No. 25 North Carolina takes on Clemson, looks for 6th straight win

by | Feb 4, 2026 | Sports

Clemson Tigers (16-7, 7-4 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (18-5, 7-3 ACC)Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Thursday, 6 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: No. 25 North Carolina will attempt to build upon its five-game win streak with a victory over Clemson.The Tar Heels have gone 9-2 at home. North Carolina ranks third in the ACC at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 58.6 points while holding opponents to 37.4% shooting.The Tigers are 7-4 in ACC play. Clemson scores 70.7 points and has outscored opponents by 13.1 points per game.North Carolina makes 45.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.6 percentage points higher than Clemson has allowed to its opponents (40.0%). Clemson averages 8.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.1 more made shots on average than the 5.6 per game North Carolina allows.The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.TOP PERFORMERS: Nyla Harris is scoring 10.8 points per game with 6.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist for the Tar Heels. Reniya Kelly is averaging 10.9 points and 2.4 rebounds while shooting 37.9% over the past 10 games.Popular ReadsRusne Augustinaite averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 11.7 points while shooting 44.0% from beyond the arc. Raven Thompson is av …

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