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Hurricanes take aim at ACC crown in showdown with Tigers

The sixth-ranked Miami Hurricanes will take their third shot at securing an outright ACC title, when they close out the regular season on Saturday afternoon at home against the Clemson Tigers.Jim Larranaga's Hurricanes weren't the favorite to win the conference crown this season, but nonetheless, stand a win away from doing just that at 14-3 in-conference. However, what seemed to be a foregone conclusion a week ago has turned into a must win, as back-to-back losses to Duke and Georgia Tech leaves Miami only the slightest of margins, a game up on the Blue Devils (13-5) with one to play.Brad Brownell's Tigers can play a bit of a spoiler in this one and head into the postseason on a high note. That would certainly be a welcome sight for a team that has lost five straight games entering the season finale. With Tuesday's 68-61 loss to Boston College, Clemson is now 13-16 overall and a meager 5-12 in the ACC.Clemson holds an 11-8 series advantage, but Miami has won the last two meetings and ...

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