College Basketball

Region Gameday Capsules 01.10.16

No. 16 Louisville (13-2, 2-0) vs. Clemson (9-6, 2-1)

Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C., noon (FSCR)

After losing its ACC opener to then-No. 7 North Carolina on Dec. 30, Clemson has won two straight, beating Florida State and Syracuse. … Louisville is third in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 58.3 points per game and only giving up more than 70 points three times this season.

N.C. State (10-5, 0-2) at Wake Forest (9-5, 0-2)

Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)

N.C. State leads the all-time series 139-102, having played Wake Forest at least once a season since 1916 and twice a season since 1931. … The Deacons have lost two straight, to No. 16 Louisville and No. 14 Duke. … The Wolfpack also is on a two-game losing streak, falling to Virginia Tech and the 16th-ranked Cardinals.

Bill Kiser

This story was originally published January 9, 2016 at 5:56 PM with the headline "Region Gameday Capsules 01.10.16."

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