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CLEMSON, South Carolina – Clemson basketball coach Brad Brownell isn’t sure Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers will be any hungrier to win Saturday just because they lost to Arkansas State last week.

“I can’t imagine they wouldn’t be ready to play at Clemson anyway,” Brownell told The Commercial Appeal this week. “You respect what Penny does, you look at their schedule, they play all kinds of good teams. They have a lot of pride in their program and what they’ve accomplished — and we’re the same.”

Prior to slipping up last week, Memphis was ranked No. 16 in the country, winning seven of its first eight games. The Tigers (7-2) were taken out of the national rankings in short order this week.

Meanwhile, moved no. 16 Clemson into the top 25 after a home win over no. 5 Kentucky and a road win against Miami.

Tune in below for live in-game updates from Commercial Appeal Tigers basketball writer Jason Munz.

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Memphis basketball vs Clemson score updates

The senior big man scored 6 of Memphis’ first 12 points in the second half, while also grabbing three rebounds and coming off a steal in the first five minutes after halftime.

Memphis’ Tyrese Hunter came up with a steal with 6 seconds left in the first half, then converted at the other end with a 3-pointer as time expired to put the visitors up Clemson 33-32 at halftime.

Colby Rogers has 13 points, while Hunter has 9 (on three made 3-pointers).

Tigers senior guard Colby Rogers came to play Saturday. He has scored 13 points so far in the first half, with six made baskets on seven attempts.

Penny Hardaway’s team leads 12-5 over Clemson at the 11:21 mark of the first half. Colby Rogers leads so far with 5 points. Viktor Lahkin has all of Clemson’s points so far. Memphis does a nice job defensively against Clemson, limiting the home team to just two made baskets on 13 attempts (15%).

Here is the three-person umpiring team in the match between Tigers and Tigers: Ron Groover, AJ Desai and Vladimir Voyard-Tadal.

Penny Hardaway sticks with his usual starting lineup: Tyrese Hunter, PJ Haggerty, Colby Rogers, Nicholas Jourdain and Moussa Cisse.

Brad Brownell will roll out with Ian Schieffelin, Chase Hunter, Jaeden Zackery, Viktor Lahkin and Chauncey Wiggins.

What time does Memphis vs Clemson basketball play today?

  • Date: Saturday 14 Dec
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. CT
  • Location: Littlejohn Coliseum (Clemson, SC)

What channel is Memphis basketball vs Clemson game on today?

TV channel: ESPN2 (Mike Monaco, play-by-play; Cory Alexander, color analyst)

Streaming: ESPN+

Radio: 98.9-FM The Roar (Dave Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst)

Memphis vs. Clemson will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Memphis basketball vs Clemson predictions

Penny Hardaway never seems to have a problem getting his team to big games. “We’re just going to have to go and fight like hell for 40 minutes,” he said earlier this week. Memphis will do just that.

Memphis basketball vs Clemson odds

Game lines and odds fromBetMGM from Friday:

  • Spread:Clemson -6.5
  • Above/below : 144.5
  • Money line: Memphis +240, Clemson -300

Memphis basketball vs Clemson injury updates

All is quiet on the injury front for both sets of Tigers.

Memphis basketball upcoming schedule

Tip-off times not yet determined (unless otherwise stated)

  • December 18: at Virginia (6 p.m., ESPN2, John Paul Jones Arena)
  • December 21: vs. Mississippi State (11:30 a.m., CBS, FedExForum)
  • December 28: vs. Miss Ole (1 p.m., ESPN2, FedExForum)
  • January 2:at FAU (6 p.m., ESPN2, Eleanor P. Baldwin Arena)
  • January 5: vs. North Texas (4 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2, FedExForum)

Clemson basketball upcoming schedule

All times central

  • December 17 : at South Carolina (6 p.m., SEC Network)
  • December 21:vs. Wake Forest (1:30 p.m., ESPN)
  • January 1:vs. Stanford (3 p.m., ACC Network)
  • January 4: vs. Cal (7:30 p.m., ESPN2)
  • Jan. 7: at Louisville (6 p.m., ESPN2 or ESPNU)

Memphis basketball news

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