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Clemson Tigers
76 – 80 OT
FINAL Conference
NC State Wolfpack
Atlantic Coast Conference · Littlejohn Coliseum · January 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CLEM -2.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money CLEM -148 / NCSU +124
Model Predictions
Spread Total CLEM win
Actual NCSU +4 156 Lost
Massey CLEM -2.1 (-6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 148.5 (+7.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CLEM -3.4 (-7.4) 140.8 (+15.2) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CLEM -6.1 (-10.1) 136.5 (+19.5) 75% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CLEM -3.4 (-7.4) 139.2 (+16.8) 71% ✗
Baseline ML CLEM -3.1 (-7.1) 139.4 (+16.6) 69% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 1, 2025 CLEM 68 – 58 NCSU
Feb 18, 2024 NCSU 78 – 77 CLEM
Mar 10, 2023 CLEM 80 – 54 NCSU
Feb 25, 2023 CLEM 96 – 71 NCSU
Dec 30, 2022 CLEM 78 – 64 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CLEM NCSU
Overall 24-11 20-14
Conference 12-6 10-8
Home 13-3 11-6
Away 6-5 6-4
Neutral 5-3 3-4
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 73.8 83.2
Avg Pts Against 66.7 76.3
Massey 15.5 (#31) 16.7 (#27)
Bradley-Terry 3.18 (#19) 1.59 (#62)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.08 (#20) 2.45 (#56)
RPI 0.633 (#22) 0.565 (#71)
Shooting & Four Factors CLEM NCSU
FG% 46.4% 47.8%
3PT% 33.5% 39.8%
REB / G 36.7 36.4
OREB / G 10.3 10.1
AST / TO 1.43 1.70
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 56.9%
TOV% 14.4% 13.9%
ORB% 30.6% 29.2%
FT Rate 27.8% 26.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 20.3%
DRB% 74.8% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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