Hunter, Tyson lead Clemson past Richmond 85-57

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Chase Hunter had 18 factors, Hunter Tyson scored 16 and Clemson turned its first sport in opposition to Richmond in 70 years into an 85-57 romp on the Greenville Basic on Saturday night time.

Clemson (9-3) and the Spiders (5-6) had not performed one another since 1952 when each had been members of the Southern Convention. The Tigers joined the Atlantic Coast Convention the following season.

Hunter made 7 of 12 pictures with two 3-pointers for Clemson. Tyson snagged eight rebounds. Brevin Galloway had 10 factors off the bench. PJ Corridor pitched in with 9 factors and eight boards.

Tyson had 13 factors by halftime and Hunter scored 10 as Clemson took a commanding 47-19 lead. Tyler Burton had 9 factors at intermission for the Spiders. He had 4 of Richmond’s seven first-half baskets, however missed all 4 of his 3-point makes an attempt because the Spiders made simply 1 of 10 from distance and seven of 21 general.

Hunter hit two 3-pointers in a game-opening 13-1 run and the Tigers had been by no means threatened.

Clemson shot 48% from the ground on the night time and made 12 of 26 from past the arc (46%). The Tigers scored 15 factors off 19 Richmond turnovers and led by as many as 35 within the second half.

Richmond got here into the sport with three wins in its final 4 video games in opposition to ACC opponents. Its solely loss was to Syracuse in extra time. The Spiders have misplaced 4 video games by three factors or much less this season.

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