Clemson hopes to keep momentum going vs. Florida A&M

Fresh off winning an in-season tournament, Clemson will host Florida A&M on Friday night.The Tigers (6-1) have won three in a row and are coming off a 75-67 victory over Penn State, which handed the Nittany Lions their first loss of the season in the Sunshine Slam’s Beach Division final.Clemson faces the Rattlers (1-4) before entering a tough stretch of games that begins with a matchup against No. 8 Kentucky and continues with its Atlantic Coast Conference opener at Miami.Shaqir O’Neal scored 26 points to lead Florida A&M to its first win of the season, a lopsided 110-68 victory over Trinity Baptist of the NCCAA last Friday.Florida A&M had a season-best 17-of-39 shooting performance from 3-point range to key the win over Trinity Baptist — its first under first-year coach Patrick Crarey II. They also recorded 21 assists and had 49 points from their bench.However, the Rattlers have struggled mightily in their first four games against power-conference foes, losing each contest by 24 or more points.Presenting another major obstacle for Florida A&M are the Tigers, who are averaging 74.7 points per game during their recent three-game winning streak, led by Chase Hunter and Ian Schieffelin.

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