THE OPENING TIP
- Back on the road for two games over the next three days, No. 7 Duke battles Clemson Thursday night at Littlejohn Coliseum.
- The game tips at 8 p.m. ET on ACC NETWORK with Mike Couzens and Debbie Antonelli on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- The Blue Devils, who remain in a first place tie in the ACC and hold the tiebreaker over the three teams within a half game, cap a stretch of five of their past six on the road Saturday at Boston College -- the BC game also marks Duke's fourth game over an eight-day period.