Looking to rebound from its first loss of the season, Clemson hosts North Alabama in the programs' first meeting on Monday.

After breezing through three outings against New Hampshire, Gardner-Webb and Morehead State, Clemson (3-1) faced its first true test on Saturday, falling 79-74 at Georgetown.

The Tigers led by seven midway through the first half and held a three-point halftime advantage, but allowed 46 second-half points by the Hoyas in an uncharacteristically poor defensive effort by head coach Brad Brownell's group.

"I thought my guys really competed," Brownell said. "It just wasn't quite good enough, especially defensively, to slow them down and win a game. ... I was very disappointed with our defense in the second half. I thought our kids played pretty hard. We got some young p

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