Men's College Basketball
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Syracuse at Clemson
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina

Ian Schieffelin can barely practice these days, but he expects to play for surging Clemson when the Tigers host Syracuse in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Wednesday in Clemson, S.C.

More than two months into the season, Schieffelin is dealing with back and calf issues that have limited his ability to take the court on non-game days. He only practiced for a few minutes Friday before delivering a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday's 78-75 overtime win at Pitt.

"Ian's just been a warrior," Clemson coach Brad Brownell said of the fifth-year senior, who is averaging 13.0 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists. "I don't know that (his practice schedule) will be much different here for a while. ... Crossing my fingers that everything is going to be fine. But he's a tough kid."

Chase Hunter, another longtime fixture at Clemson (15-4, 7-1 ACC), scored 20 points in the win over the Panthers. He knocked down five 3-pointers as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games.

Hunter and Schieffelin will certainly be two of the focal points for the Syracuse defense, which has given up 77.6 points per game this season. However, the Orange held Notre Dame to 42.1 percent shooting and only five 3-pointers in a 77-69 win on Saturday.

"You couldn't tell whatever our record was," Orange coach Adrian Autry said. "These guys came out here, they played hard, they played tough and that's how it has to be going forward."

Syracuse (9-9, 3-4) trailed by as many as 17 points before rallying behind J.J. Starling (21 points), Eddie Lampkin Jr. (13 points, 11 rebounds) and Kyle Cuffe Jr. (13 points, 10-of-10 foul shooting).

"(It) was big time because we could have easily given up, but I'm very proud of this group of guys," Starling said. "We just kept fighting, and we didn't lay down."

This is the only scheduled meeting between the Tigers and Orange this season. The teams met twice last season with Clemson winning both games as Schieffelin averaged 14.5 points on 10-of-10 shooting over the two games.

--Field Level Media

Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W/L Strk Home Away Neutral Day Night Conf
Syracuse 9-9 W1 8-3 1-3 0-3 4-4 5-5 3-4
Clemson 15-4 W3 10-1 3-3 2-0 6-2 9-2 7-1
Last Meeting
Syracuse Clemson
Date Away Home Pts Reb FG% Pts Reb FG%
3/5/24 SYR 75 CLEM 90 75 23 47.5 90 32 56.1
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Points Player Total FG% FTM
Syracuse J. Mintz 20 38.1 4
Clemson P. Hall 25 57.9 1
Rebounds Player Total Off Def
Syracuse M. Brown 11 3 8
Clemson I. Schieffelin 16 5 11
Assists Player  
Syracuse J. Mintz 4
Clemson J. Clark 5
Season
Points Player Total FG% FTM
Syracuse J. Starling 203 44.6 32
Clemson C. Hunter 334 49.8 58
Rebounds Player Total Off Def
Syracuse E. Lampkin Jr. 148 58 90
Clemson I. Schieffelin 192 59 133
Assists Player  
Syracuse J. Carlos 74
Clemson I. Schieffelin 60
Quickchart Matchup
blue bar Syracuse Off vs  red bar Clemson Defense
blue bar 75.1 Points For
red bar 66.7 Points Against
blue bar 45.2 FG%
red bar 43.0 FG%
blue bar 34.4 Reb
red bar 29.1 Reb
red bar Clemson Off vs  blue bar Syracuse Defense
red bar 77.2 Points For
blue bar 77.6 Points Against
red bar 46.2 FG%
blue bar 45.3 FG%
red bar 32.5 Reb
blue bar 32.6 Reb