Clemson squares off against Morehead State in NIT

Morehead State Eagles (21-11, 14-4 OVC) at Clemson Tigers (23-10, 14-6 ACC)

Clemson, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Clemson Tigers and Morehead State Eagles play in the National Invitation Tournament.

The Tigers' record in ACC games is 14-6, and their record is 9-4 against non-conference opponents. Clemson is second in the ACC with 26.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Hunter Tyson averaging 8.2.

The Eagles are 14-4 in OVC play. Morehead State averages 11.2 turnovers per game and is 0-1 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chase Hunter is averaging 13.6 points and 4.6 assists for the Tigers. Tyson is averaging 15.5 points and 9.5 rebounds over the past 10 games for Clemson.

Alex Gross is averaging 11.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks for the Eagles. Kalil Thomas is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Morehead State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 77.9 points, 33.3 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 4.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points per game.

Eagles: 8-2, averaging 66.7 points, 32.8 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.