Time Start, TV Channel Info

The Florida State Seminoles will visit the No. 18 Clemson Tigers on Wednesday night, and here are all the facts to know about the ACC contest.

Clemson vs. Florida State basketball preview

Clemson (21-7, 10-6 ACC) has an RPI (Rating Percentage Index) of 10 and is projected by some to be a top 5 seed. The Tigers would set a record for school victories should they defeat FSU.

Clemson is tied with NC State for the No. 4 seed, just one game behind the Tar Heels and 1.5 games behind Duke. The Tigers close out the regular season Saturday at Syracuse.

The Tigers are fourth in their conference, while FSU (19-9, 8-8 ACC) is ninth. The two teams previously met this season on Feb. 14 in Tallahassee. Clemson lost an 18-point second-half lead to fall 81-79 to the Seminoles, the first game of a three-game losing streak. The Tigers finished with 21 turnovers.

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“Great size, length, athleticism, really come after you … and you’ve got to rebound the fire out of the ball when you play them,” Clemson coach Brad Brownell said of FSU. “They pressure pretty much most games and they get after you both at the half and full court. It’s a difficult team to run your normal offense against because they don’t allow you to make as many passes, so you’ve got to make some adjustments.”

Here are the full details for the matchup:

Who: No. 18 Clemson (21-7, 10-6 ACC) vs. FSU (19-9, 8-8)

Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, SC

When: Wednesday, 9 p.m.

TV: ESPNU

GREENSBORO, NC – MARCH 11: Demontez Stitt #2 of the Clemson Tigers reacts as the Clemson Tiger mascot looks on while playing against the Boston College Eagles during the second half in the quarterfinals of the 2011 ACC men’s basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on March 11, 2011 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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